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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

HIT roundup: AAPHC using eClinicalWorks EHR across 14 locations

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3D rendering of an antibody drug conjugate

‘Target-high but uptake-defective’ state identified in ADC resistance

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Separate research teams have reported new insights into resistance mechanisms to the antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) Padcev (enfortumab vedotin, Astellas Pharma...

Illustration of brain and brain waves, concept of focal seizure

Hyperexcitability may be joint problem in epilepsy, dementia

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The majority of epilepsies are developmental disorders that start in childhood. But there is a large minority that starts in late adulthood. And increasingly,...

Modius Spero wearable neuromodulation device

Neurovalens granted FDA approval for PTSD therapy for US veterans

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Veterans in the U.S. suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) now have access to Neurovalens Ltd.’s Modius Spero, a wearable neuromodulation device,...

GDE4 blockade promotes remyelination, study finds

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Myelin is crucial for the correct functioning of nerve signaling and its loss is a feature of neurological disorders. The cells responsible for myelination in the...