Tag: life sciences
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Chip Device Simulates Viral Asthma Attacks
A small plastic chip device that acts as a model of a human airway simulated a severe asthma exacerbation or attack caused by a viral infection.
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Laser-Produced Graphene Kills Resistant Bacteria
A materials science and engineering team found a form of graphene produced by lasers can kill films of bacteria resistant to treatment, aided by a weak electric current.
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Students Create Biodegradable Feminine Pad
A group of engineering students in Utah developed a new feminine hygiene pad that, unlike most such products today, is made of fully natural materials and 100 percent biodegradable.
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Trial Begins of Freeze-Dried Blood Plasma
A clinical trial is underway testing the safety and practicality of using a person’s own freeze-dried blood plasma for transfusions, substituting for frozen or liquid plasma.
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Smartphone Test Results Speed Hospital Patient Release
Results of lab tests sent to doctors’ smartphones can speed the release of emergency room patients by nearly a half-hour, according to a newly published study.
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Trial to Test Spherical Nanotech Brain Cancer Drug
An early-stage clinical trial will soon begin testing spherically-shaped nanoscale particles to treat glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer.
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Liquid Biopsy Company Gains $360M for Cancer Sequencing
A company using blood tests to diagnose cancer is receiving a $360 million investment for its campaign to sequence DNA from 1 million people at high risk of cancer.
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Personalized Drug Delivery System Demonstrated
Biomedical engineers developed and demonstrated in lab animals a closed-loop system that monitors and controls delivery of drugs to meet an individual’s personalized needs.
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Sound Waves, Nanotech Delivery Boost Cancer Drug
Focused sound waves aimed at nanoscale bubbles filled with a cancer drug, were shown in lab mice to improve delivery of the drug to a particularly hard-to-treat cancer.
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Patent Awarded for COPD Dry Powder Inhaler Formula
A formulation for dry powder inhalers to treat respiratory diseases that its developers say delivers medication to the lungs more efficiently received a U.S. patent.