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Long-Acting Opioid Abuse Therapy Shown Working in Trial

An experimental long-acting drug was shown at least as effective, and in some cases superior, to the current standard of care for opioid use disorder. . . . → Read More: Long-Acting Opioid Abuse Therapy Shown Working in Trial

Electronic Pulses Shown to Induce Cancer Immune Response

A medical device company presented results of preclinical studies showing its drug-free electronic pulse technology encourages the immune system to kill and clear cancer cells. . . . → Read More: Electronic Pulses Shown to Induce Cancer Immune Response

Seedless Fruit Varieties Seen As Food Security Boost

A review of studies evaluating techniques for producing seedless fruit concludes these techniques can contribute to higher yields that help ensure the security of food supplies. . . . → Read More: Seedless Fruit Varieties Seen As Food Security Boost

Small-Business Grants Awarded for Neurological Diseases

A biotechnology company spun-off last year in a pharmaceutical industry merger is receiving small business research grants to advance its technology treating neurological disorders. . . . → Read More: Small-Business Grants Awarded for Neurological Diseases

Oxford, Evotec Partner on Drug Discovery

A collaboration between University of Oxford and a German drug discovery company aims to speed promising new treatments to the market, including support for start-up enterprises. . . . → Read More: Oxford, Evotec Partner on Drug Discovery

Liquid Biopsy Lab to Reside at Cancer Institute

A designer of liquid biopsy tests to diagnose cancer is establishing a lab to study circulating tumor cells at John Wayne Cancer Institute in Santa Monica, California. . . . → Read More: Liquid Biopsy Lab to Reside at Cancer Institute

Florida Voters Give Split Decision on GM Mosquitoes [Updated]

Voters in the Florida Keys yesterday returned a split decision on non-binding ballot questions about testing genetically modified mosquitoes to stop the Zika virus. . . . → Read More: Florida Voters Give Split Decision on GM Mosquitoes [Updated]

Phone-Based Microscope Developed for Water Testing

An engineering lab at University of Houston in Texas designed an inexpensive lens that when placed over a smartphone’s camera, turns the phone into a microscope. . . . → Read More: Phone-Based Microscope Developed for Water Testing

RNA Drug Delivery Technique Shown Safe in Monkeys

A biotechnology company reports a drug delivery method combining nanoscale lipid particles and biocompatible polymers enables the safe production of synthetic RNA-based proteins in monkeys. . . . → Read More: RNA Drug Delivery Technique Shown Safe in Monkeys

Zika Vaccine Clinical Trial Underway

The first of a series of clinical trials testing inactivated Zika particles as a vaccine to protect against the live Zika virus is recruiting participants. . . . → Read More: Zika Vaccine Clinical Trial Underway