Tag: biomedical
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Solar Reactor Devised for Small-Scale Chemical Production
An engineering group developed a solar-powered catalytic reactor that can produce small amounts of drugs and agricultural chemicals on demand.
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Smartphone System Shown to Control Blood Glucose Levels
A bionic pancreas system using a smartphone was shown in a clinical trial to control blood glucose levels better than a commercial insulin pump in persons with type 1 diabetes.
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Spin-Off Creates Enzyme to Prevent Celiac Disease
A spin-off enterprise from University of Washington is developing a synthetic enzyme that prevents dietary gluten from triggering symptoms of celiac disease.
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Cell Biotech Gains Organoid Technology
A Canadian biotechnology enterprise is licensing a technology that generates organoids, three-dimensional clusters of cells from stem cells that can form into gastrointestinal organs.
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Who Is Really Behind Efforts to Block the Medical Marijuana Industry?
Proponents of medical marijuana believe that they are safer smoking or ingesting cannabinoids than they are taking prescription drugs that carry warning after warning about potential side effects, many of which are lethal.
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Stem Cells Shown to Regenerate Dental Pulp Tissue
A combination of dental pulp stem cells and cells from human umbilical cords, mixed with a common hydrogel, were shown in lab rats to regenerate pulp-like tissue in teeth roots.
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New Type of Antibiotic Set for Early Trial
A clinical trial is set to test a type of drug that its developers say is designed to treat infections from bacteria resistant to earlier antibiotics.
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Trial to Explore Microbiome Therapy for Hypertension
A clinical trial is set to begin that tests live bacteria as a treatment for hypertension, or high blood pressure, a condition affecting 1 in 3 adults in the U.S.
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Trial Testing Stem-Cell Implant for Cartilage Repair
An early clinical trial testing implants of a person’s stem cells to repair damaged knee cartilage in younger adults returned largely favorable results.
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Project to Design Hybrid Stroke Imaging Technology
An alliance of academic and industry researchers in Europe is developing a single imaging device that can save valuable time in diagnosing a stroke.