Tag: university
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Univ. Spin-Off Develops New Cybersecurity Paradigm
A start-up enterprise from a university is developing a simplified cybersecurity infrastructure for businesses, and raised $2 million in its first funding round
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Gene Therapy Designed for Muscle Wasting Disease
Researchers devised a treatment for a cancer-related muscle wasting disease using gene transfers that in lab mice block signals promoting muscle degradation.
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Trial Underway Testing Stem Cells to Treat Alzheimer’s
An intermediate-stage clinical trial is recruiting participants to test donated stem cells as a treatment for mild-moderate dementia from Alzheimer’s disease.
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Nanoparticles, Peroxide Boost Tooth Decay Prevention
Adding iron oxide nanoparticles to hydrogen peroxide is shown to reduce the build-up of bacterial films on teeth, preventing cavities from forming in lab rats.
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Patch Delivers Gene, Drug, Heat Therapies to Colon Tumors
Engineers developed a hydrogel patch with three types of therapy applied directly to tumors in the colon, which in lab mice caused cancer to go into remission.
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Microneedle System Designed for Drug Monitoring
Researchers designed a device that measures drug concentrations in patients with tiny microneedles on the skin rather than frequent invasive blood tests.
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Device Measuring Nerves on Heart Rhythm in Development
22 July 2016. A spin-off enterprise from Indiana University is creating a device to measure sympathetic nerve activity — the fight-or-flight response — in people with heart rhythm disorders. Research and development of a prototype device, by Arrhythmotech LLC in Indianapolis, is funded by a new 2-year, $1.47 million grant from National Institute of Drug…
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Software Developed to Quantify Single Cells Over Time
A team of computational biologists and engineers in Europe developed software that analyzes the growth and changes in individual cells over time.
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Genetic Disease Biotech Gains $55M in Early Funds
A biotechnology start-up developing therapies for genetic diseases through regulation of genetic processes is raising $55 million in its first venture round.
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Stem Cells, Gene Therapy Produce Replacement Joint Cartilage
A process combining stem cells, industrial weaving, and gene therapy to grow replacement cartilage for osteoarthritis also prevents inflammation from returning.