Tag: clinical trials
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Migraine Drug Developer Raises $82.5M in IPO
A developer of a drug for migraine formulated as a dry powder and given as a nasal spray is raising $82.5 million in its initial public offering of common stock.
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NIH Funds Augmented-Reality Endovascular System
A grant from National Institutes of Health is funding a system using augmented reality and holography to improve minimally-invasive repair of blood vessels.
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Hydrogel Shown Safe to Repair Heart Damage
Results of a small-scale clinical trial show an experimental treatment using an injectable gel to repair damage from a heart attack is safe for patients.
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Network to Promote Real-World Dementia Trials
University and senior care center researchers are building a nationwide network to collect real-world evidence on caring for people with dementia.
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New App for Medical Research, Studies Revealed
Apple Inc. plans to release a new medical research app and announced a series of studies for its use in women’s health, hearing, and heart health.
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Experimental Drug Shown to Prevent Memory Loss
A drug candidate designed to compensate for damage to brain cells from toxic proteins prevented nerve cell damage and memory loss in lab mice.
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Response by Patients Shown to Precision Lung Cancer Drug
Results of a clinical trial show a treatment targeting specific genetic aberrations produces a therapeutic response in most patients with lung cancer from that condition.
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Peanut Desensitizing Found Safe, Effective Long-Term
A clinical trial shows children with peanut allergies taking peanut protein under the tongue avoid allergic reactions from peanuts for up to five years.
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FDA Okays Celiac Disease Engineered Microbe Trial
A company making synthetic biological therapies received authorization to begin clinical trials in the U.S. for an engineered microbe to treat celiac disease.
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Controlled Brain Tumor Gene Therapy Shown Safe
A clinical trial shows an experimental gene therapy that controls release of a powerful anti-tumor protein is safe for patients with stubborn glioblastoma, a type of brain cancer.