Tag: life sciences
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Math Models to Predict Animal-Borne Disease Outbreaks
A team of ecologists and mathematicians is applying machine learning and statistical models to forecast outbreaks of zoonotic diseases, those spread to humans from animals.
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Sanofi Acquires Multiple Sclerosis Drug in $800M Deal
Drug maker Sanofi is licensing a drug candidate from Principia Biopharma Inc. designed to treat multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune condition affecting the brain and nervous system.
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Cancer Center, Analytics Company Partner on Precision Care
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York is collaborating with health care analytics company Cota Inc. to offer more precise care strategies for patients.
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Open-Source Model Devised to Value Medical Technologies
An initiative joining most major health care stakeholders is developing models to calculate the value of medical treatments, with a process described as open and transparent.
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New Finance, Development Model for Pancreatic Disease
An organization is being formed to adopt performance-based financing and precision medicine to accelerate research and development on pancreatitis.
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New Drug Shown to Reduce Depressive Behaviors
A new type of treatment for depression that works differently from most other anti-depressive drugs was shown in lab mice to reduce depression-like behaviors.
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FDA Sets Genetic Health Test Review Process
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is proposing new review requirements for genetic tests of health risks that providers market directly to consumers.
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Plasma Infusions to Treat Alzheimer’s Shown Safe
Results from a small-scale clinical trial indicate treatments with plasma infusions from young donors are safe for patients and may improve functional abilities.
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Start-Up Formed to Develop Non-Opioid Pain Drugs
A new enterprise is being formed to develop non-addictive drugs for chronic pain that use different biochemical processes than opioid pain relievers.
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Lab-On-Chip Device Simulates Tumor Microenvironment
Biomedical engineers designed a device that simulates the supportive environment in which tumors grow, and in tests was shown to work as well as lab mice for assessing cancer drugs.