Tag: engineering
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Patch Delivers Low-Dose Vaccine with Full-Dose Power
A clinical trial shows a polymer patch with one-sixth of the usual influenza vaccine dose generates about the same immune reaction as a full-dose injection.
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Implementing New Safety Techniques
New risks, people change, and there are unexpected problems as always along the way.
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FDA Clears High-Volume Covid-19 Test
The Food and Drug Administration cleared for use in the U.S. a high-volume diagnostic for the novel coronavirus that can run on automated systems already in place.
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Gates Funding Covid-19 Vaccine Delivery Device
A biotechnology company developing a vaccine for the Covid-19 virus received funding to scale up a delivery device for the vaccine when it’s available.
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Biotech Partners for A.I. Drug Discovery in $1B Deal
Two companies are collaborating on the use of artificial intelligence to find new drugs addressing a set of proteins that regulate immune-related functions, including inflammation.
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Network Funding Tech To Boost Ovarian Cancer Care
An alliance of cancer centers in the U.S. is supporting four projects developing technologies for improving care for patients with advanced ovarian cancer.
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FDA Okays MRI with Epilepsy Brain Stimulation
A company making brain stimulation systems to treat epilepsy received regulatory clearance for MRI scans in people with its implanted devices.
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Coffee, Hemp Cells Set for Space Station Study
A company is sending cell cultures from hemp and coffee plants to the International Space Station to test effects of weightlessness on the plants’ gene expression.
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Make Your Computing Experience More Enriching
Here are a few tips for making your computing experience more enriching.
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Contact Lens Material Reduces Color Blindness
An engineered ultra-thin material designed for contact lenses is shown in lab tests to help correct for a common form of color blindness.