Tag: biomedical
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First Trial of Alzheimer’s Drug Underway
The first clinical trial is underway of a therapy for stopping the progression of Alzheimer’s disease that purports to rebuild neural connections in the brain.
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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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Online Game Harnessed to Combat Foodborne Toxins
A consortium of companies and university labs is recruiting participants in an online computer game to design synthetic proteins to neutralize a toxin that contaminates food crops.
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Roche, Biotech to Discover New Antibiotics
A biotechnology company that discovers new drugs through detailed genomic analysis is partnering with drug maker Roche to find new treatments for bacterial infections that resist current antibiotics.
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Flashback: Drug Pricing Reform Even Big Pharma Might Like
Science & Enterprise is taking a break From 2 to 13 October. Until then, we will re-run some of our recent special reports. Our regular posts will return on 16 October. 2 May 2016. At a press event in Washington, D.C. last week, Representative Lloyd Doggett of Texas, a champion of lower prescription drug prices,…
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Gas-Jet Printing Process Developed for Medications
A team of material scientists and biomedical engineers designed techniques for producing pharmaceuticals on demand by printing drugs as thin films.
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IBM, UC San Diego Partner on Healthy Aging
IBM and University of California at San Diego are launching a joint research project to gain new insights with artificial intelligence on cognitive and gut microbe health in older people.
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Origami Robotics Designed for Fragile Objects
An engineering lab at Case Western Reserve University developed a soft robotic arm that grips and manipulates fragile objects, such as in surgery.
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Biotech Licenses Gene Editing for Autoimmune Disorders
A company developing therapies with gene editing technologies is acquiring a new form of gene editing on T-cells in the immune system to treat autoimmune diseases.
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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.