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Scholar Rock scoops $47M to trial SMA drug

Scholar Rock has raised $47 million to take its treatment for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) into the clinic. The series C tees up Scholar Rock to find out whether its myostatin blocker can best the underwhelming performance of one-time rivals from companies including Novartis.
- Source: fiercebiotech
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- January 4, 2018
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After disappointing 2016, new drug approvals roared back to life in 2017

New drug approvals all but screeched to a halt in 2016, with a measly 22 new OKs after a pair of bountiful years. But the FDA wasted no time in 2017, signing off on 12 drugs in the first quarter alone—besting its record for the same period of any year in recent history.
- Source: fiercebiotech
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In boost to Abbott, spinal-cord implants emerge as alternative to pills

Recent innovations from global device makers like Abbott to smaller specialists such as Nevro Corp. made the implants more powerful and effective. Combined with a national crackdown on narcotics and wanton pain pill prescriptions, they are spurring demand for implants.
- Source: Crain's Chicago Business
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- January 4, 2018
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Scientists Unveil the First Portable Bionic Hand With a Sense of Touch

The first portable bionic hand restores the sense of touch in people who lost their limbs. Although the hand is still a prototype, we're one step closer to the day when a fully natural, sensorized prosthesis will be available.
- Source: Futurism
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- January 4, 2018
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New understanding of why cancer cells move

A University of Hawai'i Cancer Center researcher has identified how some cancer cells are made to move during metastasis. The research provides a better understanding of how cancer spreads and may create new opportunities for cancer drug development.
- Source: medicalxpress
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- December 28, 2017
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Study explores impact of obesity on bone marrow cells

New research published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine highlights the pernicious effect of obesity on the long-term health of blood-making stem cells (hematopoietic stem cells).
- Source: medicalxpress
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- December 28, 2017
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Mallinckrodt inks $1.2B Sucampo buy, ending rough 2017 on a high note

Mallinckrodt, which has landed in hot water multiple times this year, is diversifying beyond its controversial lead seller.
- Source: fiercepharma
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- December 28, 2017
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Using CRISPR to prevent hearing loss

About half of all cases of deafness are caused by genetic defects. So it’s no surprise that the emerging gene-editing technique CRISPR-Cas9 is being examined closely for its potential to prevent hearing loss in people who inherit those genes. Scientists at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute are among those looking to deploy CRISPR in genetic deafness—and they have their first evidence that their technique may hold promise.
- Source: fiercebiotech
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- December 28, 2017
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Researchers find potential path to repair multiple sclerosis-damaged nerves

Gene expression in specific cells and in specific regions can provide a more precise, neuroprotective approach than traditional treatments for neurological diseases. For multiple sclerosis, specifically, increasing cholesterol synthesis gene expression in astrocytes of the spinal cord can be a pathway to repair nerves that affect walking.
- Source: medicalxpress
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- December 27, 2017
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Can’t Stop Gaming? The WHO May Soon Consider Video Game Addiction a Mental Disorder

Video game addicts of the world: Your compulsion may be considered an official mental disorder. The World Health Organization (WHO) is preparing to include it its new global medical coding guidelines.
- Source: Fortune
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- December 27, 2017
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