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Make Sure Your Employees Thrive

By Alan, on July 26th, 2017%

For business owners, happy, productive and motivated employees are essential for success. . . . → Read More: Make Sure Your Employees Thrive

Tough Ingested Hydrogels Designed for Long-Term Drugs

By Alan, on July 26th, 2017%

A medical engineering team developed and tested in animals a new water-based polymer material to deliver drugs for long-term release in the stomach. . . . → Read More: Tough Ingested Hydrogels Designed for Long-Term Drugs

Takeda, Biosurfaces Partner on Nanofiber Devices

By Alan, on July 25th, 2017%

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company is joining with a developer of medical devices from nanoscale bioactive fibers to design new devices for gastrointestinal, or GI, disorders. . . . → Read More: Takeda, Biosurfaces Partner on Nanofiber Devices

Faster Process Devised for Targeted Antibodies

By Alan, on July 25th, 2017%

Researchers in the U.S. and U.K. designed techniques for quickly generating highly targeted antibodies in the lab, which can speed production of new vaccines and therapies. . . . → Read More: Faster Process Devised for Targeted Antibodies

Lilly Licensing Autoimmune Therapy in $400M Deal

By Alan, on July 24th, 2017%

Drug maker Eli Lilly and Company is licensing a therapy from a biotechnology company that produces self-correcting cells for people with disorders caused by a malfunctioning immune system. . . . → Read More: Lilly Licensing Autoimmune Therapy in $400M Deal

Clinical Trial Begins for Liver Dialysis Device

By Alan, on July 24th, 2017%

A clinical trial is underway in Europe testing a device that works like dialysis to clear toxins from the blood associated with liver failure, where a transplant is often the only option. . . . → Read More: Clinical Trial Begins for Liver Dialysis Device

S&P 500 Tech Stocks Surpass Dot-Com Peak

By Alan, on July 22nd, 2017%

On Wednesday, Standard & Poor’s index of 500 stocks in the information technology industry closed at 992.29, its highest point since March 2000, at the height of the dot-com boom, when the index reached 988.49. . . . → Read More: S&P 500 Tech Stocks Surpass Dot-Com Peak

Calif. Agency Supporting Late Stem Cell Trial for ALS

By Alan, on July 21st, 2017%

California’s agency supporting stem cell research for regenerative medicine is helping fund a clinical trial testing stem cell treatments for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. . . . → Read More: Calif. Agency Supporting Late Stem Cell Trial for ALS

Robot Designed to Grow into Shapes, Spaces

By Alan, on July 21st, 2017%

Engineering researchers created a new type of robot that grows to extend its form into spaces like a vine, rather than move to different locations. . . . → Read More: Robot Designed to Grow into Shapes, Spaces

Start-Up Building Mobile Apps Combining DNA, Lifestyle

By Alan, on July 20th, 2017%

A new enterprise in California is creating smartphone apps that provide lifestyle advice based on DNA analysis and activity tracking. . . . → Read More: Start-Up Building Mobile Apps Combining DNA, Lifestyle

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