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Record Q1 brings in $1.6B for digital health investments, disease diagnosis segment dominates

Investment in digital health rose to its highest level for the first quarter of the year at $1.6 billion compared with $909 million for the same time last year, according to a new report by Rock Health. That figure reflected investment across 77 digital health deals, dominated by the category of disease diagnosis in terms of total investment and monitoring of disease category in terms of deal volume.
- Source: MedCityNews
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Tiny ‘hearing’ device is 100,000 times thinner than your eardrum

The super small vibrating sensor can detect signals at the highest reported dynamic range of frequencies, up to ~110dB, at radio frequencies (RF) up to over 120MHz.
- Source: Engadget
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Device able to quickly and accurately detect stroke

A new visor-like device worn by patients can help providers and emergency medical personnel detect a stroke that requires comprehensive care within seconds and with greater than 90 percent accuracy.
- Source: Health Data Management
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EMA to review sotagliflozin as potential treatment for type 1 diabetes

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has accepted for review Sanofi’s regulatory submission for sotagliflozin. If approved, the oral treatment would be used as an addition to insulin therapy to improve blood sugar control in adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus.
- Source: mediaroom.sanofi
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Shire Reports Regulatory Milestones for Investigational Hereditary Angioedema (HAE) Treatment Lanadelumab

Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPG) announced today the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has validated its marketing authorization application (MAA) for lanadelumab (SHP643) and also reports that Health Canada has completed screening and accepted the New Drug Submission (NDS) under Priority Review for this investigational compound.
- Source: Shire
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Parkinson’s gene initiates disease outside of the brain

Until very recently, Parkinson's had been thought a disease that starts in the brain, destroying motion centers and resulting in the tremors and loss of movement. New research published this week in the journal Brain, shows the most common Parkinson's gene mutation may change how immune cells react to generic infections like colds, which in turn trigger the inflammatory reaction in the brain that causes Parkinson's. The research offers a new understanding of Parkinson's disease.
- Source: sciencedaily
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Calorie restriction trial in humans suggests benefits for age-related disease

One of the first studies to explore the effects of calorie restriction on humans showed that cutting caloric intake by 15% for 2 years slowed aging and metabolism and protected against age-related disease. The study, which will appear March 22 in the journal Cell Metabolism, found that calorie restriction decreased systemic oxidative stress, which has been tied to age-related neurological conditions such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, as well as cancer, diabetes, and others.
- Source: sciencedaily
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Nine digital health mergers and acquisitions from the first quarter of 2018

The first quarter of 2018 was light on mergers and acquisitions compared to previous quarters, but those that did crop up were significant, including major companies like Fitbit, Allscripts, Roche, and Johnson & Johnson.
- Source: MobiHealthNews
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Siren launches smart sock for diabetes patients, announces $3.4M in funding

The company, which was founded in 2015, also announced that it has raised $3.4 million in seed funding, from DCM, Khosla Ventures, and Founders Fund.
- Source: Mobile Health News
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FDA to expand digital health pre-cert program by end of 2018

The FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health plans to expand its digital health pre-certification pilot program by the end of 2018, the center's associate director for digital health Bakul Patel said March 22, according to Regulatory Focus.
- Source: Beckers Hospital Review
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