-
Trial Shows Stem Cell Therapy Slows M.S. Progression
Results of a clinical trial show a treatment for multiple sclerosis from patients’ stem cells slows progression of the disease and improves walking ability.
-
Start-Up Company Creating Wearable Brain Scanner
A new enterprise, spun-off from a neuroscience lab in the U.K., is advancing a wearable scanner to detect and diagnose various brain disorders.
-
Infographic – Big Shift: Diesel to Electric
Sponsored post removed due to non-payment.
-
Challenge Seeks Sustainable Chicken, Fish Alternatives
A new challenge competition from XPrize is looking for alternatives to chicken and fish that look and taste like the real thing, but are friendlier to the planet.
-
Bayer Gains Lung Cancer Therapy in $670M Deal
Global drug maker Bayer AG is licensing an engineered T-cell therapy to treat mesothelioma and other solid tumor cancers from biotech Atara Biotherapeutics.
-
Infographic – Wearing a Mask in Stores Increases
A new Pew Research Center survey suggests the vast majority of Americans are wearing masks in stores and businesses, no matter if they like it or not.
-
Small Biz Grant Funds AI Repro Health Technology
A company developing health metrics with artificial intelligence received a grant to better understand polycystic ovary syndrome, an endocrine disorder affecting women.
-
FDA Begins Qualifying Non-Animal Testing Options
The Food and Drug Administration began a pilot program for assessing alternative technologies to test drugs, biologics, and devices without animals.
-
Start-Up Creating Digital Therapies for Alzheimer’s
A new enterprise is developing personalized digital therapeutics for people with Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders.
-
Inexpensive Chip Detects Covid-19, Other Pathogens
A small silicon lab-on-a-chip device costing about $0.35 to make is shown in lab tests to quickly detect SARS-CoV-2 viruses and infectious bacteria.