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Oct. 15, 2010

Court Report: Medtronic to pay $268M to settle Sprint Fidelis suits

Medtronic (Minneapolis) said Thursday it will pay $268 million to settle U.S. lawsuits related to its Sprint Fidelis family of defibrillation leads which the company recalled three years ago. (Medical Device Daily) Read More

Washington roundup: FDA says it will rescind the controversial Menaflex 510(k)

Report from Europe: PneumRx gets CE mark for RePneu LVRC system

WellDoc, AT&T enter diabetes monitoring software partnership

Financings roundup: World Heart to raise $25.3M in private sale of common stock

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Agreements/contracts: Stöpler set to distribute QuikClot in the Netherlands

Grants roundup: Children's Hospital gets $1M for drug delivery device from NCI

Restructuring roundup: Baxter International creates new medical products business

New ventures: University of Minnesota spins off XO Thermix device startup

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Illustration of SCAN in Parkinson’s vs healthy subcortex

SCAN is core circuit affected in Parkinson’s disease

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Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects movement, and tremor is one of its signatures. But it is a much more wide-ranging disorder,...

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...

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...

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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...