Tag: chemistry
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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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Fuel Cell Vehicles Reach Market, Seek Critical Mass
As the first hydrogen fuel cell vehicles go on sale, a group of companies and government agencies are seeking ways to encourage sales to help meet national goals for reducing greenhouse gases.
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Computational Drug Discovery Company Launches
A new enterprise, Relay Therapeutics, is being formed for computer-driven discovery of new drugs based on the movements and interactions of protein molecules.
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Nanotech Plastic Textile Dissipates Body Heat
A new plastic textile material developed at Stanford University is shown to reflect sunlight while allowing more heat from the body to escape, keeping people cooler.
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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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Safer Pain-Killing Drug Candidate Discovered
A research team from the U.S. and Germany identified a chemical molecule with pain-killing properties of opioids, but apparently without the dangerous side effects.
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New System Measures Oxygen Levels in ICU Patients
Researchers at University of Oxford in the U.K. designed a device that measures oxygen consumption in critically ill patients, to prevent occurrence of shock.
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NIH Funding Trial of Precise Tumor Removal System
A company making a system to guide surgery that promises more complete removal of breast tumors received funding for a large-scale clinical trial testing the technology.
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FDA Clears Thin, Transparent Wound Dressing Material
The Food and Drug Administration cleared a new type of thin, transparent wound dressing for marketing in the U.S. as a medical device.