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A study by Norwegian researchers in New Delhi indicates that young children suffering frequent bouts of diarrhea experience developmental delays compared to healthy children, according to a Science Nordic article. “Incidences of diarrhea need to drop in order for children in India to develop optimally. Brain development can be affected,” says psychologist Ingrid Kvestad. “Child […]

Preliminary results from a Phase 1 first-in-human study of the Ebola prime-boost vaccine regimen of Bavarian Nordic’s MVA-BN® Filo vaccine and the AdVac® vaccine from the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson were presented by Janssen at a meeting of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee. […]

The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), the U.S.National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U.S.National Institutes of Health (NIH) plans to feature Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) funded early-stage biomedical companies in an expanded Innovation Zone at the 2015 BIO International Convention June 15-18 in Philadelphia, PA, U.S. The Innovation Zone companies, focused on drug discovery, diagnostics and other […]

Danish researchers at the University of Copenhagen have discovered how to map more than one protein at a time, when proteins repair damaged DNA. The discovery could help accelerate the process of developing better and gentler cancer treatments. The research is described in an article in the scientific journal, Science. When DNA is damaged, several […]

MyOroface, a biotech Umeå and Uminova Innovation supported company, won 100,000 SEK at the ALMI Invests pitch competition. Twenty business ideas were selected to give their company pitch in front of an experienced investors’ panel, which included representatives from SEB Venture Capital, Dohi and ALMI invest, according to Biotech Umeå. The competition was part of […]

People with celiac disease, which is an  intolerance for gluten, are about 2.5 times more likely to be diagnosed with nerve damage than those without the disease, according to a study at Karolinska Institutet. The study involved 28,232 individuals from Sweden whose celiac disease was confirmed with small-intestine biopsies, alongside 139,473 age- and sex-matched controls, […]