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Mobile Multichannel Biomarker Detector Designed
An engineering lab designed a portable testing device connected to a smartphone that can analyze multiple specimen samples for a leading cancer biomarker.
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Start-Up to Commercialize New Parkinson’s Treatment
Mavalon Therapeutics, a new company in the U.K., is being formed to bring a treatment to market that stops the progression of Parkinson’s disease.
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Clinical Trial Network for Lupus Formed
A network of medical researchers is being assembled to conduct clinical trials to test new therapies for lupus and drugs approved for other disorders that may also treat the disease.
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Commercial Genome Service Launches Based on Open Data
A start-up software company is offering genetic analysis services for research and precision medicine that comply with open standards and access Google’s genomic data sets.
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Trial Testing Retina Cell Implants for Glaucoma
A new clinical trial is testing implants to treat glaucoma made of genetically engineered retina cells that release hormones promoting optic nerve growth.
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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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Yom Kippur 5777
We’ll be observing Yom Kippur today, the day of atonement and holiest day in the Jewish calendar. Regular posting will resume tomorrow.
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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.