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  • New procedure shows promise for treating brain tumors Los Angeles Times - August 9th, 2010
    LOS ANGELES, Aug. 9, 2010 (McClatchy-Tribune News Service delivered by Newstex) -- Patients with brain tumors don't have many good options _ surgery and radiation can damage crucial parts of the brain, and chemotherapy drugs don't easily cross the blood-brain barrier. A new procedure using magnets, ultrasound and minuscule drug-coated particles may be an effective solution, according to a study on rats published in Tuesday's edition of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Continue Reading
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Weighing in on FDA changesSeptember 4th, 2010 - Star Tribune

Sep. 4, 2010 (McClatchy-Tribune Regional News delivered by Newstex) -- Up until three years ago, the medical device start-up NeuroVasx Inc. looked like it was on a trajectory to success.

The Maple Grove company raised $33 million and developed a product to treat very large brain aneurysms, which can lead to strokes. In 2007, the company submitted a 510k application to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) -- a type of regulatory approval that requires the applicant to show that its product is similar to one already on the market.
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