Cala Health Inc.’s KIQ wearable device delivers transcutaneous afferent patterned stimulation through nerves at the wrist that modulate neural activity in the brain and reduces hand tremors in individuals with essential tremor, two recent studies show.
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As the many challenges facing cell therapies are being addressed, the CAR T field continues to evolve beyond its original design of T cells engineered to target hematological malignancies. During the 32nd Annual Congress of the European Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ESGCT), held in Seville Oct. 7-10, several studies showed how this technology is being redefined as programmable and adaptable immune cells with expanded functional versatility.
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry “is a story full of holes, but with enormous capacity to absorb all your attention,” Heiner Linke told reporters. “And other things.” Linke is Chair of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry. On Oct. 8, 2025, the committee announced that it has awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi “for the development of metal-organic frameworks” (MOFs).
Owlstone Medical Ltd. has been awarded up to $49.1 million in funding by the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) to develop over-the-counter, at-home, cancer screening tests. These tests will be able to accurately detect more than 30 cancers as early as stage I, when tumors are still small and survival rates are highest, revolutionizing the field of cancer detection and improving patient outcomes.
Johnson & Johnson Medtech won out over a jury verdict that found the company’s Depuy Synthes liable for $20 million for infringing a patent claimed by Rasmussen Instruments LLC.