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Endometriosis

Researchers develop hydrogel implants to treat and prevent endometriosis

July 24, 2024
By Shani Alexander
Swiss scientists developed hydrogel implants that could help prevent and treat endometriosis by blocking the fallopian tubes and stopping the passage of endometrial cells. The implants, though in their early stage of development, bode well for the millions of women suffering from the chronic condition.
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Novocuff raises $26M to reduce preterm births

July 18, 2024
By Annette Boyle
Novocuff Inc. closed an oversubscribed $26 million series A funding round to support further development of the Novocuff cervical control system, which is designed to reduce preterm births by closing the cervix in high-risk pregnancies. The funds will enable the company to undertake a U.S. multi-center pivotal clinical trial, pursue marketing authorization, expand its team and begin early-stage commercialization of the device.
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Clarius OB AI

FDA greenlights Clarius fetal biometric tool

June 28, 2024
By Annette Boyle
Clarius Mobile Health Corp. received U.S. FDA clearance for the Clarius OB artificial intelligence biometric measurement tool, which is designed to improve access to accurate prenatal monitoring in low-resource regions. The system automatically estimates fetal age, weight and growth intervals critical to assessing fetal health and early identification of potential issues and multiple pregnancies.
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Fallopian tubes, ovaries and uterus

Femasys receives CE mark for four women’s health products

June 26, 2024
By Shani Alexander
Femasys Inc. received CE mark for four women’s health products – Femaseed, Femvue, Femcerv and Femcath – after obtaining certification under the EU Medical Device Regulation. This allows the company to expand its market reach and it will now focus on delivering its innovative solutions for women’s reproductive health within the EU.
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Nuvo remote pregnancy monitoring platform

Nuvo goes public to tackle maternal mortality in the US

May 22, 2024
By Shani Alexander
Nuvo Group Ltd. recently completed a business combination with Los Angeles Media Fund (LAMF) Global Ventures Corp, a special purpose acquisition company, and became a listed company in a bid to bring its Invu pregnancy monitoring and management platform to as many women as possible. “We are totally focused on women's health and trying to drive better outcomes through pregnancy care,” Rice Powell, CEO of Nuvo, told BioWorld.
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Pregnancy

Billiontoone test reduces need for Rhogam in 40% of Rh-negative pregnancies

April 26, 2024
By Annette Boyle
In March, the U.S. FDA reported a major shortage of Rhogam, the anti-D immune globulin most widely used to prevent Rh factor incompatibility in pregnancy. Without treatment, second and subsequent pregnancies can be endangered by antibodies created by the mother. With the shortage, the standard treatment of two shots for all pregnant females with Rh-negative blood can be challenging, but Billiontoone Inc.’s Unity prenatal test can eliminate the need for the immune globulin treatment in 40% of these pregnancies.
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Cardiovascular

Peripartum cardiomyopathy is associated with placental senescence

April 24, 2024
By Mar de Miguel
Scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital have linked the risk of heart failure during pregnancy and senescence proteins produced by placental aging, which could clarify how peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is triggered and opens the door to the development of cardiac function therapies in late pregnancy.
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Endometriosis

Serac Healthcare’s imaging agent reveals early-stage endometriosis

March 21, 2024
By Shani Alexander
Serac Healthcare Ltd.’s imaging agent, 99m Tc-maraciclatide, enables visualization of early-stage endometriosis, preliminary data from a study presented last week at the Society for Reproductive Investigation conference in Vancouver demonstrated. With millions of women suffering from the debilitating condition globally, maraciclatide has the potential to not only help with diagnosis but also with the development of new therapeutics, David Hail, CEO of Serac, told BioWorld.
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Pregnancy
Obstetrics

Aska Pharmaceutical partners with Red Arrow Therapeutics on new preeclampsia treatment

March 19, 2024
Aska Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Aska Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd., and Red Arrow Therapeutics Inc. have signed a joint research agreement to develop a new treatment for preeclampsia using advanced nanotechnology.
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Peace of Mind Angle Touch device

Research to study new AT-04 pain relief device for endometriosis

March 13, 2024
By Marian (YoonJee) Chu
Japanese researchers from Chiba University are spearheading new research into Peace of Mind Co. Ltd.’s portable Angel Touch device (AT-04), approved for neurological disorders, to treat endometriosis-related pain.
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