Tag: preclinical
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Synthetic Insulin-Producing Cells Designed, Tested
Synthetic beta cells, like natural cells in the pancreas, were shown in tests with lab mice to sense glucose levels in the blood and produce insulin.
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LEDs Shown to Reduce Alzheimer’s Brain Plaques
Pulsating LED lights were shown in lab mice to reduce amyloid-beta plaque deposits associated with Alzheimer’s disease on brain cells, with the lead researchers starting a company to commercialize the technology.
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Trial to Test Radio Waves to Treat Alzheimer’s
A clinical trial is inviting individuals with Alzheimer’s disease to test a device that its designers claim can reverse cognitive impairment resulting from Alzheimer’s disease.
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Ostrich Antibodies to Fight Resistant Infections
A biotechnology company developing antibodies grown in ostrich eggs is partnering with a Boston hospital to test a new treatment for Clostridium difficile, or C. difficile, a stubborn infection, increasingly resistant to antibiotics, and often contracted in hospitals.
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Room-Temperature Vaccine Storage Techniques Devised
Vaccines against viral diseases today need to be kept refrigerated to prevent spoilage, which raises costs and often prevents their widespread use in many developing regions. A team of materials scientists at Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland, or EPFL, proposes methods for storing vaccines without refrigeration for many days.
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Biodegradable Capsule Designed for Hemophilia Drug
A chemical engineering group designed a capsule to deliver blood coagulating proteins for people with hemophilia B who now require injections or infusions.
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Partnership Assessing Nerve Stimulation Bleeding Device
The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research and Global Good Fund are evaluating an electronic device that stimulates nerves to stop bleeding, as a way to control postpartum hemorrhage
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Laser-Immunotherapy Now in Cancer Clinical Trial
A new type of cancer treatment that precisely attacks tumors with synthetic antibodies activated by laser beams is being tested in an early-stage clinical trial.
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Electronic Pulses Shown to Induce Cancer Immune Response
A medical device company presented results of preclinical studies showing its drug-free electronic pulse technology encourages the immune system to kill and clear cancer cells.
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RNA Drug Delivery Technique Shown Safe in Monkeys
A biotechnology company reports a drug delivery method combining nanoscale lipid particles and biocompatible polymers enables the safe production of synthetic RNA-based proteins in monkeys.