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DOD-funded project fuels inner ear drug delivery
Tinnitus is the most common disability for American vets, and new technology could allow doctors to treat the condition.
DoD gives NeoStem $1.7M to develop adult stem cells for osteoporosis
NeoStem, a New York-based biopharmaceutical company, has been awarded almost $1.8 million from the U.S. Department of Defense to develop the company's Very Small Embryonic-Like (VSEL) stem cell
Defense Department interested in Impel's BBB-busting device
The blood-brain barrier is a final frontier for drug delivery. The body's own defenses do pretty well when protecting the brain, much to the frustration of scientists who would like to get their
Zimmer scores government contract
Zimmer Holdings has signed a deal with the Defense Department that could run through 2015. The company will be awarded "a maximum $13,475,000 fixed-price with economic price adjustment, sole-source,
Pentagon may have hard time cutting cancer research budget
When you think Pentagon, you don't think about cancer research. Nevertheless, there is a tiny portion of defense spending that goes toward this work--a situation that, according to The Washington
DoD awards $1.3M grant to develop artificial blood
The Defense Department has awarded the City College of New York a three-year, $1.3 million grant to develop artificial blood to help wounded soldiers on the battlefield. The recipient of the award is
SMU, DOD look to help amputees
Lightning-fast connections between robotic limbs and the human brain may be within reach for amputees with the establishment of a multimillion-dollar research center led by Southern Methodist
Glaxo snags $41M in Defense Department deal
GlaxoSmithKline has snagged a deal with the Department of Defense to develop a new class of antibiotics that can be used against biothreats as well as
