Tag: life sciences
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Digital Biomarkers Reveal Alzheimer’s Gender Differences
A study of people with and without Alzheimer’s disease found differences between women and men in their state of cognitive decline with data from mobile devices.
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Life Science Investors Raise $1.1B for New Fund
A venture capital company specializing in health and life sciences start-up enterprises is raising $1.1 billion for a new investment fund.
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Mobile Therapy Shown to Cut Opioid Hospital Care
An analysis of insurance claims shows patients using a mobile therapy app for opioid addiction use fewer hospital services than similar individuals without the app.
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Companies Partner on Optimal Parkinson’s Drug Delivery
Two companies are developing a system to identify optimal times for people with Parkinson’s disease to take their symptom-reducing medications.
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Sites Revealed for Lung Cancer Precision Diagnostic Trial
The first sites are selected for a study testing people with suspected lung tumors for cancer-causing mutations, to help decide on personalized treatments for their disease.
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Trial Demonstrates 3-D Printed Ear Tissue Implant
A patient in a clinical trial received an implant made of three-dimensional printed tissue to replace a deformed ear caused by microtia, a congenital condition.
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Challenge Seeks Tech, Models to Reduce Stillbirths
A research competition is seeking better technologies to measure gestational development and predict outcomes to reduce the number of stillbirths by half.
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GSK Acquires Advanced Vaccine Biotech in $3.3B Deal
Drug maker GSK is buying a biotechnology company developing vaccines for respiratory and infectious diseases that generate multiple immune responses.
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Grant Funds Epilepsy Stem Cell Therapy Trial
A developer of stem cell therapies for neurological disorders is receiving an $8 million grant to advance a treatment for a common type of epilepsy.
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Biobank Study to Assess Obesity Types, Genetics
A study is now enrolling individuals to better understand different types of obesity, as well as genetics and other factors behind various obesity conditions.