Tag: physical sciences
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NIH Funds Depression Game Therapy Clinical Trial
A treatment for depression designed as a game for patients will be assessed in a clinical trial conducted by a university psychology lab and funded by National Institutes of Health.
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Trial Cleared for Lab-Grown Replacement Knee Cartilage
A biotechnology company creating living tissue from a person’s stem cells says it received FDA clearance for a clinical trial of its replacement knee cartilage.
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Small Biz Award to Boost Maternal Health App
A digital health company with an app for monitoring maternal health is receiving nearly $1 million to add an algorithm for detecting a dangerous pregnancy complication.
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One-Time Crispr HIV Therapy Given Fast-Track Status
A treatment for HIV taken just once, using the genome-editing technology Crispr, is receiving fast-track designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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Darpa Seeking On-Demand, Distributed Production of Proteins
A synthetic biology company is receiving a contract with the U.S. advanced defense research agency to devise a high-speed localized process for making therapeutic proteins.
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Venture Fund to Back Life Science A.I. Start-Ups
A new venture fund says it’s investing in health and life science start-ups implementing advanced technologies, particularly artificial intelligence, that promise to transform the field.
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Trial Underway Testing Dried Plasma for Transfusions
A clinical trial is recruiting participants to assess the safety and feasibility of a system for spray drying and re-constituting a person’s blood plasma.
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Bio-Friendly Plant Nutrient Delivery Patent Awarded
A process for delivering nutrients for crop growth that its developers say is more sustainable than most fertilizer methods today received a U.S. patent.
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Infographic – Venture Funds Continue Slide in Q2
Venture capital funding for start-ups worldwide continued dropping in the second quarter of 2023 with dollar volumes down by double digits from just the first quarter of the year.
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Digital Biomarkers Shown to Highlight Parkinson’s Disease
Early findings indicate calculations from MRI scans of white matter lesions in the brain can distinguish between Parkinson’s disease and other neurological conditions.