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Gene Therapy Shown to Build Knee Cartilage

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Findings from research with lab animals shows a single gene therapy injection delivered with a benign virus helps build new knee cartilage cells and tissue. . . . → Read More: Gene Therapy Shown to Build Knee Cartilage

Fox Foundation Funds New Genetic Variation Targets for Parkinson’s

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A Parkinson’s disease organization is giving a grant to a neurodegenerative therapies developer that targets new groups of underlying disease-causing genetic changes. . . . → Read More: Fox Foundation Funds New Genetic Variation Targets for Parkinson’s

Business-Academic Team to Create RNA Delivery for Cancer

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A university lab and biotechnology company are developing new cancer treatments with therapies that stop RNA activity, delivered by advanced nanoscale particles. . . . → Read More: Business-Academic Team to Create RNA Delivery for Cancer

mRNA Aerosol Delivered to Lungs to Treat Pneumonia

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Messenger RNA, inhaled from an aerosol spray, is shown in lab rats with pneumonia to reduce inflammation, improve lung functions, and protect against further infections. . . . → Read More: mRNA Aerosol Delivered to Lungs to Treat Pneumonia

Bio-Electric Regeneration Company Adds $8M in Seed Funds

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A start-up enterprise, spun-off from Tufts University labs, creating bio-electrical treatments for regenerating limbs and tissue, is raising $8 million in new seed funds. . . . → Read More: Bio-Electric Regeneration Company Adds $8M in Seed Funds

Biotech Drug Shown to Kill Prostate Tumor Cells

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Tests with lab mice show low doses of an experimental oral drug can selectively kill prostate cancer cells while not affecting surrounding healthy tissue. . . . → Read More: Biotech Drug Shown to Kill Prostate Tumor Cells

Implanted Tissue Shown to Produce Thyroid Hormones

Lab mouse

In a preclinical test, thyroid tissue earlier removed from lab animals was re-implanted in a protective pouch, which generates production of key hormones by the animals. . . . → Read More: Implanted Tissue Shown to Produce Thyroid Hormones

Biotech, Academic Lab Partner on Microbiome-Safe Products

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A biotechnology company creating products for gut health and a university immunology lab are evaluating cleaning products for potential damage to human protective tissues. . . . → Read More: Biotech, Academic Lab Partner on Microbiome-Safe Products

Nasal Spray Vaccine Shown to Stop Gonorrhea Infections

Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria

A vaccine against gonorrhea given as a nasal spray is shown to generate protective immune responses in lab mice of both sexes, and in females similar to an intravaginal vaccine. . . . → Read More: Nasal Spray Vaccine Shown to Stop Gonorrhea Infections

Nanotech Enzyme Process Boosts T-Cell Cancer Therapies

T-cells and cancer cells

A bioengineering team devised techniques for feasibly adding cancer-killing enzymes to engineered immune cells that in lab mice kill solid-tumor and blood cancer cells. . . . → Read More: Nanotech Enzyme Process Boosts T-Cell Cancer Therapies