Tag: pharmaceuticals
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Crispr Made More Immune-System Safe
Researchers at Arizona State University created a process to make the genome editing technique Crispr less likely to cause an immune system reaction in patients.
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Tissue Chip Experiments Set for Space Station
A collection of 4 new tissue chip experiments are among the payloads to be sent next week to the International Space Station or ISS.
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Precision Medicine Tested for Combination Cancer Therapies
Results from a clinical trial show precision medicine, where the genomic nature of tumors guides the choice of treatment, can identify a combination of cancer therapies with better outcomes for patients.
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Gel Boosts T-Cells for Cancer Treatments
A biomedical engineering team devised techniques using a gel to produce more engineered T-cells, which in lab mice stopped the growth of tumors.
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Patent Awarded for Engineered T-Cell Cancer Therapy
An experimental treatment using a person’s modified T-cells from the immune system to attack solid tumor cancers received a U.S. patent.
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Human Heart 3-D Printed from Patient Cells
A biomedical engineering team printed a three-dimensional scale model of a human heart, including blood vessels, from cells donated by a living person.
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Resistant Fungus Treatment Shown Effective in Early Results
Results from a clinical trial show an experimental anti-fungal drug effective in 2 cases of Candida auris infections, a fungus resistant to most other drugs.
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FDA Approves Single Dual-Drug Pill for HIV
The Food and Drug Administration approved a daily pill with 2 drugs to lower viral loads in people with HIV, but who have not yet taken other HIV drugs.
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Biotechs Partner on Gene Silencing in $1.1B Deal
Two biotechnology companies plan to develop new therapies mainly for eye and neurological diseases that silence genes responsible for those conditions.
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NIH Launches Universal Flu Vaccine Trial
A clinical trial testing a vaccine designed to prevent infections from many influenza strains is underway at National Institutes of Health.