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Sep. 7, 2016

Danaher to buy Cepheid for $4B with an eye on diagnostics growth runway

Washington-based Danaher Corp. (NYSE: DHR) determined that buying molecular diagnostics company Cepheid Inc. (NASDAQ: CPHD) will boost its position in the molecular diagnostics space, but Danaher's investors may take more convincing. Read More

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Researchers discover how glioblastoma tumors dodge chemotherapy

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Researchers at the University of Sydney have uncovered a mechanism that may explain why glioblastoma returns after treatment, and the world-first discovery offers...

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ABS-1230 controls seizures in KCNT1-driven severe epilepsy

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Mutations in the KCNT1 gene produce gain-of-function effects that lead to overactivation of the potassium channel and consequent disruption of normal neuronal...

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HIV research is close to a cure but far from ending the pandemic

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Advances in antiretroviral therapy (ART) now allow people living with HIV to lead normal lives with undetectable and nontransmissible levels of the virus in their...