Tag: NIH
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NIH Grant Funds Synthetic Peptide for Severe Asthma
A synthetic peptide, a short chain of amino acids, is being developed as a treatment for severe cases of asthma that do not respond to conventional drugs.
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Consortium to Speed, Expand Alzheimer’s Clinical Trials
A group of medical centers is establishing a network of clinical trial sites and processes for testing new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease.
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Emergency Sealant Gel Developed for Eye Injuries
A medical engineering team created a gel material that safely closes injured eye tissue until surgical treatments can be given.
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Two Opioid Addiction Treatments Found Safe, Effective
A clinical trial testing two leading therapies for opioid abuse found the treatments both safe and effective, even though they work in different ways.
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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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Phone-Based Lupus Home Test Kit in Development
A home test kit using smartphone imaging is being created by biomedical engineers to detect kidney inflammation caused by lupus, an autoimmune disorder.
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Univ. Spin-Off Reports Cancer Immunotherapy Advance
A highly targeted synthetic antibody, developed by a university spin-off enterprise, was shown to destroy human breast cancer cells grafted in lab mice.
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Trial Comparing 2-D, 3-D Mammogram Outcomes
A large-scale clinical trial is underway comparing the effectiveness of two-dimensional and three-dimensional mammograms in screening for breast cancer.
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Avian Flu Vaccine with Longer Protection in Development
A biotechnology company is designing a vaccine to protect against the newly emergent avian flu to provide more sustained protection like seasonal flu vaccines.
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Cochlear Implant Robotics Start-Up Gains NIH Funds
A university spin-off enterprise developing robotics to make cochlear implants for hearing loss safer and more effective is receiving a Small Business Innovation Research, or SBIR, grant to advance its technology.