Tag: life sciences
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Inhaled Anti-Fungal Drug Shown Safe for People with Asthma
Results from a clinical trial show an inhaled form of a current anti-fungal drug to treat a complication of asthma is safe for patients, including those with asthma.
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Hydrogel Developed for Lower-Cost Wound Healing
An engineering lab develop a new hydrogel with readily available materials that in lab tests promotes healing of wounds similar to those encountered by people with diabetes.
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NSF Supports Expanding Lab-On-Chip Integration, Manufacturing Center
A new federal grant supports expansion of a research and development center developing techniques to make the manufacture and integration of microfluidic, or lab-on-a-chip, devices easier and less expensive.
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RNA Therapy Helps Reduce Preeclampsia Symptoms
Experimental treatments with engineered RNA are shown in lab animals to reduce symptoms of preeclampsia, a disorder causing high blood pressure in pregnant women.
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Trial Shows Treatment Prevents Peanut Allergy Reactions
Final results from a clinical trial show a preventive treatment desensitizes children and adolescents with peanut allergies against reaction-causing proteins in peanuts for one year.
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Update – Verily Suspends Glucose-Sensing Contact Lens Project
An initiative developing a contact lens that measures blood glucose levels in tear fluid is now on hold, according to Verily Life Sciences, a division of Alphabet, the parent company of Google.
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Faster Crop Breeding Techniques Made Available to Other Scientists
Plant scientists in the U.K. and Australia are making available to their colleagues experimental techniques that speed-up breeding cycles for more commercial crop varieties.
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Trial Testing Non-Opioid Pellet Implant for Sciatica Pain
A clinical trial to test a tiny implanted pellet containing a non-opioid pain killer began treating participants to relieve leg and back pain from sciatica.
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Trial Tests Diabetes Mgmt. Program vs. Smartphone Glucose Meter
A new clinical trial is testing a diabetes management program that includes Internet-connected glucose meters and one-on-one coaching against smartphone-enabled glucose meters alone.
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DNA-Encoded Synthetic Antibodies Protect Against Ebola
Synthetic antibodies derived from survivors of Ebola infections are shown to be quick and simple to develop, and in lab mice to provide long-term protection against against Ebola viruses.