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This Biopharma Trio Is Tackling the Blind Spots in Women’s Health

Eido Bio’s three co-founders are taking on menopause, research gaps, and a market where women’s health “sort of starts and stops with birth control.” The biotech startup is raising a Series A to launch clinical trials for a menopause treatment—and help shift the science toward women.
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SMU Professor Gets $1.8M NIH Award to Study How Bodies May Work to Repair Cells
by | Sep 18, 2023
The award will help SMU biology professor Zhihao Wu determine if different "quality control pathways" in our bodies might be working together to repair damaged components in cells. The research could help lead to "new therapeutic targets" for hallmarks known to cause many human diseases, the university said.
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This HSC Professor is Working To Fundamentally Change the Way Alzheimer’s Disease is Diagnosed and Treated
by | Mar 16, 2021
Contracting Alzheimer's is the No. 1 fear of people over 65, says Sid O'Bryant, who wants to give primary physicians the ability to test for Alzheimer's with a blood test. That can offer peace of mind to many and earlier help for those who need it.

His groundbreaking research, which has revealed significant differences in biomarkers for the disease, could make the treatment of Alzheimer's more like that for cancer—a multi-dimensional "precision" approach.
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Discovery: UTSW Discovers Alzheimer’s ‘Big Bang,’ UNTHSC Scientist Tracks Mosquitoes for Your Health
by | Jul 20, 2018
Also, UNT professor Tao Yang has received an award for his research into electrical distribution microgrids. Here are some of the research projects underway in North Texas aimed at making our lives better.
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Follow the Money: Wildcat Capital Leads $11M Raise, KonaTel Reaches $1.3M Goal, Upventur Buys Yonder

by | May 3, 2018
Investors back North Texas startups and businesses with millions of dollars in funding. Here's a look at funding, mergers, and acquisitions involving companies and nonprofits with North Texas ties.
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Plano Phone Service Provider for Seniors With Cognitive Issues on a Growth Spurt
by | Mar 26, 2018
TeleCalm has averaged more than 20 percent month-over-month subscriber growth since last October.
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MyndVR Uses Tech to Enrich Plano Seniors’ Lives
by | Apr 6, 2017
The Legacy Willow Bend and the Dallas-based VR company conducted a field trial on the health benefits to seniors of the technology.
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3 Things: TWU Gets Neurodegenerative Disease Research Grant
by | Aug 9, 2016
A national grant helps a TWU research team to work toward a cure for diseases like Alzheimer's.
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When Special Health-Care Issues Arise, Cariloop Helps

by | Apr 1, 2016
Cariloop’s health-care experts can be reached via telephone or video chat, and include nurses, social workers, case managers, therapists, and counselors.
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