Tag: life sciences
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NIH Funds Nanotech Tools for Cancer, Blood Clots
A bioengineering lab is receiving awards from National Institutes of Health to apply nanotechnology to treatments for breast cancer and diagnostics for deep vein blood clots.
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Second Trial Approved for Cancer Pain Drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new clinical trial to test the efficacy and safety of an experimental drug designed to relieve stubborn chronic pain associated with cancer.
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Simple, Inexpensive Pathogen Detector Developed
A simple and inexpensive detection device is being created to find disease-causing microbes in samples of food, water, and human specimens.
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Undergrad Research Leads to Probiotic Beer
An undergraduate’s research project in Singapore led to the invention of a new type of beer having live bacteria associated with improving gut health.
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Flu Vaccine Patch Shown Safe, Responsive
A patch to deliver flu vaccine with tiny painless needles worn like a band-aid was shown in a clinical trial to be safe and produce an immune response.
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Start-Up to Offer Neuro Disorder Speech Analytics App
A start-up enterprise in Germany is commercializing a software app to detect early signs of cognitive decline, found in dementia and other neurodegenerative disorders.
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Nanoparticles Built to Detect, Measure Peanut Allergy
A chemical engineering team developed a system with nanoscale particles to better detect and diagnose the severity of peanut allergies.
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Noninvasive Prenatal Testing is a Safe Way to Screen for Genetic Abnormalities
Noninvasive prenatal testing is a way for parents to screen their unborn child for a variety of chromosomal anomalies.
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Preclinical Data Show Promise for Diabetic Eye Drug
Early evidence shows a drug designed as eye drops to treat diabetic macular edema, an eye disease in people with diabetes, permeates the entire eye, including the retina.
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Immune Disease Start-Up Raises $28M in Early Funds
A new company founded to develop treatments for diseases caused by problems with the immune system is raising $28.4 million in its first round of financing.