Tag: clinical trials
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Precision Cancer Drug Shown Effective in Adults, Children
Results from 3 clinical trials show most cancer patients given an experimental drug that directly addresses a specific genetic mutation respond to the treatments, despite their cancers occurring in a variety of organs.
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Trial Shows Treatment Desensitizes Peanut Allergies
A large-scale clinical trial shows a preventive treatment desensitizes peanut allergies in children, with most participants able to tolerate substantial amounts of peanut proteins after 1 year.
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RNA Vaccine Shows Promise with Infant Viral Diseases
A vaccine using synthetic RNA, with protein instructions transcribed from one’s genetic code, is shown in tests with lab animals to protect against infections from cytomegalovirus, a virus affecting infants and transplant recipients.
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FDA Clears First Blood Test for Concussions
The Food and Drug Administration authorized for marketing in the U.S. a blood test that screens for chemical indicators in the blood for concussions, a form of traumatic brain injury.
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Patents Awarded for Genetic Editing of CAR T-Cells
U.S. patents were awarded to a biotechnology company developing therapies using the genomic editing process known as Crispr to create immune system cells with proteins for attacking cancer cells.
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Engineered Virus Shows Promise in Some Brain Tumors
A clinical trial testing a common virus modified to generate a specific immune response dramatically reduced deadly brain tumors in a small group of patients and extended their survival for years, but most other patients had only limited success.
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Report – Industry Pain, Addiction Drug Efforts Flagging
A report by a biotechnology industry organization says development efforts and financing for new drugs to treat pain and addiction are falling behind the health and safety needs of society.
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Low Carb Diet, Biomarker Tracking Help Reverse Diabetes
A combination of low-carbohydrate diet, with close monitoring of health indicators and coaching via a mobile app are shown in a clinical trial to reverse type 2 diabetes, including reductions in medication and insulin therapy.
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Personal Brain Stimulation Shown to Boost Memory
A team of psychologists and neuroscientists developed techniques for monitoring and electrically stimulating key parts of the brain, personalized to each individual, which in tests show can improve a person’s memory.
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FDA Approves Wearable Epilepsy Seizure Detector
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a device worn like a wristwatch that uses a machine-learning algorithm to detect convulsive seizures in people with epilepsy.