Tag: university
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Trial Shows Malaria Vaccine Protects Young Children
Results from a clinical trial in Burkina Faso show a high efficacy rate for a candidate vaccine to protect young children against malaria infections.
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Small Biz Award Funds Home Elder Muscle Device
A start-up company spun-off from Dartmouth College received a grant to develop a device for older people to measure their muscle mass exercises at home.
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Concrete Mfring Processes Win CO2 Conversion Challenge
Two companies with alternative techniques for manufacturing concrete won a challenge competition to convert carbon dioxide into useful products.
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Challenge Trial Testing Covid-19 Reinfection
A clinical trial is underway testing immune responses from new Covid-19 infections in volunteers previously infected with the virus.
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Novavax Joins Alternative Second Shot Vaccine Trial
Vaccine developer Novavax is taking part in a clinical trial testing effects of different Covid-19 vaccines in first and second immunizations.
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Mobile App Studied to Measure Kidney Disease Anemia
A smartphone app designed to non-invasively estimate hemoglobin levels is being assessed for its ability to measure anemia in chronic kidney disease patients.
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Nine Campuses Join Rural Food Research Fund
Nine universities in the U.S. are taking part in a program supporting research and entrepreneurs developing food and agricultural solutions in rural areas.
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Gene Therapy Company Exploring DNA Circuit Technology
Spark Therapeutics, a developer of gene therapies, is gaining access to a technology that programs DNA sequences like integrated electronic circuits.
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Vaccine Stops Lyme Bacteria in Preclinical Test
A study with lab mice shows an experimental vaccine with engineered bacteria produces antibodies and protects against microbes causing Lyme disease.
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First U.S. Quantum Tech Incubator Underway
The first incubator program in the U.S. for start-up enterprises developing quantum technologies is now accepting applicants in Chicago.