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Top 30 New Medical Devices of 2024

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TriClip G4 System Manufacturer/developer : Abbott Medical Date of FDA approval : April 1, 2024 Approved for : Tricuspid regurgitation (TR). Abbott Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) Systems Manufacturer/developer : Abbott Medical Date of FDA approval : May 30, 2024 Approved for : Chronic, hard-to-manage pain in the torso, arms and legs.

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HFpEF vs. HFrEF: How To Improve Heart Failure Drug Development

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Experts from Servier and Genuity Science recently spoke on a webinar about using genomics data to drive drug development in heart failure and identify new targets for novel therapeutics. The reverse could also be true whereby the development of coronary artery disease may impact heart rate. HFrEF vs. HFpEF.

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Why early participant engagement is now a top priority in genetic disease research

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The DNA of these so-called ‘genetic superheroes’ may contain clues about how to treat severe disease. First, start co-development with participants early on in the process. Building technology collaboratively and developing new methodologies for participant-centred design is the answer. Giving participants something in return.

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New Study Suggests Pregnant Women Should Avoid Caffeine Altogether. Here’s Why

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Grantz, of the Division of Intramural Population Health Research at NIH’s Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. The results did not differ based on fast or slow caffeine metabolism genotype. Related: Maternal Antibodies: How Allergies Can be Passed from Mothers to Children.

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Evolution in Hepatitis B and C Virus: Can we expect success similar to Hepatitis C in Hepatitis B as well?

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Due to hepatitis C, most people develop cirrhosis, or scarring of the liver, before liver cancer; about 5–25% of patients with chronic hepatitis C develop cirrhosis over 10–20 years. Research and development in Hepatitis. 2b) was developed to maintain a steady level of an active drug and reduce the frequency of administration.

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Why Proviral DNA Drug Resistance Testing is Useful in Guiding Treatment Decisions for HIV-1 Patients

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While ARV-based treatments work well to keep the virus suppressed and patients healthy — some for many years — resistance to one or more drugs in a treatment regimen can develop in some patients. HIV drug resistance occurs when virions develop mutations that make them less susceptible to given drugs. Proviral DNA Genotyping.

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Type 1 Diabetes Vaccine: Does Diamyd Have a Winning Formula?

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A vaccine developed by Swedish company Diamyd Medical has demonstrated significant treatment efficacy in a predefined genetic subgroup of individuals with type 1 diabetes in a Phase IIb clinical trial. Diamyd Medical is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that develops therapies for type 1 diabetes.