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Spin-Off Gains Seed Funds for Non-Opioid Pain Drug
A company spun-off from a university medical materials lab received start-up funds to develop a non-opioid surgical pain therapy, including a clinical trial.
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Cancer-Fighting Protein Designed to Cut Adverse Effects
A computational biology lab designed a synthetic protein that works like natural cancer-fighting proteins, but in lab mice kills cancer cells with few adverse effects.
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How To Worry Less About Money
The truth is that worrying about money is common, and it leads to a much less enjoyable life.
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Start-up Funds Univ. Medical Cannabis Research
A developer of therapies derived from cannabis is sponsoring a 3-year basic and translational research program, including clinical trials, at Imperial College London.
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Electronic Tags Assessed to Boost Clinic Care
A medical school eye clinic is asking clinicians and patients to wear radio-frequency tags that track their time and movements to improve the clinic’s efficiency and quality of care.
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The Biggest Business Fleet Expenses
When it comes to a fleet of vehicles, the expenses can be so diverse and deep, that it can be hard to figure them out.
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Crispr Deployed to Stop Disease, Pest Insects
A genetics lab is using the genome editing technique Crispr to create sterilized male insects, which can lead to fewer disease-spreading and farm pest insects.
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Trial Testing DNA Antibody Vaccine for Zika
A clinical trial is enrolling participants testing a vaccine to prevent Zika infections with synthetic DNA particles designed to produce antibodies against the virus.
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What It Takes to Ace Your Online Course
Studying by yourself, even with support available virtually, can be a challenge.
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Algorithms Identify More Genetic Syndromes
An analysis of facial images with computer vision and deep learning returned more accurate identifications of genetic syndromes than 3 panels of trained clinicians