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Lung Tissue Grown in Lab from Stem Cells

Researchers in regenerative medicine at UCLA grew three-dimensional pieces of human lung tissue in lab cultures starting from stem cells. . . . → Read More: Lung Tissue Grown in Lab from Stem Cells

Challenge Seeks Health Technology Start-Ups

A new competition is seeking start-up enterprises worldwide to pitch their ideas for solving health care issues with technology directly to life sciences industry leaders. . . . → Read More: Challenge Seeks Health Technology Start-Ups

Small Business Grant Funds Natural Dyes Crop Research

A company making natural dyes for clothing and a plant science research center are discovering genomic processes to improve plants producing indigo, the dye giving blue jeans its color. . . . → Read More: Small Business Grant Funds Natural Dyes Crop Research

Stem Cells Aid Motor Functions in Spinal Cord Patients

First results from a clinical trial show stem cell treatments help restore some arm and hand functioning in patients with complete cervical spinal cord injury. . . . → Read More: Stem Cells Aid Motor Functions in Spinal Cord Patients

Computational Drug Discovery Company Launches

A new enterprise, Relay Therapeutics, is being formed for computer-driven discovery of new drugs based on the movements and interactions of protein molecules. . . . → Read More: Computational Drug Discovery Company Launches

Science News Service Hacked, Taken Offline

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14 September 2016. EurekAlert, an online scientific news distribution service, was taken down last night after discovering a security breach that occurred on Friday, 9 September. An investigation by American Association for the Advancement of Science, or AAAS, that publishes EurekAlert, shows “registrants’ user names and passwords were compromised.”

A letter . . . → Read More: Science News Service Hacked, Taken Offline

Patent Issued for Online Hearing Aid Calibration

A technology for fitting and programming a hearing aid online received a U.S. patent earlier this month, awarded to iHear Medical Inc. . . . → Read More: Patent Issued for Online Hearing Aid Calibration

Brain Signals Drive Computer Cursor for Faster Typing

A system capturing motor signals in the brain is shown in tests with monkeys to direct a cursor to type text on a keyboard display at rates as high as 12 words per minute. . . . → Read More: Brain Signals Drive Computer Cursor for Faster Typing

Synthetic Viruses in Gene Therapy Licensed for Production

Techniques from academic research for developing synthetic viruses to deliver gene therapies are being licensed for commercial production and distribution. . . . → Read More: Synthetic Viruses in Gene Therapy Licensed for Production

Sanofi, Alphabet Create Diabetes Venture

Drug maker Sanofi and Verily Life Sciences, a division of Alphabet — parent company of Google — are creating Onduo, a joint venture to develop health management solutions for people with diabetes. . . . → Read More: Sanofi, Alphabet Create Diabetes Venture