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First case of Down syndrome in Neanderthals documented in new study

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A new study documents the first case of Down syndrome in Neanderthals and reveals that they were capable of providing altruistic care and support for a vulnerable member of their social group.

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Women with a common hormonal disorder have few good treatment options. Could GLP-1 drugs help?

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Obesity drugs like Wegovy are proving useful in many other diseases. Polycystic ovary syndrome, a chronic condition that can cause infertility, may be one.

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Microrobot-packed pill shows promise for treating inflammatory bowel disease in mice

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Engineers have developed a pill that releases microscopic robots, or microrobots, into the colon to treat inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The experimental treatment, given orally, has shown success in mice. It significantly reduced IBD symptoms and promoted the healing of damaged colon tissue without causing toxic side effects.

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First-of-its-kind Intellia data suggest CRISPR drug could be given more than once

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The findings provide early proof that multiple doses of a gene editing medicine can be safely administered with additive effects, overcoming a key constraint of the complex therapies.

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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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Playing youth sports linked to better mental health in adults

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Adults who continuously played organized sports through their youth have fewer symptoms of anxiety and depression than those who never played or those who dropped out, a new study finds. And those who dropped out of sports had poorer mental health than those who never played at all.

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How do our memories last a lifetime? New study offers a biological explanation

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A new study by a team of international researchers has uncovered a biological explanation for long-term memories. It centers on the discovery of the role of a molecule, KIBRA, that serves as a 'glue' to other molecules, thereby solidifying memory formation.

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Drug-Resistant Fungi Found in Commercial Flower Bulbs, Compost, Soil

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WEDNESDAY, June 26, 2024 -- A tough-to-treat, drug-resistant fungal infection may be as close as your local garden center, new research shows.Investigators at the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens found high levels of multidrug-resistant fungi.

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Solar technology: Innovative light-harvesting system works very efficiently

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Researchers are reporting progress on the road to more efficient utilization of solar energy: They have developed an innovative light-harvesting system.

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Exposure to Plastics Chemical BPA May Raise Diabetes Risk

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WEDNESDAY, June 26, 2024 -- A common plastics chemical might increase a person’s risk of diabetes, a new study warns.People fed small doses of Bisphonol A (BPA) developed significantly worse insulin sensitivity within a four-day period, researchers.

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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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Researchers address ocean paradox with 55 gallons of fluorescent dye

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Researchers have directly measured cold, deep water upwelling via turbulent mixing along the slope of a submarine canyon in the Atlantic Ocean.

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Cortisol Might Play Role in Tough-to-Treat Diabetes

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WEDNESDAY, June 26, 2024 -- The stress hormone cortisol appears to play a role in tough-to-treat type 2 diabetes, a new study finds.About 1 in 4 people (24%) with tough-to-treat type 2 diabetes have elevated cortisol levels, researchers.

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Surprising phosphate finding in NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample

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Early analysis of the asteroid Bennu sample returned by NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission has revealed dust rich in carbon, nitrogen, and organic compounds, all of which are essential components for life as we know it. Dominated by clay minerals, particularly serpentine, the sample mirrors the type of rock found at mid-ocean ridges on Earth. The magnesium-sodium phosphate found in the sample hints that the asteroid could have splintered off from an ancient, small, primitive ocean world.

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New Insights Into How Microbiome Helps Cause Type 2 Diabetes

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WEDNESDAY, June 26, 2024 -- A person’s gut microbiome appears to increase their risk of developing type 2 diabetes, researchers claim.Specific strains of gut microbes are more commonly found in people with type 2 diabetes, and these strains seem to.

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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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Iceland's volcano eruptions may last decades

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Scientists predict from geochemical data that Iceland is entering a new volcanic era that will last for decades, possibly centuries. Under an hour's drive from the country's capital city, the ongoing eruptions pose considerable risks for economic disruption, and they leave evacuated communities uncertain of a possible return.

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Anxiety Tied to Doubling of Parkinson's Risk

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WEDNESDAY, June 26, 2024 -- Anxiety could be an early warning sign of Parkinson's disease, a new study finds.People with anxiety have at least double the risk of developing Parkinson’s compared to those without the mood disorder, results s.

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Shocked quartz reveals evidence of historical cosmic airburst

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Researchers continue to expand the case for the Younger Dryas Impact hypothesis. The idea proposes that a fragmented comet smashed into the Earth's atmosphere 12,800 years ago, causing a widespread climatic shift that, among other things, led to the abrupt reversal of the Earth's warming trend and into an anomalous near-glacial period called the Younger Dryas.

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Could Mom's Smartphone Use Affect Baby's Language Development?

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WEDNESDAY, June 26, 2024 -- Mothers tend to speak less to infants when they’re on their smartphones, a new study finds.Moms talked 16% less to their babies when they were fiddling with their phone, researchers found.Shorter 1- to 2-minute intervals.

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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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Almonds, pottery, wood help date famed Kyrenia shipwreck

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Researchers have identified the likeliest timeline of the famous Hellenistic-era Kyrenia shipwreck, discovered and recovered off the north coast of Cyprus in the 1960s.

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Novo nixes trial of blood pressure drug it bought in deal worth $1.3B

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The failure of a Phase 3 trial led the Wegovy maker to take an accounting charge that will hit its operating profit growth this year.

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Future risk of coral bleaching set to intensify globally

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Researchers have projected future marine heatwaves will cause coral reefs to be at severe risk of bleaching for longer periods than previously seen.

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Study Finds Multivitamins Won't Help You Live Longer

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WEDNESDAY, June 26, 2024 -- A full third of American adults take multivitamins, despite prior studies suggesting they do little to boost health.Now, a study involving almost 400,000 people finds zero benefit from multivitamin use in helping folks.

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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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For healthy adults, taking multivitamins daily is not associated with a lower risk of early death

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A large analysis of data from nearly 400,000 healthy U.S. adults followed for more than 20 years has found no association between regular multivitamin use and lower risk of early death.

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Zealand hauls in $1B off obesity drug data; Curie.bio zeroes in on Series A’s

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Zealand capitalized on a stock surge following the release of early study results. Elsewhere, U.S. regulators rejected an AbbVie medicine and another well-funded AI drug discovery startup emerged.

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Simple new process stores CO2 in concrete without compromising strength

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By using carbonated -- rather than still -- water during the concrete manufacturing process, a team of engineers has discovered a new way to store carbon dioxide (CO2) in the ubiquitous construction material.

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Obesity May Be Even Less Healthy If Child Was Born Underweight

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WEDNESDAY, June 26, 2024 -- Low-birth-weight newborns have a higher risk of health complications if they become obese as children, a new study has found.Obese children who were low-birth-weight babies have a higher risk of insulin resistance, fatty.

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AI generated exam answers go undetected in real-world blind test

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Experienced exam markers may struggle to spot answers generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI), researchers have found.

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