Tag: university
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Public Access to Drugs Meets Health Needs, Cuts Costs
A study shows adding universal access to essential drugs as part of Canada’s health care system would meet much of that country’s pharmaceutical needs and save billions of dollars.
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Test of Nasal Skin Cells Found to Detect Lung Cancer
A diagnostic test analyzing the genes in skin cells from nasal passages can detect lung cancer, and the absence of cancer, as accurately as more invasive samples from the airways.
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Duchenne Gene-Editing Company Launched, Raising $5M
A biotechnology start-up is applying a process for editing-out disease-causing mutations to correct the inherited disorder Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
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Genome Editing Builds Viral Disease Resistance in Pigs
Veterinary researchers used Crispr-Cas9, an emerging genome editing technique, to produce pigs with cells resistant to a common viral disease affecting commercial herds.
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Nuclear Cancer Therapy Company Launches, Raises $25M
A new company developing cancer therapies combining nuclear radiation and synthetic antibodies is starting up in Hamilton, Ontario.
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Handheld Surgical Assist Device in Development
A handheld mechanical device that promises to reduce the cost and ease the work of minimally invasive surgery is being created by a spin-off company from University of Michigan.
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Smart Watch Data Reveal Epilepsy Triggers
Data collected with Apple smart watches show stress and missed sleep tend to trigger more seizures among people with epilepsy than other causes.
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Slot Machine Gamblers Get Hooked in Trance-Like State
Findings from a recent study show gamblers who get immersed in playing slot machines are more at risk to develop gambling problems as a result.
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Software to Simplify Big Data Curation
A software package in development aims to simplify the process of cleaning up large data sets, known as curation, to improve the quality of analysis from those data.
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Online Pharmacies Seen Fueling Antibiotic Overuse
A study of pharmacies selling drugs online shows many of these sites offer antibiotics to consumers in the U.K. without prescriptions, which would be illegal in retail drug stores.