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MFine brings Glucose and Blood Pressure Monitoring to Smartphones
MFine has announced that glucose and blood pressure (BP) monitoring would be available on cellphones. These would be added to MFine's array of self-check health capabilities available on its application, removing the need for any peripheral devices to monitor and…
European Commission Grants AU-011 Orphan Drug Designation for Treating Uveal Melanoma
Aura Biosciences, Inc., a clinical-stage biotech company that develops a new class of virus-like drug conjugate therapies for multiple cancer indications, announced that AU-011, the first-ever VDC product candidate, has been granted Orphan Drug Designation by the European Commission for…
V-TiO2 Nanospindles improve Ultrasound Effect for Tumor Destruction
Scientists at China's Soochow University have developed a new form of sonosensitizer built on vanadium-doped titanium dioxide (V-TiO2) that optimizes the level of destruction induced by ultrasound on tumors. Research in mice showed that tumor growth was significantly suppressed in…
The pet insurance market is being influenced by emerging trends in American pet ownership
Pets are considered family in the United States. Seventy percent of American homes ( million families) own a pet, and fifty-seven percent of millennials own a dog, with some even preferring a fur family to a traditional family. The new…
Humanigen Launches Lenzilumab Managed Access Program
Humanigen Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on treating and preventing an uncontrollable inflammatory response by the immune system known as "cytokine storm," confirmed that lenzilumab is accessible now through its recently introduced Managed Access Program for specific hospitalized COVID-19 patients…
Ensovibep and Sotrovimab advance in their fight against COVID-19
Molecular Partners AG (MOLN), a clinical-stage biotechnology firm, is seeking emergency use authorization from the US FDA for ensovibep, a designed ankyrin repeat protein (DARPin) antiviral therapy candidate to treat COVID-19 through its partner. MOLN is working on DARPin therapies,…
A toilet-based device employs artificial intelligence to monitor biomarkers for UTIs
Olive Diagnostics' KG is a non-invasive, hands-free, AI-powered optical equipment that can be put on any toilet. According to the company, it can be used in any home or clinic around the world to precisely detect biomarkers for medical problems…
Glycans Help SARS-CoV-2 Virus Evade Human Cells
Human cell surfaces have particular sugars present that are known to attract COVID-19 viruses. According to University of Alberta researchers, they were the first to find such a link, and also the brain cells may be highly susceptible. The virus…