Wed.Oct 09, 2024

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Viruses are teeming on your toothbrush, showerhead

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Microbiologists found that showerheads and toothbrushes are teeming with an extremely diverse collection of viruses -- most of which have never been seen before.

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Only 1 in 5 Large Companies' Health Plans Cover New Weight-Loss Meds, Wegovy, Zepbound, for Employees

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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 9, 2024 -- When it comes to coverage for the pricey GLP-1 weight-loss drugs Wegovy and Zepbound, only a fifth of large U.S. companies cover the medications in their health insurance plans, a new survey shows. In a report published.

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Having a sweet tooth is linked to higher risk of depression, diabetes, and stroke, study finds

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People with a preference for sweets are at a higher risk of developing depression, diabetes, and suffering a stroke, according to new research.

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Common Acne Drug, Benzoyl Peroxide, Might Become Carcinogenic at Room Temperature

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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 9, 2024 -- Widely-used acne creams can become contaminated with a known carcinogen even if kept at room temperature, a new study warns. Creams containing benzoyl peroxide (BPO) can wind up containing high levels of benzene while.

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Bridging Innovation & Patient Care: The Growing Role of AI

Speaker: Simran Kaur, Co-founder & CEO at Tattva.Health

AI is transforming clinical trials—accelerating drug discovery, optimizing patient recruitment, and improving data analysis. But its impact goes far beyond research. As AI-driven innovation reshapes the clinical trial process, it’s also influencing broader healthcare trends, from personalized medicine to patient outcomes. Join this new webinar featuring Simran Kaur for an insightful discussion on what all of this means for the future of healthcare!

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Over 160,000 new viruses discovered by AI

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161,979 new RNA viruses have been discovered using a machine learning tool that researchers believe will vastly improve the mapping of life on Earth and could aid in the identification of many millions more viruses yet to be characterized.

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Do fungi recognize shapes?

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Fungi don't have eyes or a brain, but their intelligent behaviors may surprise you. New research suggests that fungi may be able to recognize shapes.

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Severe COVID Case Ups Heart Risks As Much as History of Heart Disease

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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 9, 2024 -- A severe COVID infection can increase a person’s risk of heart attack and stroke as much as a history of heart disease, a new study says.People hospitalized for COVID had about the same risk of a major cardiac event as p.

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Fossils and fires: Insights into early modern human activity in the jungles of Southeast Asia

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Studying microscopic layers of dirt dug from the Tam Pa Ling cave site in northeastern Laos has provided a team of archaeologists further insights into some of the earliest evidence of Homo sapiens in mainland Southeast Asia. The site, which has been studied for the past 14 years, has produced some of the earliest fossil evidence of our direct ancestors in Southeast Asia but now a new study has reconstructed the ground conditions in the cave between 52,000 and 10,000 years ago.

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Steady Rise in U.S. Cases of Tick-Borne Babesiosis Disease

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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 9, 2024 -- Cases of a tick-borne parasitic disease have steadily increased in recent years, a new study shows.Rates of babesiosis increased an average 9% a year in the United States between 2015 and 2022, researchers reported in.

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From Diagnosis to Delivery: How AI is Revolutionizing the Patient Experience

Speaker: Simran Kaur, Founder & CEO at Tattva Health Inc.

The healthcare landscape is being revolutionized by AI and cutting-edge digital technologies, reshaping how patients receive care and interact with providers. In this webinar led by Simran Kaur, we will explore how AI-driven solutions are enhancing patient communication, improving care quality, and empowering preventive and predictive medicine. You'll also learn how AI is streamlining healthcare processes, helping providers offer more efficient, personalized care and enabling faster, data-driven

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Study probes how eating less can extend lifespan

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Researchers tracked the health of nearly one thousand mice on a variety of diets to see if these diets would extend the mice's lifespan. The study was designed to ensure that each mouse was genetically distinct, which allowed the team to better represent the genetic diversity of the human population. By doing so, the results are made more clinically relevant, elevating the study to one of the most significant investigations into aging and lifespan to date.

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Using de-identified lab data to find patients, target physicians and expedite treatment

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Many pharma companies are now using de-identified lab data to identify potential patients and their physicians in time to impact the patient’s treatment plan. In this Q&A, learn how lab data can be used to increase patient access.

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Nature and plastics inspire breakthrough in soft sustainable materials

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Using peptides and a snippet of the large molecules in plastics, materials scientists have developed materials made of tiny, flexible nano-sized ribbons that can be charged just like a battery to store energy or record digital information.

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Here's Where Viruses Love to Lurk in Your Bathroom

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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 9, 2024 -- The bad news first: shower heads and toothbrushes in an average bathroom are teeming with an extremely diverse collection of viruses, most of which have never been seen before, a new study finds.Now, the good news.These.

