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Scenes From the AAAS Meeting, Fun With Science

By Alan, on February 17th, 2019%

Here are a few images from the annual meeting of the American Association for Advancement of Science, held this weekend in Washington, D.C. . . . → Read More: Scenes From the AAAS Meeting, Fun With Science

MIT Spins-Off 32 Start-Ups in 2018

By Alan, on February 16th, 2019%

Research done at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2018 led to creation of 32 new start-up enterprises as well as hundreds of licenses and patents. . . . → Read More: MIT Spins-Off 32 Start-Ups in 2018

Blockchain and Science, Not Ready for Prime Time

By Alan, on February 15th, 2019%

A panel of data and behavioral scientists envision great potential for blockchain in science, but show few cases of blockchain in use today among researchers. . . . → Read More: Blockchain and Science, Not Ready for Prime Time

Asthma Drug Shown to Lower Airway Muscle Mass

By Alan, on February 14th, 2019%

An experimental drug is shown in a clinical trial and computer modeling to reduce the mass of smooth muscle tissue that builds up in airways of people with asthma. . . . → Read More: Asthma Drug Shown to Lower Airway Muscle Mass

FDA Approves 25 Precision Meds in 2018

By Alan, on February 13th, 2019%

An organization advocating for medicines addressing a person’s unique chemical composition rather than disease symptoms says U.S. regulators approved 25 of those drugs in 2018. . . . → Read More: FDA Approves 25 Precision Meds in 2018

Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation Adapted for Epilepsy

By Alan, on February 13th, 2019%

An academic-industry collaboration in Europe is evaluating brain stimulation, but without implanting electrodes, as a treatment for one type of epilepsy. . . . → Read More: Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation Adapted for Epilepsy

Laser Treatments Tested for Cancer Side Effects

By Alan, on February 12th, 2019%

Researchers from University at Buffalo are evaluating low-level lasers as a treatment for oral mucositis, a painful adverse effect of cancer chemo and radiation therapy. . . . → Read More: Laser Treatments Tested for Cancer Side Effects

Kidney Organoids Created with Working Blood Vessels

By Alan, on February 11th, 2019%

Bioengineering labs at Harvard University and affiliated hospitals used stem cells and three-dimensional printing to create kidney tissue chips with blood vessel networks. . . . → Read More: Kidney Organoids Created with Working Blood Vessels

UC-Berkeley to Get New Crispr Patent

By Alan, on February 11th, 2019%

University of California in Berkeley will soon receive a new patent for its development of the genome editing process known as Crispr, the latest round in a years-long dispute. . . . → Read More: UC-Berkeley to Get New Crispr Patent

Insulin Delivered by Capsule, That’s the Good News

By Alan, on February 10th, 2019%

Before we start celebrating the end of injections, we need to deal with a more basic problem facing people with diabetes, namely the rapidly rising cost of insulin. . . . → Read More: Insulin Delivered by Capsule, That’s the Good News

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