Tag: pharmaceuticals
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Trial Testing DNA Antibody Vaccine for Zika
A clinical trial is enrolling participants testing a vaccine to prevent Zika infections with synthetic DNA particles designed to produce antibodies against the virus.
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Genetic Acids Harnessed to Promote Wound Healing
A bioengineering team designed a way to use acids in DNA that in lab tests promote wound repair by encouraging production of healing proteins in surrounding tissues.
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Tissue Chip, A.I. Companies Partner on Heart Drug Discovery
A developer of chip devices emulating heart tissue and a medical analytics company using artificial intelligence are jointly discovering new drugs to treat aging heart muscles.
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Lilly Buys Precision Cancer Company in $8B Deal
Drug maker Eli Lilly and Company is acquiring a developer of cancer therapies that target specific genetic alterations rather than tumors in the body.
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Inhaled Messenger RNA Developed, Tested
An academic-industry team developed an inhaled form of genetic material in nanoscale particles that enables lab mice to safely produce proteins in their lungs.
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Duchenne Stem Cell Trial Halted
A clinical trial testing stem cell treatments for symptoms of Duchenne muscular dystrophy is on hold after a patient reported a severe reaction.
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Antibiotic Prevents Staph Colonies in Newborns
Results from a clinical trial show a common antibiotic ointment can prevent dangerous staph bacteria from colonizing in vulnerable newborn infants.
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FDA Clears Inhaled Parkinson’s Drug
A drug administered as an inhaled powder to supplement a common treatment for Parkinson’s disease received approval for marketing from the Food and Drug Administration.
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Eye Drops Reverse Infected Eye Scarring
Eye drops containing a therapeutic protein and applied as a gel, are shown in lab mice to remove scar tissue from the surface of infected or damaged corneas.
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CDC Finds 12 People Sickened by Stem Cell Provider
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a report on a provider of stem cell therapies indicating 12 people in 3 states were infected with bacteria from that company’s treatments.