Tag: biomedical
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AI Designs Better Gene Therapy Delivery Viruses
An academic-industry team used machine learning to design more effective variations of common benign viruses that deliver gene therapies.
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Immune Response Shown in Alzheimer’s Vaccine
Results from a clinical trial show an experimental vaccine produces antibodies for breaking up harmful brain deposits in people with early Alzheimer’s disease.
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AbbVie Licenses Engineered Crispr Cell Process
Drug maker AbbVie is acquiring a technology using the gene-editing process Crispr to produce new off-the-shelf engineered T-cells as disease therapies.
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FDA Clears Covid-19 Dual-Antibody Therapy
The Food and Drug Administration granted an emergency authorization for a combination of two synthetic antibodies to treat non-hospitalized Covid-19 infections.
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Smartwatch Shown to Offer Early Covid-19 Warning
A study shows heart rate data captured by an Apple watch can provide an early warning of impending Covid-19 infections, even before a positive test.
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Biotech, UK Govt to Design Covid-19 Variant Vaccines
A biotechnology company and a U.K. government agency agreed to quickly develop and produce vaccines to protect against emerging Covid-19 viral mutations.
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Apple Watch Helps Personalize Parkinson’s Care
A new study shows an Apple watch can capture data on tremors experienced by people with Parkinson’s disease to help provide more precise care.
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Engineered Cell Therapy Company Issues $588M IPO
A company developing regenerative therapies with engineered stem cells for cancer and other diseases is raising $587.5 million in its initial public offering or IPO.
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Cannabidiol Drug Maker Acquired in $7.2B Deal
A developer of treatments for rare neurological diseases derived from cannabis is being acquired by Jazz Pharmaceuticals in a $7.2 billion deal.
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One-Dose Covid-19 Vaccine Shown to Prevent Hospitalization
Results from four international clinical trials show high disease prevention rates from one dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine.