GSK Next, the innovation arm of GlaxoSmithKlein, is launching a new mentorship and business development program. Called the Re/Wire Health Studio, the program will eventually select six startups who will win access to nine weeks of mentoring, business development expertise, and cash grants. The Re/Wire Health Studio is designed for growth and early-stage startups focused […]
Ultrahuman raises $17.5M, touting a wearable blood glucose tracker
Fitness platform Ultrahuman has officially announced a $17.5 million Series B fund raise, with investment coming from early stage fund Alpha Wave Incubation, Steadview Capital, Nexus Venture Partners, Blume Ventures and Utsav Somani’s iSeed fund. A number of founders and angel investors also participated in the Bangalore-headquartered startup’s Series B, including Tiger Global’s Scott Schleifer, […]
mRNAワクチン革命はまだ始まったばかりだ（後篇）：免疫エンジニアリングの時代へ
新型コロナウイルスはある意味で、mRNAの未来に向けたインフラを構築した。いまや150を超えるmRNAワクチンが開発段階にあり、ワクチン学の新時代が築かれようとしているのだ。近い将来にはデスクトップ・サイズのワクチン生産マシンが開発され、HIVやデング熱、肝炎や嚢胞性線維症といった難治性の疾病からテロメアまでをも対象として多くの臨床試験が始まることになる。mRNAワクチン革命の最前線を追ったロングリードの後篇。
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NHS doctors know too well how waiting times damage all aspects of patient care | Peter Endicott
As a junior doctor, I’ve seen the serious knock-on effects of the backlog of 5.5 million people waiting for care in EnglandCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIt’s embarrassing to tell a patient being discharged from hospital th…
‘Hidden pandemic’: Peruvian children in crisis as carers die
With 93,000 children in Peru losing a parent to Covid, many face depression, anxiety and povertyWhen Covid-19 began shutting down Nilda López’s vital organs, doctors decided that the best chance of saving her and her unborn baby was to put her into a c…
mRNAワクチン革命はまだ始まったばかりだ（前篇）：インフルエンザへの応用
従来のワクチン開発の時間軸を打ち砕き、新型コロナウイルスに対して記録的なスピードでワクチン開発を可能にしたmRNA。このテクノロジーは飛躍的に速く、わずかなコストでワクチンの実現を約束する。その応用範囲はインフルエンザやマラリア、HIVなど幅広く、次世代mRNAワクチンの開発競争がすでに勃発しているのだ。世界を変えたmRNAワクチンはさらなるゲームチェンジャーとなるだろうか？
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Anti-vaxxers using pro-choice slogans make me so angry | Eva Wiseman
Slinging around phrases about body autonomy belittles the pro-choice debate and overlooks issues surrounding pregnancy and fertilityI am not an angry person, I get headaches instead. Rage is swallowed like a meatball and spreads fattily around my body,…
Celebrities join billboard drive to end taboo around the menopause
Poster campaign tells women they no longer need to ‘keep calm and carry on’The common symptoms that herald the menopause are regularly dismissed with a joke. A little discomfort? A slight embarrassment? On Monday, a new poster campaign and online chari…
Interoception: the hidden sense that shapes wellbeing
There’s growing evidence that signals sent from our internal organs to the brain play a major role in regulating emotions and fending off anxiety and depressionIf you’re sitting in a safe and comfortable position, close your eyes and try to feel your h…
‘I can’t work’: the mothers left to fight alone for their children’s mental health care
Three parents forced to give up their lives and careers to get help for their severely ill children tell their storiesCassandra Leese should have been at the front of the queue when the NHS called on former staff to return to help fight the nascent Cov…