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Exosomes Shown to Block Broad Covid-19 Variant Range

Exosome illustration

Tiny natural bubbles with infection-receptor proteins found in blood are shown in lab mice to divert and prevent SARS-CoV-2 viruses from infecting real cells. . . . → Read More: Exosomes Shown to Block Broad Covid-19 Variant Range

Patent Awarded for Opioid Risk System with Geographic Data

Networked earth

A company analyzing public health data by geography and social factors received a patent for its system identifying likely opioid addiction hot spots. . . . → Read More: Patent Awarded for Opioid Risk System with Geographic Data

Biotechs Partner on Agitation Detection Technology

Sad, depressed

Two developers of treatments and tools for neurological diseases are developing a system for early detection of agitation, a symptom of psychiatric disorders. . . . → Read More: Biotechs Partner on Agitation Detection Technology

Fine-Tuning Process Devised for Gene Therapies

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Researchers designed a technique to adjust the volume of proteins from gene therapy released into patients, providing more control for complex diseases. . . . → Read More: Fine-Tuning Process Devised for Gene Therapies

Patent Awarded for Safer Cancer Drug Delivery

Chemotherapy vials

A pharmaceutical R&D company is receiving a patent for its process that encapsulates and better targets chemotherapy drugs for cancer patients. . . . → Read More: Patent Awarded for Safer Cancer Drug Delivery

Plant-Based Material Designed to Replace Plastics

Uses of plant-based material

Biochemists created a polymer film derived from soy proteins in a sustainable process that can replace many of today’s single-use plastics. . . . → Read More: Plant-Based Material Designed to Replace Plastics

Test Vaccine Protects Against Wide Coronavirus Range

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Researchers at two Virginia universities developed an experimental vaccine that in tests with pigs protects against SARS-CoV-2 and other coronaviruses. . . . → Read More: Test Vaccine Protects Against Wide Coronavirus Range

Universities Form Joint Engineering Patent Pool

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

A group of 15 American universities are putting part of their engineering patents into a common licensing pool for commercial development. . . . → Read More: Universities Form Joint Engineering Patent Pool

Micro-Robot Designed to Aid Internal Laser Surgery

Microrobotic laser device

An engineering team demonstrated a small robotic device that fits on current surgical equipment to improve laser surgery inside the body. . . . → Read More: Micro-Robot Designed to Aid Internal Laser Surgery

Blood Cells Transport Enzymes to Slow Cancer Spread

Red blood cells and nanoparticles

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. . . . → Read More: Blood Cells Transport Enzymes to Slow Cancer Spread