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Trial Testing Diabetes Drug as Parkinson’s Treatment

A clinical trial has started to test a current drug for type 2 diabetes as a treatment for Parkinson’s disease. . . . → Read More: Trial Testing Diabetes Drug as Parkinson’s Treatment

Nanoparticle Therapy Start-Up Gains $4M in Early Funds

A start-up enterprise developing treatments for autoimmune disorders using protein-laden nanoparticles is raising $4 million in its first venture funding round. . . . → Read More: Nanoparticle Therapy Start-Up Gains $4M in Early Funds

Ordinary Smartphones Able to Hack 3-D Printers

A hacker with an everyday smartphone can steal design data from three-dimensional printers, according to a new paper from a university computer science group. . . . → Read More: Ordinary Smartphones Able to Hack 3-D Printers

$1.2M Challenge Seeking More Accurate Mammograms

A new challenge is seeking better computer models that interpret mammograms with fewer erroneous results, resulting in fewer unneeded medical tests. . . . → Read More: $1.2M Challenge Seeking More Accurate Mammograms

Small Business Grant Funds Flu Therapy R&D

A biotechnology company in South Dakota is developing an influenza therapy, with backing from a National Institutes of Health program supporting research by small enterprises. . . . → Read More: Small Business Grant Funds Flu Therapy R&D

Orphan Status Granted for Hemophilia Genome Editing

Treatments using genome-editing techniques for hemophilia B, a rare blood clotting disease, received orphan therapy status from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. . . . → Read More: Orphan Status Granted for Hemophilia Genome Editing

Chip Device Speeds Single Cell Analysis

A microfluidic, or lab-on-a-chip, device speeds the analysis of individual cells, which its developers show can be applied immediately to testing antibiotics. . . . → Read More: Chip Device Speeds Single Cell Analysis

Labor Day, 2016

It’s Labor Day in the U.S., and Science & Enterprise is taking the day off. . . . → Read More: Labor Day, 2016

Nanotech Plastic Textile Dissipates Body Heat

A new plastic textile material developed at Stanford University is shown to reflect sunlight while allowing more heat from the body to escape, keeping people cooler. . . . → Read More: Nanotech Plastic Textile Dissipates Body Heat

Takeda Awarded $19.8 Million for Zika Vaccine

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company is receiving $19.8 million from a U.S. public health agency for initial steps to develop a vaccine to prevent Zika infections. . . . → Read More: Takeda Awarded $19.8 Million for Zika Vaccine