Tag: Europe
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Vaccine Blocks Suspected Type 1 Diabetes Infections
A candidate vaccine is shown in lab animals to produce a strong immune response against a virus causing a range of diseases, and possibly blocking type 1 diabetes.
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TB Vaccine Test on Covid-19 Expanding to Europe
A clinical trial testing a current tuberculosis vaccine among health care workers in Australia is expanding in that country and to two European countries.
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Oxford, AstraZeneca Partner on Covid-19 Vaccine
AstraZeneca agreed today to help develop, manufacture, and distribute a candidate vaccine to prevent Covid-19 infections designed by University of Oxford.
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Limited Covid-19 Benefits Found for Arthritis Drug
A clinical trial testing an arthritis drug to treat Covid-19 patients shows the drug helps the most critical patients, but not others with advanced infections.
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Psychiatric Drug Maker Raises $80M in Venture Funds
A developer of treatments for mental health disorders based on controlled hallucinogenic substances is raising $80 million in new venture financing.
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World Leaders Back WHO Covid-19 Plans, U.S. Absent
Several international leaders took part today in a virtual conference on accelerating and focusing World Health Organization’s efforts to combat Covid-19 infections.
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Electronic Stockings Tested for Muscle Stimulation
Compression stockings, 3-D printed with electronic circuits woven in, will soon be tested among patients bed-ridden for long periods with Covid-19 infections.
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Trial Okayed in Germany for Covid-19 Vaccine
Regulators in Germany cleared a clinical trial to begin testing a vaccine with synthetic RNA to prevent coronaviruses from causing Covid-19 infections.
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Venture Deals Decline in Q1, Biotech Sizzles Again
The number of venture deals declined for the third straight quarter as 2020 opened, but biotechnology remained the hottest single sector for investors.
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Analysis Shows Covid-19 Largely Contained in Iceland
Aggressive early testing combined with contact tracing and self-isolation in Iceland appears to be slowing the spread of Covid-19 infections, according to a genetic analysis.