Tag: biomedical
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BASF, UC-Davis Partner on Human Milk Sugars
BASF and a research institute at University of California in Davis are investigating complex sugars found in human breast milk, and their role in maintaining healthy gut microbes.
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Univ. Spin-Off Developing Myelin Disease Treatments Unveiled
A spin-off enterprise from Case Western Reserve University is developing therapies designed to restore the myelin sheath around nerve cells destroyed in multiple sclerosis and other neurological disorders.
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GSK, 23andMe Ink Precision Meds Discovery Deal
Consumer genetics company 23andMe signed a 4-year agreement to help drug maker GlaxoSmithKline find more precise drug targets and recruit clinical trial participants likely to respond to treatments.
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Merck, Biopharma Partner on Cell-Free Immune System Therapies
Drug maker Merck is acquiring the rights to therapies for cancer and autoimmune disorders based on a technology for developing synthetic proteins from a process that bypasses live cells.
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Tissue-Engineered Heart Chamber Model Developed
A university bioengineering group developed a model of a left ventricle, the heart chamber that pumps blood to the body, made with engineered heart muscle tissue to replace animals for drug testing.
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Future of Health Care: Notable Developments in the Medical Industry
Here are a couple of updates on health care you may not have heard about.
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On Cloud Nine as Remote Computing Transforms Health Care Industry
The health care industry is taking advantage of lower-cost, access-anywhere web-based services and vast amounts of storage for their enormous amounts of patient records and other files.
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Five Key Steps For Starting Your Own Private Practice
After some time learning how a private practice is run, you may decide that the next step in your medical career comes from starting your own practice from scratch.
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Computer-Aided Bone Graft Process Devised with Stem Cells
A tissue engineering team developed a process that includes computer-assisted design for personalized grafts derived from a patient’s own stem cells, to repair bone defects caused by trauma or disease.
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Gates, Lauder Backing Early Alzheimer’s Biomarker Tests
A group of well-known philanthropists is backing a new research program to find simple tests that reveal early indicators of Alzheimer’s disease in a person’s molecular make-up.