Innovation Stories
- Three trials have move to final stages to find an effective HIV vaccine and experts expect to receive results before mid-2020s.
- Recently, a trial in the United States succeeded in placing humans in suspended animation for the first time ever in history.
- A new "smart skin" has been developed to give people the sense of touch during an online video call or any virtual activities.
- A new vaccine named Shingrix is 97 percent effective at preventing shingles in people 50 years old and over.
- Researchers found a new injectable treatment that could stop peanut allergy for up to two weeks.
- Scientists have moved ahead in the quest to produce hydrogen fuel cheaply and in commercial quantities.
- New device might help prevent more children locked up inside parked cars from dying.
- Researchers at UC San Francisco developed a bio-artificial kidney that appeared effective to replace the organ and continue its natural functions with lower risk of side effects.
- A pharmaceutical company submitted a drug application to the Federal Drug Administration to sell a potential cure for HIV.
- A new vaccine against dengue fever shows promise but still needs adequate testing for safety.
- Researchers have developed a risk calculator that can accurately predict the likelihood of a patient with type 2 diabetes and obesity to die or develop serious complications.
- Scientists created an "artificial leaf" with new technology to help combat climate change.