Cellect Biotechnology (NSDQ:APOP) said it is collaborating with Washington University on a study of its ApoGraft stem cell selection technology for bone marrow transplantations. This will be the first clinical trial in the U.S. using Tel Aviv, Israel-based Cellect’s ApoGraft, which is designed to prevent acute graft-versus-host disease following bone marrow transplantation. The company previously reported positive safety and […]
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Closed-loop device uses light to control overactive bladder
A team of neuroscientists and engineers has developed a tiny, implantable, closed-loop device that may replace medication or electronic stimulators for bladder disorders. The team from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago created a soft, implantable […]
Neuroimaging could be the key to early autism diagnoses
Functional connectivity magnetic resonance imaging (fcMRI) may be able to predict the chances of developing autism by the age of 2 in high-risk 6-month old infants, according to a new study in the Science Translational Medicine journal. Autism is characterized by challenges in social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech and nonverbal communication. People with autism also […]
