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Neuro Device Shown to Relieve Adolescent Migraine Pain

Nervivo device and app

Findings from a clinical trial show a wearable device sending electronic signals into the nervous system relieves migraine pain in children age 12 to 17. . . . → Read More: Neuro Device Shown to Relieve Adolescent Migraine Pain

ALS Stem Cell Treatments Found Safe, Slow Progression

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Results from an early clinical trial of stem cells to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, shows the therapy is safe and slows progression of the disease. . . . → Read More: ALS Stem Cell Treatments Found Safe, Slow Progression

Trial Shows Stem Cell Therapy Slows M.S. Progression

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Results of a clinical trial show a treatment for multiple sclerosis from patients’ stem cells slows progression of the disease and improves walking ability. . . . → Read More: Trial Shows Stem Cell Therapy Slows M.S. Progression

Industry, Univ Labs Partner on Cannabinoid Pain Drug

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A Canadian medical school lab is helping evaluate and develop a pain relief drug made by a company developing therapies from cannabis. . . . → Read More: Industry, Univ Labs Partner on Cannabinoid Pain Drug

Trial Underway Testing Insulin Capsules

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Researchers began screening participants for a clinical trial assessing insulin formulated as capsules for people with type 2 diabetes. . . . → Read More: Trial Underway Testing Insulin Capsules

Nanoscale Particles Deliver Crispr Cancer Treatments

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Researchers in Israel developed techniques to deliver gene editing therapies with lipid nanoscale particles that in lab mice killed cancer cells and increased survival. . . . → Read More: Nanoscale Particles Deliver Crispr Cancer Treatments

Precision Drug Trial Shows Solid Tumor Shrinkage

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Partial results from a clinical trial show a drug to stop specific cancer-causing proteins shrinks advanced tumors in some patients across several tumor types. . . . → Read More: Precision Drug Trial Shows Solid Tumor Shrinkage

Wearable Device Shown to Relieve Migraine Pain

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Evidence collected from electronic neuro-stimulation devices shows for most people the wearable systems relieve migraine pain without other drugs. . . . → Read More: Wearable Device Shown to Relieve Migraine Pain

Start-Up to Engineer T-Cells for Autoimmune Diseases

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GentiBio Inc., a new enterprise in Boston, is starting work on creating engineered T-cells from the immune system to treat autoimmune diseases. . . . → Read More: Start-Up to Engineer T-Cells for Autoimmune Diseases

Ultrasound Boosts Cancer Gene Therapy

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Ultrasound waves are shown in tests with lab mice to increase the uptake of a gene therapy that invokes the immune system in treating solid tumor cancers. . . . → Read More: Ultrasound Boosts Cancer Gene Therapy