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Sep. 1, 2017

Abbott seeks indication for Amplatzer to treat heart defects in pre-term infants

Abbott Laboratories has initiated a U.S. pivotal clinical study evaluating a modified version of its Amplatzer device designed to correct a common congenital heart defect that occurs in about 80,000 pre-term infants in the U.S. each year. Read More

Researchers behind newly funded Neuros get $2M from NIH for nerve-block studies

Hologic's Brevera biopsy system hits U.S. market

CDSC inks voluntary guidelines for medium-risk CDS systems

New factor helps old iPSCs

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‘Detargeted’ targeted gene therapy improves activity in Pompe

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A new strategy aims to improve gene therapy for Pompe disease by optimizing both the genetic component that restores the function of a deficient lysosomal enzyme...

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WHO declares Ebola outbreak a public health emergency of international concern

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The threat posed by the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has intensified, with the confirmation that it is caused by the Bundibugyo species of...

Nxera Pharma prepares and tests new GPR17 antagonists

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Nxera Pharma UK Ltd. has identified new uracil nucleotide/cysteinyl leukotriene receptor (GPR17; P2Y-Like) antagonists potentially useful for the treatment of...