Tag: biomedical
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Vital Signs Electronic Tag Designed to Aid First Responders
A simple electronic monitoring device that adheres to the chest aims to provide basic vital signs data to first responders and emergency medical staff in mass casualty situations.
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Company Formed to Advance Sickle Cell Gene Therapy
A Swiss medical technologies company and Cincinnati Children’s hospital in Ohio are starting a new enterprise to commercialize research on gene therapies for inherited blood disorders.
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FDA Approves Biomarker-Targeting Cancer Drug
The Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved a treatment for solid tumor cancers that focuses on specific cancer-causing genetic conditions rather than location of the cancer in the body.
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3-D Printed Scaffolds with Stem Cells, Sensors Studied to Repair Bones
A bioengineering lab at University of Arizona is researching new techniques with three-dimensional printing, stem cells, and sensors to repair severe bone fractures.
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U.K. Pharmas, Regulators Agree on Faster Drug Review
Drug makers and regulators in the U.K. agreed on new review processes for more effective therapies in company pipelines, in exchange for caps on branded drug sales, which is expected to save £930 million ($US 1.2 billion) next year.
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Infographic – Greatest Human Health Risks
It turns out the greatest current risk to the world’s health may be in the air we breathe.
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Engineered Tissue-Polymer Replacement Spinal Discs Developed
Vertebrae discs made with engineered tissue from stem cells and biocompatible polymer hydrogels were shown in test with lab animals to have comparable properties to natural spinal discs.
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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.