Collaborate Disseminate
“Something revolutionary is on the horizon…” claims the company’s web site. “Wearable neurotechnology that augments sleep, attention, and ultimately the human experience.”
Or, as Fierce Biotech put it, “A startup emerged from stealth this week with… Continue reading Wearable AI-Powered Neurotech Startup Promises ‘Electric Medicine’ and Wellness Benefits
In a recent interview with Bloomberg, 23andMe CEO Anne Wojcicki said the company was considering splitting its consumer and therapeutics businesses in an effort to boost its stock price and maintain its listing. From a report: Bloomberg noted that the … Continue reading Struggling 23andMe Is Exploring Splitting the DNA Company In Two
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Biotechnology company Biogen is abandoning Aduhelm, its questionable Alzheimer’s drug that has floundered on the market since its scandal-plagued regulatory approval in 2021 and brow-raising pricin… Continue reading Biogen Dumps Dubious Alzheimer’s Drug After Profit-Killing FDA Scandal
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: The first lab-grown freshwater eel meat has been produced, potentially solving a diner’s dilemma. Rampant overfishing has caused eel populations to plummet and prices to soar, but the cultivated ee… Continue reading First Lab-Grown Eel Meat Revealed
According to Neuralink founder Elon Musk, the first human received an implant from the brain-chip startup on Sunday and is recovering well. “Initial results show promising neuron spike detection,” Musk added. Reuters reports: The U.S. Food and Drug Adm… Continue reading Neuralink Implants Brain Chip In First Human
Slashdot reader quonset writes: After decades of study and testing, a potential vaccine for cancer may be on the horizon. Dr. Thomas Wagner, founder of Orbis Health Solutions, is using the body’s own immune system to fight the disease, with each shot p… Continue reading Potential Cancer Vaccine Entering Stage 3 Trials
There’s already a powerful immunotherapy that “involves engineering a patient’s T cells so they recognize and attack cancer cells,” writes one of America’s top cancer hospitals. The Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center notes that CAR T cell therapy h… Continue reading Cancer Researchers Show CRISPR-Edited CAR T Cells Could Improve Immunotherapy
“Software that controls your body should always respect your freedom,” warns the program manager of the Free Software Foundation:
In July, users of the proprietary software app LibreLink, who live in the UK and use Apple devices, found that the app t… Continue reading FSF Warns About the Perils of Medical Devices with Un-Free Software
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: GSK will pay 23andMe $20 million for access to the genetic-testing company’s vast trove of consumer DNA data, extending a five-year collaboration that’s allowed the drugmaker to mine genetic data as i… Continue reading Drugmakers Are Set To Pay 23andMe Millions To Access Consumer DNA
An anonymous reader quotes a report from MIT Technology Review: Egbert Edelbroek was acting as a sperm donor when he first wondered whether it’s possible to have babies in space. Curious about the various ways that donated sperm can be used, Edelbroek,… Continue reading Can Humans Have Babies In Space? SpaceBorn United Wants To Find Out