Tag: clinical trials
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Venom-Aided Immunotherapy Designed for Brain Tumors
Cancer researchers developed engineered immune-system cells, helped by peptides from scorpion venom, that in lab mice bind more reliably to brain tumor cells.
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Patient Receives First Crispr Genetic Eye Treatment
An individual with a rare genetic eye disease received the first dose of an edited gene in a clinical trial of an experimental treatment for the disorder.
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Enrollment Completed in Aging Frailty Stem Cell Trial
A company developing stem cell treatments to counter frailty in older people finished enlisting participants in a clinical trial testing its therapies.
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A.I. Heart Ultrasound Software Cleared by FDA
Software guided by algorithms that capture top-quality ultrasound images of the heart is now authorized by the Food and Drug Administration.
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Gene Therapy Licensed for Multiple Aging Diseases
A university spin-off company developing treatments to extend the lifetimes of dogs is gaining a gene therapy for preventing multiple age-related diseases.
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Blood Cancers Respond to Cord Blood Cells
A small-scale clinical trial shows most patients with two blood-related cancers safely respond to immune system cells derived from umbilical cord blood.
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FDA Approves Children’s Peanut Allergy Drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first treatment for children to reduce severe allergic reactions to peanuts.
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Nerve Stimulation Tested to Prevent Migraine
A clinical trial is underway testing a handheld non-invasive device that stimulates a major nerve in the body, as a way to prevent migraines.
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Int’l Group Funding Coronavirus Vaccines
An international health coalition is funding development of vaccines against the new coronavirus outbreak spreading quickly through China and to other countries.
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FDA Clears Placenta Cell Brain Cancer Trial
A company developing cancer therapies with stem cells from human placentas says FDA cleared its request to start a clinical trial of a treatment for brain cancer.