Tag: life sciences
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Sweat Sensor Devised for Blood Glucose Measurement
A bioengineering lab at University of Texas in Dallas developed a miniature biosensor device that measures blood glucose levels from a person’s perspiration.
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Therapeutic Food-Triggered Gut Microbes in Development
A biologist at Rice University in Houston is developing synthetic intestinal microbe circuits that respond to food to release therapeutic proteins.
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Worms-On-A-Chip Drug Screening System Designed
A system using live roundworms on a microfluidics chip and high-speed image analysis can quickly and simultaneously screen nearly 100 drug compounds.
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Trial Shows Ovarian Cancer Drug Safety, Therapy Potential
A clinical trial shows an experimental therapy addressing a common cancer-causing mutation is safe, with early indications of its efficacy against ovarian cancer.
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Funds Provided for Developing RNA-Based Zika Vaccine
Researchers from Infectious Disease Research Institute, or Idri, are receiving funding from National Institutes of Health to develop a new type of vaccine for the Zika virus.
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Grant Funding Study of Gut Microbe Protection Drug
A biotechnology company developing drugs that protect the natural microbial balance in the gastrointestinal tract is receiving funds to learn how its drugs affect antibiotic resistance.
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Vaccine Stops Livestock Infections Without Antibiotics
A veterinary medical team at Kansas State University developed a vaccine that protects livestock against dangerous liver and skin infections without antibiotics.
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Deep Sequencing Reveals 150M Rare, Unknown Variations
A company formed to solve age-related medical problems performed an in-depth sequencing of more than 10,000 human genomes, revealing 150 million new or uncommon genetic variations.
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Precision Medicine Trial Set for Pancreatic Cancer
A large-scale clinical trial is planned at 12 sites in the U.S. to test treatments for pancreatic cancer guided by the genomics of a patient’s own tumor.
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Challenge Seeks Gastrointestinal Toxicity Test Methods
A challenge competition on InnoCentive sponsored by AstraZeneca is looking for new lab tests for toxic effects of drugs on the gastrointestinal tract.