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Cancer mortality continues to drop despite rising incidence in women

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

For example, incidence rates in women 50-64 years of age have surpassed those in men, and rates in women under 50 are now 82% higher than their male counterparts, up from 51% in 2002.

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New molecular insights on medical cannabis

Drug Target Review

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Atlas Venture 2023 Year In Review

LifeSciVC

We then shift to the venture ecosystem and the broader capital markets, highlighting the parallels with twenty years ago, post the genomics bubble in 2002-2003. As usual, we close with a brief update on Atlas itself.

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Tripling in proportion of smokers’ duty free tobacco purchases in England since 2019

SCIENMAG: Medicine & Health

Between 2002 and 2014, between 12% and 20% of UK adult smokers […]

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Investigating antipsychotics in a Parkinson’s disease psychosis model

Drug Target Review

In the years 1998-2002, he served as member of the board of directors at Carlsson Research. In 2002, he was appointed Chief Scientific Officer at Carlsson Research and in 2006 he was appointed CEO. Between 1995 and 2000, he was managing research collaborations between the University and Pharma Industry partners.

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Biotech Venture Ecosystem: Quick Health Check

LifeSciVC

It’s also not feeling like the nuclear winter of 2002-2003 either, where venture-backed biotech was starving. Stepping back from the specifics of these data, the venture funding market for private biotech companies feels like it’s returned to a healthier place than the bubblicious euphoria of a few years ago.

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The effectiveness of nanoparticles in chemotherapy

Drug Target Review

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