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Insilico rentosertib makes six proteomic aging clocks trend younger in IPF trial

A Nature Biotechnology analysis of 42 rentosertib-treated IPF trial participants found younger predicted biological-age profiles across six proteomic clocks, but researchers caution that the finding does not prove human aging was reversed.

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Medical Devices & Diagnostics

Co-Diagnostics deploys Vector Smart mosquito PCR surveillance at overseas U.S. Air Force base

Co-Diagnostics has completed the first international deployment of its Vector Smart mosquito surveillance platform, supplying an overseas U.S. Air Force base with local molecular testing and mosquito-abatement materials.

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Medical Devices & Diagnostics

Sonorous BosSTENT study tests brain-vein stenting for debilitating pulsatile tinnitus

Sonorous Neurovascular has expanded its B-SILENT study into Toronto, testing the investigational BosSTENT in patients with severe pulse-synchronous tinnitus caused by cerebral venous sinus stenosis.

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Pharma & Biotech

Keytruda generated $31.6bn last year. Cipla and Qilu are positioning a biosimilar for the U.S. market

Cipla’s Invagen has licensed U.S. rights to Qilu’s investigational pembrolizumab biosimilar QL2107, setting up a future challenge to Merck’s blockbuster Keytruda franchise.

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Pharma & Biotech

GLP-1 prescribing rises 310-fold among U.S. children aged 8–11 with obesity

An NYU Langone study of more than 3.5 million children found rapidly increasing off-label GLP-1 prescribing below age 12, concentrated among children with severe obesity and related disease.

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Pharma & Biotech

Menarini licenses biweekly GLP-1 bofanglutide in Europe in deal worth up to €726m

Menarini has licensed European rights to Gan & Lee’s twice-monthly GLP-1 bofanglutide after a 640-patient Phase 3 study produced up to 18.54% mean weight loss at 52 weeks.

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Medical Devices & Diagnostics

AstraZeneca-backed Evinova integrates three-in-one Lothar Medical lung testing into global trial platform

Evinova and Lothar Medical will integrate a three-in-one pulmonary assessment device with a clinical-trial platform already used at more than 4,000 sites in 54 countries.

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Medical Devices & Diagnostics

Boston Scientific FARAFLEX pivotal trial begins U.S. testing of single map-and-ablate PFA catheter

Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute has performed the first U.S. procedure in Boston Scientific’s 571-patient FARAFLEX pivotal program evaluating integrated mapping and pulsed field ablation for paroxysmal and persistent AF.

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Medical Devices & Diagnostics

Aroa Myriad registry reports 2.9% superficial infection rate across 474 complex soft tissue defects

Interim MASTRR Registry results across 10 U.S. centers found no adverse events definitely related to Aroa’s Myriad products and low infection rates despite a highly complex wound population.

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Medical Devices & Diagnostics

Sky Labs CART BP ring shows 24-hour blood pressure utility in atrial fibrillation and heart failure

Sky Labs reports new ESC 2026 data supporting ring-based 24-hour blood pressure monitoring in atrial fibrillation and severe heart failure, as CART BP pro expands beyond conventional cuff monitoring.

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