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Explaining dramatic planet-wide changes after world's last 'Snowball Earth' event

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Some of the most dramatic climatic events in our planet's history are 'Snowball Earth' events that happened hundreds of millions of years ago, when almost the entire planet was encased in ice up to 0.6 miles thick.

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Astronomers may have discovered the answer to a mysterious stellar event

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NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Researchers have made a record-breaking astrophysical discovery while simultaneously uncovering a possible explanation for the rare and extreme astrophysical event known as long-period radio transients.

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Artificial intelligence can predict events in people's lives

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DECEMBER 18, 2023

Artificial intelligence can analyze registry data on people's residence, education, income, health and working conditions and, with high accuracy, predict life events.

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Oceanographers record the largest predation event ever observed in the ocean

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OCTOBER 29, 2024

In the largest predation event ever recorded, researchers observed capelin shoaling off the coast of Norway, where a swarm of cod overtook them, consuming over 10 million fish in a few hours. The team hopes to deploy their technique to monitor the large-scale dynamics among other species of fish and track vulnerable keystone species.

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How Machine Learning Drives Clinical Trial Efficiency

We investigate using adverse event (AE) data to monitor safety and discuss a clinical analytics platform that supports collaboration and data review workflows. Quickly accessing and analyzing study data is vital for assessing trial progress and patient safety.

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One in two El Niño events could be extreme by mid-century

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Climate change from greenhouse gas emissions could make extreme El Nino events more frequent, according to new research.

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Paradox of extreme cold events in a warming world

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APRIL 17, 2024

However, the progression of WACC events remains unclear amidst global warming. Scientists have now predicted a sharp decline in the WACC phenomenon post-2030s, affecting extreme weather events.

Researchers rely on Earth's magnetic field to verify an event mentioned in the Old Testament

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

JANUARY 4, 2024

A new study scientifically corroborates an event described in the Second Book of Kings -- the conquest of the Philistine city of Gath by Hazael King of Aram. The method is based on measuring the magnetic field recorded in burnt bricks.

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Sleep improves ability to recall complex events

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FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Sleep helps consolidate our memory of complex associations, thus supporting the ability to complete memories of whole events.

CDD Co-Sponsoring Buzzed For Biotech Morning Event- Vester Cambridge

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JANUARY 17, 2024

The Buzzed for Biotech morning networking event, organized by Dovetail Biopartners , is just around the corner! Date: Jan 25th, 9:00 AM - 12:00 pm EST Location: VESTER Cambridge, Ames Street, Cambridge, MA, USA Free RSVP (Walk-ins Welcome as well!)

Was 'Snowball Earth' a global event? Study delivers best proof yet

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

A series of rocks hiding around Colorado's Rocky Mountains may hold clues to a frigid period in Earth's past when glaciers several miles thick covered the entire planet.

CDD Attending Biotech Networks Scientific Speed Networking Event: DC Area OCT 11 2023

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Biotech Networks Scientific Speed Networking: DC Area October 11th 2023

Study shows anti-clotting drug reduced bleeding events in patients with atrial fibrillation

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JANUARY 22, 2025

Researchers evaluated a drug that represents a new class of anticoagulants known as Factor XI inhibitors for treating patients with atrial fibrillation as part of the AZALEA-TIMI 71 Study.

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How a massive North Atlantic cooling event disrupted early human occupation in Europe

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AUGUST 10, 2023

million years ago a massive cooling event in the North Atlantic and corresponding shifts in climate, vegetation and food resources disrupted early human occupation of Europe. A new study finds that around 1.12

Did the world's best-preserved dinosaurs really die in 'Pompeii-type' events?

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NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Extraordinarily well preserved fossils of feathered dinosaurs and other creatures got that way after being frozen in time by by volcanic eruptions, researchers have long suggested. Not so fast, says a new study.

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New study definitively confirms Gulf Stream weakening, understanding the changes could help predict future trends in extreme events

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The Gulf Stream transport of water through the Florida Strait has slowed by 4% over the past four decades, with a 99% certainty that this weakening is more than expected from random chance, according to a new study.

Join CDD at the RESI 2024 Conference – A Premier Event for Biotech and MedTech Innovators!

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JANUARY 8, 2024

This event is a cornerstone for networking and collaboration in the Biotech and MedTech sectors, bringing together innovative minds from across the industry. Representing CDD at this prestigious event will be Eliot Gill , our Account Executive, and Salima Ismayilova , PhD, MBA, our Director of Business Development.

Evolution's recipe book: How 'copy paste' errors cooked up the animal kingdom

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APRIL 15, 2024

A series of whole genome and gene duplication events that go back hundreds of millions of years have laid the foundations for tissue-specific gene expression, according to a new study.

