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Zymeworks Inc., and Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited announced that they have entered into a cross-licensing and collaboration agreement to develop proprietary cancer immuno-oncology products

Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor & Welfare (MHLW) has approved Juxtapid for patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH).

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Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited  announced that it has initiated a Phase 3 pivotal study of CS-3150 (esaxerenone (r-INN)), its non-steroidal, selective novel mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) antagonist, for patients in Japan with essential hypertension.

Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited announced that safety and preliminary efficacy phase 1 data evaluating DS-8201a, a novel HER2-targeting antibody drug conjugate, will be presented during a late-breaking poster discussion session during the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) 2016 Congress from October 7 -11 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Medtronic plc  announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of its MiniMed® 670G system - the first Hybrid Closed Loop insulin delivery system approved anywhere in the world. Featuring the company's most advanced algorithm - SmartGuard(TM) HCL - the system is the latest innovation in Medtronic's phased approach toward developing a fully automated, closed loop system.

Medtronic plc announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of StealthStation® Cranial Software as an aid for deep brain stimulation (DBS) lead placement. The software is fully integrated with Medtronic's latest O-arm® Imaging System, providing clinicians with a complete procedural solution for the planning and placement of DBS leads. The announcement was made at the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) in San Diego.

A new review based on a research symposium sponsored by the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease and the National Institutes of Health highlights the potentially damaging effects of herbal and dietary supplements (HDSs) on the liver.

First generation cephalosporins antibiotics introduced as a treatment against bacterial infections in 1963 now show promise for tuberculosis (TB) therapy, according to new research published in Scientific Reports.

The results of studies involving researchers from the MedUni Vienna and Vienna General Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC) show that the effect of immunotherapy on malignant melanoma (black skin cancer) can be improved by combining it with other cancer treatments. However, the results also show that this combination can lead to an increase in side-effects. The CCC is therefore now looking for ways to improve the side-effect profile and is testing these approaches in two upcoming studies.