Tag: life sciences
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Chip Device Speeds Single Cell Analysis
A microfluidic, or lab-on-a-chip, device speeds the analysis of individual cells, which its developers show can be applied immediately to testing antibiotics.
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Takeda Awarded $19.8 Million for Zika Vaccine
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company is receiving $19.8 million from a U.S. public health agency for initial steps to develop a vaccine to prevent Zika infections.
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Trial Shows Antibody Slows Alzheimer’s Cognitive Decline
A clinical trial shows older individuals with early or mild cases of Alzheimer’s disease treated for a year with an engineered human antibody have less decline in mental functions associated with Alzheimer’s disease.
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Sleeping Sickness Treatment Found in Cancer Drug
An experimental drug designed to treat solid tumor cancers was shown in lab tests to rid mice of human African trypanosomiasis, also known as sleeping sickness.
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Small Molecule Drug Discovery Patent Issued
A company developing small-molecule treatments for biological targets considered difficult to address is receiving a patent for its core drug identification technology.
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Non-Addictive Pain Medication Shown Working in Animals
An experimental medication was shown in tests with monkeys to relieve pain for more than a day without the addictive properties or adverse physical effects of opioids.
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Synthetic Biotech Research Microbe Developed
An artificial form of marine bacteria is being created to speed experiments in biotechnology labs on cloning and design of new therapeutic proteins.
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Heart Research Built Into Personalized Activity Tracker
An activity tracking device introduced earlier this year uses data from a major population health study to write its algorithms measuring exercise achievement to prevent heart disease.
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Spacecraft Returns with Space Station Research Samples
A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft returned today with samples from several biomedical research studies conducted by astronauts on the International Space Station.
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Small Business Award Funding Epilepsy Drug Research
A federal grant is funding a project by Neuroene Therapeutics, a start-up enterprise in South Carolina to develop a new class of drugs to treat epilepsy.