Tag: life sciences
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Trial Testing Ultrasound, Chemo for Brain Tumors
A clinical trial is underway assessing an implanted ultrasound device with chemotherapy to treat glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer.
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ALS Stem Cell Treatments Found Safe, Slow Progression
Results from an early clinical trial of stem cells to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, shows the therapy is safe and slows progression of the disease.
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AbbVie Acquires Coronavirus Antibody Therapy
Drug maker AbbVie is licensing a synthetic antibody to treat Covid-19 and SARS coronaviruses that the company began funding in June.
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Biotech Licenses Precision Cancer Biologic to Genentech
A biotechnology company discovering synthetic proteins that target cancer-causing genetic mutations is licensing its lead product to biologics maker Genentech.
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University Halts Covid-19 Vaccine Trials
An Australian university is stopping development of a vaccine to prevent Covid-19 infections due to antibodies from the vaccine that interfere with HIV tests.
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Google Releases Health Studies Phone App
Google began offering a smartphone app yesterday that enables individuals to take part in medical studies.
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Sensor Designed for A.I. Mimics Eye Functions
A computer science lab designed an optical sensor to function more like a human eye and better process visual data for systems based on artificial intelligence.
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Daily Covid-19 Nasal Spray Vaccine in Works
A group of university and government labs is formulating an antiviral drug as a nasal spray for use as a daily preventive vaccine against Covid-19 infections.
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Trial Shows Stem Cell Therapy Slows M.S. Progression
Results of a clinical trial show a treatment for multiple sclerosis from patients’ stem cells slows progression of the disease and improves walking ability.
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Start-Up Company Creating Wearable Brain Scanner
A new enterprise, spun-off from a neuroscience lab in the U.K., is advancing a wearable scanner to detect and diagnose various brain disorders.