Tag: clinical trials
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Texas Vaccine Center Expanding R&D
A vaccine research center in Galveston, Texas is expanding its operations to add more basic and preclinical studies that lead to clinical trials resulting in more preventive and therapeutic vaccines.
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Engineered T-Cells Show Extended Leukemia Remission
A clinical trial shows a patient’s immune system cells, modified to add cancer-fighting proteins, can extend high remission among children with a type of leukemia for as long as 12 months, but also with high rates of adverse effects.
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Report: 19 New Precision Medicines Approved in 2017
A report on Food and Drug Administration approvals of new therapies says the agency is accelerating its reviews of treatments designed to address the specific molecular composition of individuals.
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Microsoft Providing A.I. for Big Data Cancer Research
Seven research teams are receiving grants to study complex problems in cancer immunotherapy with large-scale data sets, and assistance with machine learning and artificial intelligence provided by Microsoft Corp.
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Nerve Stimulation Shown to Treat Cluster Headaches
A device that stimulates a collection of nerves located behind the nose was shown in a year-long study to lower intensity and frequency of cluster headaches, a condition marked by repeating episodes of severe pain.
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Start-Up Licenses Children’s Myopia-Control Contact Lens
A start-up enterprise spun-off from Hong Kong Polytechnic University is licensing the technology for a customized contact lens that controls and prevents further myopia in children.
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Blood Disorder Drug Maker Acquired in $11.6B Deal
The global pharmaceutical company Sanofi is buying Bioverativ Inc., a developer of biologics to treat hemophilia and other rare blood disorders.
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Little Data to Support Wearable Device Health Benefits
A review of published research since 2000 shows little evidence to support claims of beneficial health outcomes from the use of wearable devices like smart watches or wristbands, at least not yet.
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FDA to Release More Accessible Clinical Trial Data
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans to make available in a more user-friendly format details from clinical trials of new drugs approved by the agency.
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First MERS Virus Treatment Found Safe
An experimental treatment for Middle East respiratory syndrome, or MERS, infections made from antibodies produced in cattle is shown in a clinical trial to be safe for patients.