In a recently published study, researchers from the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology in Italy used data from a previous high-throughput screening using human miRNA mimics and selected miR-148a-3p as a therapeutic target.
Resilia Inc., dba Uresta, raised $3 million to launch its device to stop stress urinary incontinence in women. The flexible, insertable device braces the bladder and compresses the urethral passage to reduce or eliminate leakage during exercise, when coughing or laughing or when a woman just doesn’t want to worry about it. BDC Capital led the funding with a $1.5 million investment.
The U.S. FDA hasn’t taken up criminal justice as a sideline, but it did just clear Sonio Suspect. Far from a social miscreant, Suspect improves detection of fetal anomalies by 22 points by automatically detecting multiple types of abnormal findings and allows for detection as early as 11 weeks of gestation.