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Hospitals Testing Fast Covid-19 Diagnostic
A New England hospital system is assessing with real patients a point-of-care test for Covid-19 viruses that returns results in about an hour.
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Muti-Focus Contact Lenses Slow Children’s Myopia
Results of a clinical trial show contact lenses that focus light on multiple areas of the retina reduce near-sightedness in children.
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A.I. Discovery Company Raises $123M in Venture Funds
A company using image analysis and deep learning to discover therapies for diseases often considered difficult to treat is raising $123 million in new venture funds.
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Trial Testing Rare Disease Drug for Covid-19 Pneumonia
A clinical trial is underway assessing a drug approved for a rare inherited disease as a treatment for people hospitalized with pneumonia from Covid-19 infections.
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Breath Analysis Sensor Licensed to Detect Covid-19
Discoveries in a university lab that enable detection of Covid-19 infections from a person’s breath are being licensed for development by a biotechnology company.
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Covid-19 Vaccines, Therapies – 10 August 2020
Seven new vaccine projects got underway last week, raising the total to 164, with six more vaccines reaching clinical trials now totaling 41.
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Infographic – Mental Health Effects of Pandemic
Physical symptoms experienced by people with Covid-19 infections are well documented over the past few months, but the psychological toll is also beginning to get attention.
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Giant Hornet Genome Sequenced
The genome of the Asian giant hornet, a species threatening bees and humans, was analyzed, with the data released by the Agricultural Research Service.
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Grant Funds Placenta Stem Cell Trial Sites for Covid-19
A clinical trial testing stem cells from human placentas as a treatment for Covid-19 infections is expanding to three more sites in California.
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Start-Up to Engineer T-Cells for Autoimmune Diseases
GentiBio Inc., a new enterprise in Boston, is starting work on creating engineered T-cells from the immune system to treat autoimmune diseases.