Tag: preclinical
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Implanted Guide Helps Regrow Damaged Body Nerves
A bio-compatible conduit is shown in tests with monkeys to promote regrowth of damaged nerve fibers, like those suffered in traumatic injuries.
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Organoid in Chip Device Better Simulates Gut Functions
A chip device simulating intestinal functions, bolstered by a gut tissue organoid, behaves more like a human intestine in lab tests than the gut organoid alone.
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Venture Philanthropy Funds Rare Neuro Disease Trial
A gene therapy start-up is receiving an award resembling venture financing to advance its treatment for a rare inherited neuromuscular disorder to clinical trials.
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Light-Activated Brain Electrodes in Development
A wireless electrode activated by light waves is being developed to connect with nerve cells in the brain that promises to make brain-computer connections safer.
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Pharma Gains Fibrosis Technology in $1B+ Deal
Drug maker Boehringer Ingelheim is acquiring an antibody technology that blocks actions of a signaling protein associated with a range of fibrosis diseases.
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Human Tooth Tissue Modeled in Chip Device
Dentistry researchers created a model of a tooth that simulates on a plastic slide the architecture and dynamic stresses in human teeth.
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Patch Device Stores Vaccine Record in Skin
A plastic vaccine patch is shown in lab animals to also store an invisible record of that vaccination under the recipient’s skin, displayed with a smartphone.
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Duke Univ Forms Drug Development Company
Duke University and life science investor Deerfield Management are forming a new enterprise to develop drug candidates through early development stages.
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New Process Boosts Silk in Medical Devices
Engineers developed a more efficient process using heat to make items from raw silk into manufactured goods, including bio-compatible medical devices.
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Viruses Altered to Boost Gene Therapy Delivery
Researchers in Sweden developed a process to improve the targeting of benign viruses for delivering gene therapies to the brain.