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The FDA has announced it is taking additioanl steps to improve the security of Medical Devices. The agency will soon release a new draft of premarket guidance document with recommendations to combat growing security threats. “In addition, the agency announced multiple partnerships with manufacturers, hospitals and more — as well as the release of a…

MassDevice has written an excellent article outlining the benefits Medical Device Trials receive when using a Unified eClinical Suite. “Implementing a unified data platform for medical device trials can yield significant improvements in efficiency, transparency, and standardization, providing resource- and budget-strapped trial teams with accessible, more accurate data for faster, more informed decisions.” Read The…

James P. Allison of MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston and Tasuku Honjo of Kyoto University in Japan have won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for advances in harnessing the immune system to fight cancer. Read The Entire Article Here.

“Researchers have now identified three new molecular drug targets in Naegleria fowleri and a number of drugs that are able to inhibit the amoeba’s growth in a laboratory dish. Several of these drugs are already approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for other uses, such as antifungal agents, the breast cancer drug tamoxifen…

“What happens to skin cells when they are confronted with blood? A team of researchers from Oslo University Hospital, led by Emma Lång and Stig Ove Bøe, performed experiments on blood-deprived cells that were subsequently exposed to blood serum. Remarkably, all the cells started to move and grow in the same direction as soon as…

“Researchers have discovered how a molecule can help prevent certain types of brain tumors by recognizing and ‘disarming’ harmful proteins that cause them.” Read The Entire Article on the Science Daily Website