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New Stem Cell Therapy Can Restore Sight to the Blind

Without a doubt, the treatment potential of stem cell therapies is extraordinary. Yet, there is one hurdle scientists have been working to overcome: making sure the cells survive in the human body long enough to ensure they function. Well, scientists at...

January 16, 2017

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Say Hello to Your Body’s Newest Organ: The Mesentery

Over a century ago, when scientists were classifying the body’s organs, one was short shrifted, according to researchers who say part of the digestive system deserves to be upgraded to organ status. In a new medical journal report, scientists say the...

January 10, 2017

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Bionic Pancreas System Successfully Controls Blood Sugar Without Risk of Hypoglycemia

The bionic pancreas system developed by Boston University (BU) investigators proved better than either conventional or sensor-augmented insulin pump therapy at managing blood sugar levels in patients with type 1 diabetes living at home, with no restrictions, over 11 days. The report...

January 3, 2017

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Cleveland Clinic Announces Top 10 Medical Innovations for 2017 

The Cleveland Clinic announced its list of the top 10 medical innovations that have the potential to transform healthcare in 2017. The 11th annual list was announced Wednesday during the Cleveland Clinic 2016 Medical Innovation Summit, held this week at...

December 30, 2016

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Legislation Streamlines FDA Approval Process for Medical Device Industry

 (TNS) — The federal Food and Drug Administration has required medical companies testing new products to get permission from multiple separate regional FDA review boards across the country wherever test subjects live. Legislation that President Barack Obama signed earlier this...

December 29, 2016

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Under Trump, Congress Likely to Pull Plug on Medical Device Tax 

When Donald Trump takes over as president on Jan. 20, one of the first business tax breaks he delivers is likely to go to the U.S. medical device industry and companies like Mark Throdahl’s. The chief executive of OrthoPediatrics Corp,...

December 28, 2016

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Dementia Will Be a Treatable Condition in 10 Years

A HOPEFUL DIRECTOR Professor Bart De Strooper, the Belgian neuroscientist recently appointed as director of the U.K.’s Dementia Research Institute (DRI), is optimistic that dementia will be a treatable condition by 2025. “We won’t be celebrating in 2025 that dementia is...

December 20, 2016

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Woman Has Baby Using Ovary Frozen in Childhood 

A woman has given birth in London after doctors restored her fertility using frozen ovarian tissue removed when she was a young child. The 24-year-old is thought to be the first in the world to have a baby after having...

December 16, 2016

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Medtronic, Fitbit Integrating Health and Activity Data for Diabetes Management 

Fitness wearables company Fitbit, based in San Francisco, and Dublin, Ireland-based Medtronic, a medical device company, have teamed up to integrate health and activity tracking for patients living with diabetes and their physicians and care teams. The two companies have...

December 14, 2016