FDA Allows Release of HIV Diagnostic Device
The medical technology company Beckton, Dickinson and Company (BD) has received 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to sell the FACSPresto™ and the FACSPresto™...
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DNA Aptamers to Replace Antibodies in Disease Detection and Treatment
Researchers from the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) of A*STAR in Singapore have developed a better technology to detect and treat infectious diseases and cancer....
Bioengineering
Super-Resolution Microscopy to Diagnose Rare Platelet Disorder
A team of scientists led by a research group at University College London have developed a super-resolution microscopy method to diagnose a rare bleeding disease. The...
Biomedicine
FDA Approves Drug Produced in Transgenic Chicken
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Alexion’s Kanuma (sebelipase alfa), a compound for the treatment of the rare disease lysosomal acid lipase (LAL)...
Bioengineering
First Visualization of Cancer Spread from its Origin
Researchers from Boston Children’s Hospital have visually followed the emergence and spread of cancer form its first cell to other parts of an animal. The...
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Illumina Partners with 4 Biobanks to Genotype Their Collections
Illumina has signed agreements with Vanderbilt University, University of Colorado at Anschutz Medical Campus, Partners HealthCare, and Montreal Heart Institute to genotype their sample collections. Illumina’s...
Bioinformatics
Sanofi Pasteur Launches a Zika Virus Vaccine Project
Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines department of Sanofi, has announced a project to develop a vaccine against the Zika virus (ZIKV). The company will leverage their...
Microbiology
Smartphone Fitness Apps Are Inaccurate and Unreliable
Researchers from the University of Toronto have evaluated several free fitness apps and found an unacceptable error percentage when compared to a pedometer. The authors recommend caution...
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