Tag: clinical trials
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Nerve Stimulation Device Being Tested for Arthritis
A device sending electrical pulses through a main nerve pathway is starting a clinical trial to test the device in people with rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune disease affecting joints and surrounding tissue.
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Safety Shown for Bacterial Nasal Spray to Prevent Allergies
First results from a clinical trial show a preventive treatment for seasonal allergies using live bacteria and given as a nasal spray is safe for patients.
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Novartis Licenses Biomaterial for Cancer Immunotherapy
Drug maker Novartis is licensing from a lab at Harvard University a biocompatible material designed to provide delivery of treatments that invoke the immune system to fight cancer.
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Trials Show Pain Drug Reduces Post-Surgery Opioid Use
Initial results from two late-stage clinical trials show an experimental pain drug with non-opioid ingredients reduces the use of opioid pain relievers following surgery, compared to a placebo and standard care.
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Trial Shows Patch Feasible for Heart Rhythm Detection
Results from a clinical trial show a wearable patch, applied and used by older adults in their homes, detects more heart rhythm problems than waiting to see a doctor, the usual way these problems are detected.
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A.I. Shown to Boost Cancer Clinical Trial Enrollment
Early results from a system using a supercomputer and artificial intelligence to match breast cancer patients to clinical trials shows faster screening and higher enrollment rates in these studies compared to manual methods.
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Breathalyzer Biopsy Company Gains $15M in New Funds
A company in the U.K. developing a technology for early and precise diagnosis of lung and other cancers by analyzing exhaled breath is raising $15 million in new venture capital.
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Trial Shows Reduction in Huntington Disease Protein
First results from a clinical trial show an experimental therapy reduces production of a protein damaging nerve cells in people with Huntington disease.
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Biotech Sponsoring Microbiome-Cancer Research
A biotechnology enterprise is starting research collaborations with cancer labs in the U.S. and Germany to study interactions of gut microbes on responses of individuals to cancer immunotherapies.
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Trials Test Antibodies to Prevent Hospital Infections
Clinical trials are underway in the U.S. as part of a larger international project testing synthetic antibodies designed to prevent infections from bacteria often found in hospitals and clinics.