Tag: clinical trials
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Virtual Knee Replacement Rehab Shown Less Costly
Early results from a clinical trial show a virtual rehabilitation program for people with total knee replacement surgery works as well as conventional rehab methods, but at a lower cost.
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Cancer Antibody Trials Stopped After Patient Death
Two clinical trials testing synthetic antibodies designed to treat blood-related cancers were stopped by their developer after a participant in one trial died from adverse effects.
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Trials to Test Stem Cell Treatments for Eye Injuries
A series of clinical trials are planned to test the use of adult stem cells to treat injuries to the eyes that lead to vision loss.
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Biotech in $3.7B Licensing Deal for Hepatitis-B
A biotechnology company developing therapies that silence the actions of disease-causing genes is licensing its treatment program for hepatitis-B to Janssen Pharmaceuticals.
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Artificial Pancreas Controls Type 1 Diabetes Better Than Insulin Pump Alone
A clinical trial shows a closed-loop algorithm-controlled artificial pancreas system helps people with type 1 diabetes better control their blood sugar levels than a glucose sensor and insulin pump system alone.
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FDA Clears Genomic Bone Marrow Test for Low-Level Cancer
1 Oct. 2018. The Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized for marketing in the U.S. a system for high-speed analysis of bone marrow samples to find low levels of residual cancer cells. The agency’s announcement cleared the ClonoSeq assay developed by Adaptive Biotechnologies in Seattle to test for minimal residual disease levels in people…
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Antibody Combination Shown to Suppress HIV
Results from a small-scale clinical trial show a combination of antibodies can suppress the HIV virus for many weeks after stopping antiretroviral therapy.
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$29.5M Funding Raised for Sinus Drug Delivery Company
A company developing a drug delivery technology to treat chronic sinus conditions is raising $29.5 million in its second venture financing round.
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Genome Centers Named for Precision Medicine Program
Three medical research centers in the U.S. will begin analyzing the DNA in specimen samples from participants in a large-scale precision medicine initiative conducted by National Institutes of Health.
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Umbilical Cord Grafts Shown to Heal Foot Ulcers
Results from a clinical trial show skin grafts made from dehydrated human umbilical cord tissue heal more diabetic foot ulcers than alginate dressings, a common treatment for the condition.