Tag: pharmaceuticals
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Drug Shown Able to Kill Malaria-Carrier Mosquitoes
A clinical trial in Kenya shows blood from people who take a current anti-parasite drug can kill mosquitoes carrying malaria, offering a potential new strategy for controlling this disease.
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Patent Awarded for Nanoparticle Drug, Cannabis Delivery
A delivery technology for therapeutic compounds in nanoscale natural oil particles received a U.S. patent, which the company owning the technology says can be applied to drugs, nutritional supplements, and cannabis-based treatments.
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Crowdsourced Project Building Whole Beta Cell Model
A new initiative is seeking participants from the worldwide research community to develop a multi-dimensional online model of the beta cell that produces insulin, found in the pancreas.
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Crispr Enhanced to Find, Edit Tiny Mutations
A bioengineering lab at Harvard University designed a refinement for genome editing to identify and remove small genetic mutations that can lead to diseases or organisms resistant to current drugs.
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Immune Disease Precision Therapy Company Starts Up
An enterprise to discover biomarkers and precise treatments for individuals with immune system disorders is starting up, founded by six researchers in the U.S. and Europe.
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Safety Shown for Bacterial Nasal Spray to Prevent Allergies
First results from a clinical trial show a preventive treatment for seasonal allergies using live bacteria and given as a nasal spray is safe for patients.
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Novartis Licenses Biomaterial for Cancer Immunotherapy
Drug maker Novartis is licensing from a lab at Harvard University a biocompatible material designed to provide delivery of treatments that invoke the immune system to fight cancer.
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Trials Show Pain Drug Reduces Post-Surgery Opioid Use
Initial results from two late-stage clinical trials show an experimental pain drug with non-opioid ingredients reduces the use of opioid pain relievers following surgery, compared to a placebo and standard care.
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Crispr Techniques Devised for Editing RNA
Geneticists and bioengineers developed a technology for applying genomic editing techniques known as Crispr to ribonucleic acid, or RNA, transcribed from the genetic code in a person’s DNA.
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Esophagus Tissue from Stem Cells Grown, Implanted
Replacement engineered esophagus tissue grown from stem cells was shown in tests with pigs to be a feasible alternative to transplanting pieces from other parts of the body for people with esophagus cancer.