Tag: life sciences
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FDA Clears Smart Watch EKG Device
The Food and Drug Administration approved an electrocardiogram, or EKG device, designed to work with Apple smart watches, according to AliveCor, developer of the device.
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RNA Injections Shown to Rebuild Damaged Heart Muscle
Engineers and medical researchers developed a technique to deliver genetic material into damaged heart muscle that in lab mice regrows heart cells.
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Protein Made by Synthetic Bacteria with Expanded DNA
An academic-industry lab team produced a synthetic protein from an engineered bacteria, with DNA modified to expand its number of chemical coding components.
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Marine Animal Venom Studied for Pain Drugs
A medical research team is investigating the chemistry in venom from snail-like marine animals to discover natural alternative drugs for pain.
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Artificial Muscles Designed for Soft Robotics
Engineering researchers created artificial muscles for robotics using principles from origami, or Japanese paper folding, with high strength and low-cost materials.
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Trial to Test Ultrasound/MRI for Brain Cancer
A developer of a technology that combines ultrasound and MRI scans plans to begin a clinical trial of its techniques to improve delivery of drugs to treat a form of brain cancer.
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Large-Scale Genome Editing Technology in Development
Two biotechnology companies are creating an automated process for delivering large, complex genetic cargoes into cells for genome editing.
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Rapid DNA, RNA Capture Technique Devised
Researchers in Australia developed a simple and inexpensive dipstick technique that captures and purifies specimen samples for genetic analysis in about 30 seconds.
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Genome Editing Enhances CAR T-Cells to Fight Cancer
A process using genome editing is shown to bolster cancer-fighting properties of T-cells from the immune system already modified to attack cancer cells.
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Simple Blood Test System Detects Brain Injuries
An engineering team at Purdue University designed a system that detects indicators of traumatic brain injuries in lab tests with one or two drops of blood.