Tag: life sciences
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Nanoscale Particles Deliver Crispr Cancer Treatments
Researchers in Israel developed techniques to deliver gene editing therapies with lipid nanoscale particles that in lab mice killed cancer cells and increased survival.
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Trial Assesses Remote Drug-Phone Blood Pressure Mgmt
A clinical trial is testing a combination of smartphone reporting and medication to help individuals personalize their blood pressure therapy.
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Cancer Immune System Therapy Start-Up Raises $53M
A company developing treatments that retune the immune system to kill solid tumor and blood-related cancers is raising $53 million in its first venture funding.
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FDA Grants Emergency Clearance for Home Covid-19 Test
The Food and Drug Administration gave an emergency authorization for a self-collected Covid-19 diagnostic test, the first such test for home use.
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ALS Stem Cell Therapy Fails to Meet Trial Objective
Clinical trial results of an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, therapy do not show slower disease progression among patients compared to a placebo.
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Blood Cells Transport Enzymes to Slow Cancer Spread
Researchers devised a technique that in lab mice carries immune system enzymes on red blood cells to stop the spread of cancer in the lungs.
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Covid-19 Vaccine Shown Effective, Temperature-Stable
Interim clinical trial results show the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine prevents infection in 94 percent of cases and can stored for 30 days in normal refrigeration.
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Tech, Genomics Companies Form DNA Storage Alliance
Four companies from the computer technology and genomics industries are starting a coalition to advance DNA as a data storage medium.
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Covid-19 Saliva Test Earns FDA Emergency Clearance
A test to detect Covid-19 viruses in saliva rather than nasal swabs received emergency authorization from Food and Drug Administration.
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Gene-Editing Enzyme Start-Up Gains $65M
A new company creating engineered enzymes for genome editing therapeutics is raising $65 million in its first venture funding round.