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A.I. Analytics Detect Heart Failure in Single Ultrasound View

Heart, circulation system

A system using deep learning algorithms to analyze ultrasound video images is shown to detect a difficult-to diagnose type of heart failure with clips from one view of the heart. . . . → Read More: A.I. Analytics Detect Heart Failure in Single Ultrasound View

Streamlined Gene Therapy Delivery Process Demonstrated

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A group of academic and industry researchers exhibited in lab cells and mice a more direct delivery technique that could make gene therapies more accessible and inexpensive. . . . → Read More: Streamlined Gene Therapy Delivery Process Demonstrated

NIH Funds Depression Game Therapy Clinical Trial

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A treatment for depression designed as a game for patients will be assessed in a clinical trial conducted by a university psychology lab and funded by National Institutes of Health. . . . → Read More: NIH Funds Depression Game Therapy Clinical Trial

Trial Cleared for Lab-Grown Replacement Knee Cartilage

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A biotechnology company creating living tissue from a person’s stem cells says it received FDA clearance for a clinical trial of its replacement knee cartilage. . . . → Read More: Trial Cleared for Lab-Grown Replacement Knee Cartilage

One-Time Crispr HIV Therapy Given Fast-Track Status

T-cell infected by HIV

A treatment for HIV taken just once, using the genome-editing technology Crispr, is receiving fast-track designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. . . . → Read More: One-Time Crispr HIV Therapy Given Fast-Track Status

Darpa Seeking On-Demand, Distributed Production of Proteins

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A synthetic biology company is receiving a contract with the U.S. advanced defense research agency to devise a high-speed localized process for making therapeutic proteins. . . . → Read More: Darpa Seeking On-Demand, Distributed Production of Proteins

Drug Maker, Univ. Lab Partner on Neuropeptide Anxiety Trial

Nasal spray

A biopharmaceutical company and university neuroscience lab are collaborating on a clinical trial testing a peptide nasal spray treatment for social anxiety disorder. . . . → Read More: Drug Maker, Univ. Lab Partner on Neuropeptide Anxiety Trial

Venture Fund to Back Life Science A.I. Start-Ups

Synthetic biology

A new venture fund says it’s investing in health and life science start-ups implementing advanced technologies, particularly artificial intelligence, that promise to transform the field. . . . → Read More: Venture Fund to Back Life Science A.I. Start-Ups

Biochip Device Tests Malaria Drug Efficacy, Safety

Malaria model chip device

A lab-on-a-chip device with human organ cells is shown in lab tests to distinguish between malaria strains and detect drug toxicity when assessing blood for seven days. . . . → Read More: Biochip Device Tests Malaria Drug Efficacy, Safety

Weather Balloon Data Company Raises $6M in Seed Funds

Weather balloon in flight

A company creating a network of long-range high-altitude balloons to expand the scope of global weather forecasting is raising $6 million in seed funds. . . . → Read More: Weather Balloon Data Company Raises $6M in Seed Funds