Tag: biomedical
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Small Business Grant Advances Drug Safety Test System
An award from National Institutes of Health is advancing a technology for testing the safety of drugs with heart muscle cells derived from stem cells before the drugs are tested on humans.
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FDA to Release More Accessible Clinical Trial Data
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans to make available in a more user-friendly format details from clinical trials of new drugs approved by the agency.
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Nerve Stimulation Shown to Reduce Diabetes Symptoms
Electric stimulation of a key nerve pathway was shown in lab animals to restore insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance typically missing in people with type 2 diabetes.
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Medical Tech, Phone App Companies Partner on Wound Care
A company making wound care products is collaborating with a developer of mobile apps and analytics to design a more advanced diagnostics system for wounds.
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Components Designed to Improve Genetic Circuits
Researchers in Houston, Texas created a set of components like those in electronics that help make synthetic gene circuits more accurate and predictable.
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First MERS Virus Treatment Found Safe
An experimental treatment for Middle East respiratory syndrome, or MERS, infections made from antibodies produced in cattle is shown in a clinical trial to be safe for patients.
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Stem Cell Patches Shown to Treat Heart Attack Damage
Human heart muscle patches made from stem cells helped fix damage and improve heart functions in tests with pigs induced with heart attacks.
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Neuro Informatics Software Released to Open Source
A collection of software from the Blue Brain Project for reconstructing models of mammal brain circuitry is being made freely available to the research community.
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HIV Drugs Formulated Into Once-Weekly Capsules
Medical and engineering researchers developed and tested in pigs a technique for packing several drugs into a capsule taken once a week to prevent and treat HIV infections.
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Genomic Analysis Company Adds Body Composition Profiles
A company analyzing genomics and microbiome factors to extend human life spans is adding an evaluation of body composition to its tool kit.