Faulty versions of the LMNA gene can cause a wide range of health problems, including heart muscle disease (dilated cardiomyopathy) and muscle weakness (muscular dystrophies). Many of these diseases are caused by single-point mutations, which are changes to one DNA “letter” (base).
OKLAHOMA CITY and CHICAGO, Oct. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Simergent, a privately held company dedicated to advancing treatment for patients with kidney failure, today announced 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the company’s Archimedes™ automated peritoneal dialysis (APD) system for the treatment of patients with End Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD) in clinical and home settings.
WEST CHESTER, Pa., Oct. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Centinel Spine®, LLC (“the Company”), the leading global medical device company focused exclusively on treating cervical and lumbar spinal disease with the most complete and clinically-proven total disc replacement (TDR) technology platform in the world (prodisc®), today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Premarket Approval (PMA) for 2-level indications for the prodiscC Vivo and prodisc C SK Cervical TDR devices. Since receiving FDA approval for 1-level indications in July 2022, nearly 20,000 prodiscC Vivo and prodisc C SK spinal levels have been implanted in the U.S. by over 1,100 surgeons.
A study by the University of Portsmouth in England has mapped the biological journey of anxiety in the brain when people are faced with a no-win situation.
Researchers at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in collaboration with Roche, have developed a next-generation human liver organoid microarray platform that could help predict which drugs may cause harmful immune reactions in some people.
Researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) have developed a new type of brain implant that can deliver drugs to multiple regions of the brain with high precision, offering fresh possibilities for the treatment of neurological disorders.
Wearable ultrasound devices are actively used in various medical settings, including hospital diagnostics, rehabilitation monitoring, and telemedicine. However, most commercial devices currently rely on lead (Pb)-based piezoelectric ceramics, which are harmful to the human body and the environment, making it difficult to ensure both performance and safety.
BVI announced today that the FDA approved its FineVision HP trifocal intraocular lens (IOL) for cataract surgery.
Zeta Surgical this week announced it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Zeta TMS Navigation System
Pleural Dynamics announced today that it received a new CMS code for its ACES (automatic continuous effusion shunt) device.