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March 23, 2012

NewCo on the Block: Simple device could solve complex problem of acid reflux

A simple device solution designed by researchers from the Medical College of Wisconsin (Milwaukee) could help treat patients suffering from the complex problem of acid reflux. Read More

CareFusion wins FDA clearance for Viking on Nicolet EDX

Report from Europe: NeuroLogica receives CE mark for its BodyTom CT scanner

AAMI/FDA annual meeting: Notified body rep; unannounced EU site visits may be necessary

Financings roundup: USPI prices $440M of 9% notes due 2020

Deals roundup: Covidien to acquire NMI for about $108 million

Agreements/contracts: Fenwal, ASI to distribute HemoFlow 400 in Europe

HIT roundup: Mayo Clinic spinoff aims to help manage kidney disease

Court report: J&J faces numerous lawsuits regarding vaginal mesh implants

Restructuring roundup: D. Medical reports strategic reorganization, staff reduction

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Precision psychiatry beyond, or before, biomarkers

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There is broad agreement that psychiatric diagnoses in their current form are not reflective of any underlying biology, and that this is one of the things...

ADPD 2026: Can we prevent dementia? Scientists quantify it

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Neurodegenerative disease and cognitive decline cannot be explained by a single process. Beta-amyloid plaques, hyperphosphorylated tau, alpha-synuclein, activated...

First-in-class POLG activator restores mtDNA across mutations

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Researchers from Pretzel Therapeutics Inc. presented preclinical data of PX-578, a first-in-class POLG activator aimed at restoring mtDNA replication and...

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ADPD 2026: Three inflection points to target Alzheimer’s disease

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A new way of understanding Alzheimer’s disease, based on biological inflection points that mark decisive moments in the progression of the disorder, could change...