Tag: life sciences
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Pfizer, Biotech Partner on RNA Flu Vaccine
A biotechnology company in Germany and drug maker Pfizer are developing a vaccine to prevent seasonal influenza using messenger RNA that instructs cells on production of proteins.
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Keeping the Future Generation Interested in Science (And How to Do It)
Science is quite possibly one of the most interesting subjects out there, but it’s only when you delve deep into what it has to offer that you are able to see this
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Peptide Pain Drugs in Development Aimed at Alternative Targets
Pain drugs made from peptides, small protein-like compounds, and guided by antibodies are being developed as alternatives to prescription opioids to treat moderate to severe pain.
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Low-Dose Triple Pill Reduces Blood Pressure in More People
A clinical trial shows a single medication with low doses of three common drugs reduces high blood pressure in more people with the condition than the normal care.
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Multi-Function Stretchable Sensor Platform Developed
An engineering team created a system that combines multiple electronic sensors into a single 3-D stretchable device that can be worn on various body locations to monitor different functions.
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FDA Clears Fertility Awareness App for Birth Control
A mobile app for determining a woman’s fertility state on any given day was cleared for marketing in the U.S. as a birth control method.
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Start-Up to Tackle Neurodegenerative Diseases, Raises $31 Million
A new company is forming to develop treatments that protect against destruction of brain cells in Alzheimer’s disease and comparable nerve damage from chemotherapy.
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FDA Approves RNA-Interference Nerve Disease Therapy
A treatment that silences the actions of RNA and reverses damage to nerves from a rare inherited neurological disease was approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
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Yeast Biosensor Devised to Measure Radiation Exposure
An engineering group created a simple monitoring badge using yeast, which in a process similar to fermentation provides instant feedback on radiation exposure to lab workers.
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Cancer Drug Delivery Through Milk Particles Under Study
A new research project is investigating components in raw cow’s milk that could make it possible to give chemotherapy for cancer as oral drugs rather than infusions.