Tag: medical device
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Oxford, GSK Partner on New Tech for Neuro Diseases
GlaxoSmithKline is funding a joint research center at University of Oxford to advance precision medical technologies, beginning with neurological disorders.
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$180M Venture Fund Backing Age-Related Disease Start-Ups
A new venture capital fund aims to finance research entrepreneurs addressing root causes of age-related diseases with therapies and early diagnostics.
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Trial Advances Test of Electronic Cancer Treatment
A clinical trial completed enrollment of lung cancer patients testing a device sending an electric field into their tumors to disrupt cancer cell proliferation.
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Small Biz Grant Funds Long-Term Spasticity Implant
A developer of treatments for neurological disorders received National Institutes of Health funding for an implant treating spasticity for up to six months.
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Trial Identifies Biomarkers for Quick Concussion Test
A clinical trial reveals glycan compounds found in saliva and urine as indicators of traumatic brain injury, helping create a quick diagnostic for the condition.
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Chip Device Simulates Coronavirus Gut Symptoms
Biomedical engineers found a chip device with intestinal tissue can simulate coronavirus infections and symptoms in the gut, and test possible treatments.
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Data Partnership Aims for Precise Parkinson’s Care
A medical device maker is offering brain stimulation data to a neurological software company to provide personalized care for people with Parkinson’s disease.
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Stem Cell Patch Shown to Repair Retinal Damage
Research with lab rats shows a transplanted tissue patch derived from stem cells repairs damaged retinas and helps restore visual functions.
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AI Analysis Finds Serious Covid-19 Genetic Driver
A deep and multi-variable analysis of patients with serious Covid-19 respiratory symptoms finds the condition associated with abnormal expression of one gene.
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Book Review – The Premonition: A Pandemic Story
As the world struggles to overcome the Covid-19 pandemic, author Michael Lewis tells how the U.S. first struggled to identify and contain the virus.