Tag: university
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Stanford, Google Partner on Genomic Health Analysis
Stanford University’s medical departments and Google’s cloud service are collaborating on a plan to make genomics a more routine part of health care.
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NIH Funding Trial of Precise Tumor Removal System
A company making a system to guide surgery that promises more complete removal of breast tumors received funding for a large-scale clinical trial testing the technology.
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Stem Cells Banked for Bipolar Disorder Research
Stem cells from people with bipolar disorder are being collected by an academic-industry partnership for scientists worldwide who study the disorder.
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Cocaine Vaccine Trial Recruitment Underway
An early-stage clinical trial testing a vaccine designed to prevent cocaine from reaching the brain started recruiting participants in New York.
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FDA Clears Thin, Transparent Wound Dressing Material
The Food and Drug Administration cleared a new type of thin, transparent wound dressing for marketing in the U.S. as a medical device.
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University Spin-Off Developing Chemical ID Devices
A start-up company is licensing research from labs at Harvard University to make portable devices that quickly identify the chemistry of liquids.
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Electronic Tattoo Measures Blood Alcohol Level
A flexible electronic device worn on the skin like a tattoo can assess blood alcohol level and transmit the results to a nearby mobile phone.
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Trial to Assess Anti-Gravity Treadmill for Stress Test
Researchers at University of Cincinnati Medical Center plan to evaluate an anti-gravity treadmill for cardiac stress tests that check for heart disease.
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Portable On-Demand Biologic Production System Designed
A device that produces small batches of biological drugs, down to a single dose, was shown to generate two different biopharmaceuticals under lab conditions.
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Open-Source Discovery Yields Anti-Malaria Candidates
A worldwide research project tested 400 compounds as anti-malarial drugs, which led to more than 30 new drug development programs for malaria and other diseases.