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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Minnesota Newsletter for Thursday April 04, 2024 ( 4 items )  

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY: EARLIER MENOPAUSE PLUS HIGH CARDIOVASCULAR RISK MAY LEAD TO COGNITIVE PROBLEMS LATER
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 4 (TNSres) -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: Earlier menopause combined with higher risk of cardiovascular disease is linked to an increased risk of thinking and memory problems later, according to a new study published in the April 3, 2024, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. In this study, earlier menopause is defined as occurring before age 49. As a person ag  more

Medcura Closes $22.4 Million Financing to Accelerate Development of Surgical Hemostatic Gel and Surgical Hemostasis Portfolio
ST. LOUIS PARK, Minnesota, April 3 [Category: Medical] -- Medical Alley posted the following news release: RIVERDALE, MD (April, 3, 2024) - Medcura, Inc., a developer of hemostatic products for use in surgery, today announced that it has closed a private placement with aggregate gross proceeds of US $22.4 million (the "Offering") in Convertible Debt. The Company intends to use the proceeds from this Offering to accelerate the development of its lead surgical product, LifeGel(tm) Absorbable Hemo  more

Monteris Medical Announces Publication of Largest Cohort to Date of LITT with NeuroBlate(r) System for Meningioma, Most Common Primary Brain Tumor
ST. LOUIS PARK, Minnesota, April 3 [Category: Medical] -- Medical Alley posted the following news release: The company also announces forthcoming manuscript documenting 1000+ patient outcomes from LAANTERN study MINNETONKA, Minn. - April 3, 2024 - Monteris Medical announced today that a study on laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) for patients with meningioma, the most commonly diagnosed primary brain tumor, was published in the March 8 issue of Journal of Neurosurgery. This analysis of   more

Rand: Online Tool Allows State-by-State Analysis of Firearm Death Rates Over 40-Year Period
SANTA MONICA, California, April 4 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following news release: Firearm homicides have risen faster relative to the overall national trend in states such as Wisconsin, Delaware, and Minnesota, while firearm suicides have risen faster in Alaska, North Dakota, and Montana, according to a new tool from RAND that allows users to examine state-level firearm death rates over the past four decades. The visualization tool shows that some states have seen reductions in violence re  more