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Feb. 18, 2014

South American Markets Explored: Venezuela exchange policies lead to mountain of debt for device companies

Lack of access to foreign currency and new international trade policies are hitting Venezuela´s medical device market, which depends on imports worth about $1 billion per year. Read More

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Report from Europe: Medtronic launches Total Across crossing catheter in Europe

Tryton receives CE mark for treatmentof left main coronary artery disease

Washington Roundup: AHRQ opens assessment for CRT-D, CRT-P in heart failure

Deals roundup: PhotoMedex buying LasikPlus provider LCA-Vision for $106M

Financings roundup: Inogen prices public offering at $16 per share

HIT Roundup: Health Dialog launches treatment decision aid

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TL1A is overexpressed in hidradenitis suppurativa

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Despite the availability of advanced therapeutic options, about 40%-50% of patients with hidradenitis suppurativa do not achieve significant improvement in...

IL-22 and TL1A, a robust couple for diagnosing hidradenitis suppurativa

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Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease with strong association with psoriasis and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). While some...

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Inhibiting the NLRP3 inflammasome for cognitive impairment, stroke

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Vascular cognitive impairment and dementia (VCID) and cerebral small vessel disease are among the leading causes of dementia, where inflammation is known to play...

VST Bio’s VB-001 is neuroprotector after stroke

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At the recent International Stroke Conference, researchers from VST Bio Corp. and Yale University presented preclinical data regarding VB-001, a monoclonal...