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How Machine Learning Drives Clinical Trial Efficiency

Clinical trial data management is increasingly challenging as studies grow in complexity. Quickly accessing and analyzing study data is vital for assessing trial progress and patient safety. In this paper, we explore real-time data access and analysis for proactive study management. We investigate using adverse event (AE) data to monitor safety and discuss a clinical analytics platform that supports collaboration and data review workflows.

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The secret to slimming? Special 'skinny genes' double weight loss

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The secret to losing weight could all be down to a combination of 14 'skinny genes', a new study has found. Researchers discovered they helped people drop twice as much weight when they ran for half an hour three times a week. The team found those with more of the genes slimmed the most across eight weeks.

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Affordable Care Act Is Helping Young Americans With Cancer Beat the Disease

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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 9, 2024 -- Cancer in young adults is rare, but the insurance coverage given them by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has greatly boosted the survival of people ages 19 to 25 who got the disease, a new study shows.The findings were.

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Inspired by Spider-Man, a lab recreates web-slinging technology

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Researchers took the imaginary scenes from Spider-Man seriously and created the first web-slinging technology in which a fluid material can shoot from a needle, immediately solidify as a string, and adhere to and lift objects.

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Florida Hospitals Brace for Hurricane Milton's Arrival

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WEDNESDAY. Oct. 9, 2024 -- As Hurricane Milton barreled toward the west coast of Florida, hospitals in its path were making ready. Milton is projected to make landfall a bit south of the Tampa area late Wednesday night. Long-term care facilities in.

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Deliver Fast, Flexible Clinical Trial Insights with Spotfire

Clinical research has entered a new era, one that requires real-time analytics and visualization to allow trial leaders to work collaboratively and to develop, at the click of a mouse, deep insights that enable proactive study management. Learn how Revvity Signals helps drug developers deliver clinical trial data insights in real-time using a fast and flexible data and analytics platform to empower data-driven decision-making.

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Adding vagus nerve stimulation to training sessions may boost how well sounds are perceived

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Just as a musician can train to more sharply distinguish subtle differences in pitch, mammals can improve their ability to interpret hearing, vision, and other senses with practice. This process, which is called perceptual learning, may be enhanced by activating a major nerve that connects the brain to nearly every organ in the body, a new study in mice shows.

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More Screen Time Tied to Mental Health Risks for Tweens

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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 9, 2024 -- A study tracking almost 10,000 9- and 10-year olds for two years finds a link between time spent watching TV and other screens with a higher odds for ADHD and depression.“Screen use may replace time spent engaging in p.

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A matter of taste: Electronic tongue reveals AI 'inner thoughts'

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Researchers recently developed electronic tongue capable of identifying differences in similar liquids, such as milk with varying water content; diverse products, including soda types and coffee blends; signs of spoilage in fruit juices; and instances of food safety concerns. They found that results were even more accurate when artificial intelligence used its own assessment parameters to interpret the data generated by the electronic tongue.

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Lilly names Mount Sinai scientist as first chief AI officer

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Thomas Fuchs will lead artificial intelligence initiatives across Lilly, including in drug discovery, clinical trials and manufacturing.

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Clinical Data Like You´ve Never Seen It Before: Why Spotfire Is the Leading Tool for Clinical Analytics

Clinical development organizations face a wide array of challenges when it comes to data, many of which can impact the operational effectiveness of their clinical trials. In this whitepaper, experts from Revvity Signals explore how solutions like TIBCO® Spotfire® enable better, more streamlined studies. The whitepaper also features a success story from Ambrx, a leading biopharmaceutical company, detailing how it has leveraged Spotfire to tackle data quality and collaboration challenges in clinic

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Ultra-sensitive robotic 'finger' can take patient pulses, check for lumps

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Researchers have developed a soft robotic 'finger' with a sophisticated sense of touch that can perform routine doctor office examinations, including taking a patient's pulse and checking for abnormal lumps.

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Lilly partners with AI specialist Insitro to develop metabolic medicines

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The latest deal in AI drug discovery is a twist on the usual big pharma-startup collaboration model, with Insitro licensing technology and Lilly eligible for royalties.

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NASA's Hubble watches Jupiter's Great Red Spot behave like a stress ball

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Astronomers have observed Jupiter's legendary Great Red Spot (GRS), an anticyclone large enough to swallow Earth, for at least 150 years. But there are always new surprises -- especially when NASA's Hubble Space Telescope takes a close-up look at it. Hubble's new observations of the famous red storm, collected 90 days between December 2023 to March 2024, reveal that the GRS is not as stable as it might look.

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Purespring raises $105M to advance gene therapy for kidney disease

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The Series B round will fund a Phase 1/2 trial of the company’s experimental treatment for IgA nephropathy.

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Another step towards decoding smell

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We often only realize how important our sense of smell is when it is no longer there: food is not as tasty as it once was, or we no longer react to dangers such as the smell of smoke. Researchers have investigated the neuronal mechanisms of human odor perception for the first time. Individual nerve cells in the brain recognize odors and react specifically to the smell, the image and the written word of an object, for example a banana.

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