Tag: life sciences
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Report – 289 Cell and Gene Therapies in Development
A report by a pharmaceutical industry organization says nearly 300 new therapies that transfer live cells or genes as treatments for disease are in clinical trials or being reviewed by Food and Drug Administration.
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Self-Powered Sun Exposure Chip, App Developed
A tiny wireless sensor chip measuring exposure to ultraviolet or UV rays from the sun, developed by a university lab, is now offered by a cosmetics company with an accompanying smartphone app.
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Mount Sinai, Sanofi, Sema4 Partner on Long-Term Asthma Study
A collaboration of Mount Sinai medical center, drug maker Sanofi, and data science company Sema4 aims to track people with asthma for 5 years to help develop personalized treatments for the disease.
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Immune Cell Chips to Launch into Space for Microgravity Tests
Chip devices with human immune system and stem cells are among the cargo set for launch today to the International Space Station.
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FDA Identifies Database to Evaluate Precision Diagnostics
The Food and Drug Administration identified a public database of genomics and diseases as a resource to assess new diagnostics tests using genetic data for precision medicine.
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Trial Results Show Gene Transfers Reverse Sickle Cell Disease
Results from the first 2 participants in a clinical trial show transferring healthy genes to patients with sickle cell disease reverses symptoms of the disease that continues for up to 1 year.
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Electrode in Brain Blood Vessel Shown to Stimulate Body Muscles
Electrodes sent into a blood vessel in the brain with a catheter and stent are shown in tests with sheep to stimulate muscles in the animals’ faces and limbs.
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Janssen Licensing Cancer Antibodies in $1.8B Deal
An affiliate of drug maker Janssen Pharmaceutical is licensing a synthetic antibody to treat blood-related cancers from a developer of antibodies based on the immune system of llamas.
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Recap – Editas Medicine Advances Crispr Therapy
Editas Medicine received the go-ahead to conduct a clinical trial using the genome editing technique Crispr.
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Infographic – HIV Infections Growing in Eastern Europe
While much attention is focused on the continuing AIDS and HIV crisis in Africa, countries in Eastern Europe are also facing growing numbers of HIV infections.