Tag: life sciences
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Insulin Pump Shown Difficult for Many Users
An assessment of a closed-loop insulin pump system shows a sizeable proportion of first-time users stopped using its automated feature because of problems in making it work.
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Virtual Reality Coupled with EEG for Autism
An engineering-psychology team is developing a system connecting virtual reality with brain signals in real time to improve clinical treatments for autism spectrum disorder.
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Crispr Diagnostics Company Launches with $35M Funding
Sherlock Biosciences Inc., a new enterprise offering medical diagnostics based on the genome-editing technology Crispr, is starting up with $35 million in seed financing.
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Celgene Adopting A.I. Drug Discovery Technology
Drug maker Celgene is gaining access to an artificial intelligence platform developed by Exscientia Ltd, to find treatment candidates for cancer and autoimmune disorders.
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NIH Funds Natural Hearing Restoration Technology
An international group of universities and companies is designing a next-generation device to restore more natural hearing to people suffering from hearing loss.
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Antibacterial Sleeve Protects Against Implant Infections
A mesh envelope infused with antibiotics holding an implanted cardiac device is shown in a large-scale clinical trial to reduce the number of infections associated with those devices.
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NIH Funding Nanodrugs to Prevent Opioid Addiction
A drug that invokes the immune system to block addictive effects of opioid pain drugs and heroin is in early development at Washington University in St. Louis.
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Gates Supporting Infectious Antibody Discovery
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is enlisting a company that discovers therapeutic antibodies to help researchers develop new drugs and vaccines for serious infectious diseases.
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Microsoft, Biotech Partner on Gene, Cell Therapies
A biotechnology company in the U.K. and U.S. software maker Microsoft are collaborating on new processes to speed development of gene and cell therapies.
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Foundation Studies Robotic Arm-Wrist Assist Device
A not-for-profit foundation is evaluating a robotic device to help people with spinal cord injuries regain use of their arm, wrist, and hand after a spinal cord injury.