Tag: university
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Precision Medicine Technique Devised for Brain Tumors
A process for quickly determining genetic mutations behind brain tumors and delivering a treatment addressing those mutations is shown to extend the survival of lab mice induced with those tumors.
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Tiny Soft Robots Designed for Surgery, Diagnostics
Tiny robots resembling spiders, barely larger than a U.S. penny, are being designed with soft materials and microscale channels to aid in medical diagnostics and surgery in small, confined spaces.
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Google Glass System Assessed for Autism Therapy
A pilot study evaluating an autism spectrum disorder therapy that combines Google Glass with a smartphone app using machine learning shows a decrease in autism-related behaviors among the children in the test.
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Despite Crisis, U.S. Prescription Opioid Use Remains High
A review of insurance claims over a 10-year period shows prescription opioid use in the U.S. remains at a high level with few signs of declining, despite repeated and vocal public concerns about these drugs.
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Engineered Bacteria Studied for Rare Inherited Skin Disorder
A biotechnology company and research lab are evaluating a modified skin bacteria as a treatment for Netherton syndrome, a rare inherited skin disease affecting mainly infants and young children.
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A.I. System Developed to Design Entirely New Drugs
A bioinformatics team developed a system combining machine learning and neural networks with large-scale databases to design entirely new drug molecules that meet desired chemical properties and biological activity.
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Technique Assessed for Comparing Effectiveness Between Drugs
An academic-industry research team validated a statistical technique to evaluate the effectiveness of different drugs treating the same disease, without conducting separate head-to-head clinical trials.
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Experimental Drug Extends Survival, Reverses Inherited ALS Damage
An experimental drug designed to silence a protein associated with inherited forms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, is shown in tests with lab rodents to extend survival and reverse some neuromuscular damage.
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BASF, UC-Davis Partner on Human Milk Sugars
BASF and a research institute at University of California in Davis are investigating complex sugars found in human breast milk, and their role in maintaining healthy gut microbes.
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Univ. Spin-Off Developing Myelin Disease Treatments Unveiled
A spin-off enterprise from Case Western Reserve University is developing therapies designed to restore the myelin sheath around nerve cells destroyed in multiple sclerosis and other neurological disorders.