Tag: chemistry
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Synthetic Retina Developed with Natural Materials
A chemistry lab in the U.K. developed a synthetic retina made of natural materials resembling human tissue that in lab tests detects static, moving, and grey-scale images.
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$175K Challenge Seeks New Antimicrobial Preservatives
A new challenge competition on InnoCentive is seeking development of new types of preservatives for personal care and other household products.
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Corn, Shellfish Ingredients Enable DNA Vaccine Pills
Biomaterials researchers discovered substances from corn and shellfish can package genetic material to pass through the digestive system, making possible vaccines as pills rather than injections.
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NIH Funds Drug-Resistant Malaria Therapy Trial
An agency of National Institutes of Health is funding a clinical trial of a new malaria drug engineered to overcome resistance developed to earlier treatments.
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Diet Enhancing Gut Microbes Shown to Slow Type 1 Diabetes
A diet that produces certain short-chain fatty acids in the gut is shown in lab mice to support the immune system and slow the onset of type 1 diabetes.
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T-Cell Therapy Trial Begins for Autoimmune Diseases
A biotechnology company began testing on humans an experimental drug to increase healthy T-cells in the immune system for people with autoimmune disorders.
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Challenge Seeks GI Tract Drug Delivery in Animals
A new challenge offered through InnoCentive is aiming for solutions to protect biological drugs delivered into the gastrointestinal, or GI, tract of animals.
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Simpler Method Devised to Produce Malaria Drug
A biochemistry group in the U.K. developed simpler and potentially more efficient techniques for producing a first-line drug for treating malaria.
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Univ. Spin-Off Develops Head Impact Sports Sensor
Two chemistry faculty in Michigan developed a simple sensor that measures the force and shows the location of head impacts in contact sports, and started a company to develop the product.
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Trial Shows Bioactive Glass Stops Bone Infections
Grafts of glass-based substitute material were shown in a clinical trial to stop bacterial bone infections from osteomyelitis, in most cases without additional antibiotics.