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Jan. 4, 2012

TransEnterix develops laparoscopic vessel sealer, stapler for Spider

Surgeons should be getting a couple new tools to be excited about in the not-too-distant future a flexible vessel sealer and a flexible stapler from TransEnterix (Research Triangle Park, North Carolina). Read More

Med-tech took a beating in 2011; but will 2012 be any better?

Report from Europe: SeptRx reports completing initial enrollment for InterSEPT trial

ASH 2011: Imaging modailities' role in hemotology greatly reduced

Financings roundup: Uptake raises $35 million; eyes InterVapor approval

Deals roundup: Accelrys buys VelQuest for $35 million in cash

Agreements/contracts: Radisphere to partner with Northeast Regional Medical

Patent watch: DR Systems obtains imaging display patent from USPTO

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Welch Allyn president/CEO Shimer to retire at end of year

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Hematopoietic stem cell research points to leukemia’s early roots

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Hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) research over the past century has shown that leukemia may be driven by an invisible hand of inflammation. The bone marrow and...

Hengrui discovers new Nav1.8 blockers

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Researchers from Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. and Shanghai Hengrui Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. have patented new sodium channel protein type 10 subunit α...

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Molecular signatures show subtypes in neurodegenerative diseases

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Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder best known for its motor symptoms. However, a proportion of patients also develop dementia as the...