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Digital Sedation Company Raises $11.8M in Early Funds
A Belgian company creating virtual reality systems for sedation in surgery and invasive procedures is raising €10 million in its first venture funding round.
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Phone Data Show Stay-Home, Distancing Order Effects
Anonymous data collected from millions of mobile phones last spring show stay-at-home and social distancing orders helped slow the spread of Covid-19 in the U.S.
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Biotechs, Pharmas Vow Not to Rush Covid-19 Vaccines
In a joint statement today, CEOs of nine companies promised to follow the highest ethical and scientific standards in development and testing of their Covid-19 vaccines.
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Small Antibody Shown to Block Covid-19 Infection
Researchers in Sweden found a small-scale antibody grown in an alpaca that in lab tests blocks the SARS-CoV-2 infection mechanism.
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Infographic – Willingness to Take Covid-19 Vaccine
The chart shows data from surveys by polling company Ipsos MORI in 27 countries at the end of July and beginning of August, for the World Economic Forum.
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Brain Signal Synchronization Device in Development
An implantable mental health therapy system is being designed to synchronize signaling rhythms from various regions of the brain.
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Sanofi, GSK Begin U.S. Covid-19 Vaccine Trial
Global drug makers Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline are starting a clinical trial testing a vaccine to prevent Covid-19 infections among healthy adults in the U.S.
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Trial Shows Some ALS Drug Benefit for Patients
Results from a clinical trial show a drug to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis slows the functional decline in ALS patients compared to a placebo.
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Synthetic Antibodies Neutralize Covid-19 Virus Proteins
A company developing synthetic genetic materials and proteins says independent tests show its artificial antibodies neutralize infection mechanisms in Covid-19 viruses.
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NIH Nixes Convalescent Plasma Covid-19 Therapy
An expert panel convened by National Institutes of Health says current data do not support recommending convalescent plasma as a treatment for Covid-19 infections.