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Industry-Academic Center to Boost Rare Disease Therapies

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An alliance of academic labs and venture investors is starting a new research enterprise to speed development of treatments for rare diseases in the U.S. and U.K. . . . → Read More: Industry-Academic Center to Boost Rare Disease Therapies

Biotech Thymus Tissue Process Gains ARPA-H Funding

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A company with a process to generate new thymus tissue for immune system functions is receiving a $37 million award from the government’s health breakthrough agency. . . . → Read More: Biotech Thymus Tissue Process Gains ARPA-H Funding

Biotech, Univ. Labs Test Psychoactive Drug as PTSD Therapy

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A developer of treatments with psychedelic compounds for brain disorders is partnering with a lab at Yale University to assess methylone as a PTSD therapy. . . . → Read More: Biotech, Univ. Labs Test Psychoactive Drug as PTSD Therapy

Biosensor Developed to Detect Explosives, Land Mines

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Researchers from a university biochemistry lab and company developing synthetic enzymes designed techniques using engineered bacteria to detect buried land mines at longer distances. . . . → Read More: Biosensor Developed to Detect Explosives, Land Mines

University Start-Up Developing Inhaled Gene Therapies

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A new company spun-off from a university lab consortium is advancing gene therapies delivered through the lungs to treat rare inherited respiratory diseases. . . . → Read More: University Start-Up Developing Inhaled Gene Therapies

A.I. Mammogram Screening Shown to Improve Cancer Detection

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Results of a clinical trial show one radiologist using software with artificial intelligence can detect more breast cancer cases in mammograms than current reviews by two radiologists. . . . → Read More: A.I. Mammogram Screening Shown to Improve Cancer Detection

Neurons from Stem Cells Produced for Overdose Therapy Tests

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Researchers use stem cells to generate human neurons resembling those in the brain that control breathing during opioid reactions, for eventual chip devices to test overdose therapies. . . . → Read More: Neurons from Stem Cells Produced for Overdose Therapy Tests

Venture Firm, Cancer Center Start Antibody Biotech Company

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A company formed by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and Panacea Venture plans to develop synthetic antibodies as treatments addressing new cancer targets. . . . → Read More: Venture Firm, Cancer Center Start Antibody Biotech Company

Trial Shows Nasal Vaccine Reduces Whooping Cough Bacteria

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Results of a clinical trial show a vaccine delivered as a nasal spray protects healthy people against infection from the bacteria causing whooping cough infections. . . . → Read More: Trial Shows Nasal Vaccine Reduces Whooping Cough Bacteria

Trial Begins for Multi-Neurological Disease Therapy

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A clinical trial is underway testing a new type of therapy its developer says addresses damage to nerve cells associated with a number of neurological disorders. . . . → Read More: Trial Begins for Multi-Neurological Disease Therapy