An alternative animal model that mimics key features of the Zika virus infection, including its lingering presence in bodily fluids, has been developed at Texas Biomedical Research Institute in San Antonio. Acute infections in male marmosets, a New World monkey, resemble the human illness the…
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- New Animal Model for Zika Developed at Texas Biomed Useful for Testing Vaccines and Treatments
- Scholarship for Muslim women honors pioneering scientist
Essader says her father has grown more encouraging as he sees her passion for her intended career in biomedical engineering. Another recipient, Teeba Jihad, said her "family was under attack" in her native Iraq as members of the Shiite sect of Islam during wartime. After coming to the U.S. at…
- Collaboration can make Bexar County healthier
This collaborative approach is the foundation of The Health Cell, the organization that brings together San Antonio's health and bioscience industry to engage leaders who will propel the community toward maximum sector success. We recently co-hosted an event with Humana, “The 360⁰ Approach to a…
- What Happened in the Stock Market Today
Radius Health, a biotech focused on osteoporosis, oncology, and endocrine diseases, reported positive results from an early trial of its breast cancer drug, sending the stock soaring 15.3%. The results, presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, were from a phase 1 clinical study of…
- SA medical technology company acquires Danish venture
Aabout 10 months after securing regulatory approval to market its SPEAC System medical device, Brain Sentinel Inc. is expanding its assets and its footprint. The San Antonio-based company, which has created a wearable product to monitor seizure activity, has acquired a Danish biotech that is…