The megadroughts are upon us

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JANUARY 16, 2025

It also detected previously 'overlooked' events. This publicly available forty-year global quantitative inventory seeks to inform policy regarding the environmental impact of human-induced climate change.

Half a degree further rise in global warming will triple area of Earth too hot for humans

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FEBRUARY 4, 2025

New assessment warns area the size of the USA will become too hot during extreme heat events for even healthy young humans to maintain a safe body temperature if we hit 2 degrees Celsuis above preindustrial levels.

How climate change affects rain and floods

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MARCH 12, 2025

A new study shows that to understand the details of this relationship, it is important to distinguish between different types of rainfall and flood events -- namely, between short-term events that occur on a time scale of hours, and longer-term events that last several days. In each case, climate change has a different impact.

Surviving in biotech’s new normal: 5 tips from industry VCs and CEOs

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NOVEMBER 15, 2024

At an event hosted by BioPharma Dive, drugmaker executives and investors discussed the importance of focus, smart spending and maintaining lines of sight to the clinic.

The 2022 European drought: What was the role of climate change?

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Public discussions about the causes repeatedly broached the question of the extent to which climate change intensified this extreme weather event. This extreme event was exacerbated by the fact that climate change had already caused soil moisture levels to drop continuously over the previous years.

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How El Nino and mega ocean warming caused the greatest-ever mass extinction

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Mega ocean warming El Nino events were key in driving the largest extinction of life on planet Earth some 252 million years ago, according to new research. The study has shed new light on why the effects of rapid climate change in the Permian-Triassic warming were so devastating for all forms of life in the sea and on land.

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Violent supernovae 'triggered at least two Earth extinctions'

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MARCH 13, 2025

At least two mass extinction events in Earth's history were likely caused by the 'devastating' effects of nearby supernova explosions, a new study suggests.

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Climate change raised the odds of unprecedented wildfires in 2023-24

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AUGUST 13, 2024

The State of Wildfires report takes stock of extreme wildfires of the 2023-2024 fire season (March 2023-February 2024), explains their causes, and assesses whether events could have been predicted. It also evaluates how the risk of similar events will change in future under different climate change scenarios.

Clinical trial finds finerenone reduces worsening heart failure and cardiovascular death

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Finerenone reduced the composite of total first and recurrent heart failure (HF) events (hospitalizations for HF or urgent HF visits) and cardiovascular death in patients with HF and mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction, according to an international clinical trial.

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Ozempic Lowers Odds for Death, Illness in People With Kidney Disease and Type 2 Diabetes

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MAY 24, 2024

The drug significantly reduces the risk of severe kidney events, heart problems and. FRIDAY, May 24, 2024 -- Ozempic provides a wide variety of health benefits for people with kidney disease and type 2 diabetes, a major clinical trial has found.

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Recap of CDD User Group Meeting – Boston 2023

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OCTOBER 12, 2023

CDD Vault User Group Meeting - Cambridge Innovation Center (CIC) This year's event was marked by insightful presentations, sharing of best practices.

Record low Antarctic sea ice 'extremely unlikely' without climate change

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MAY 20, 2024

This low was a one-in-a-2000-year event without climate change and four times more likely under its effects. Scientists have found that the record-low levels of sea ice around Antarctica in 2023 were extremely unlikely to happen without the influence of climate change.

Marine plankton behavior could predict future marine extinctions

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APRIL 17, 2024

Marine communities migrated to Antarctica during the Earth's warmest period in 66 million years long before a mass-extinction event.

Tiny, daily bursts of vigorous incidental physical activity could almost halve cardiovascular risk in middle-aged women

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DECEMBER 3, 2024

An average of four minutes of incidental vigorous physical activity a day could almost halve the risk of major cardiovascular events, such as heart attacks, for middle-aged women who do not engage in structured exercise, according to new research.

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Massive volcanic eruptions did not cause the extinction of dinosaurs

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DECEMBER 18, 2024

While volcanism caused a temporary cold period, the effects had already worn off thousands of years before the meteorite, the ultimate cause of the dinosaur extinction event, impacted.

The brain perceives unexpected pain more strongly

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FEBRUARY 21, 2025

In particular, pain was amplified when unexpected events occurred. Researchers used visual threat manipulation in the virtual reality environment and thermal stimulation to investigate how the brain perceives pain. They found that the brain perceives pain more strongly when the perceived pain is out of alignment with reality.

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Research discovery halts childhood brain tumor before it forms

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FEBRUARY 4, 2025

A research team has identified a critical event driving tumor growth in a type of medulloblastoma -- and a way to block it.

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Countdown to an ice-free Arctic: New research warns of accelerated timelines

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DECEMBER 3, 2024

Scientists demonstrate how a series of extreme weather events could lead to the Arctic's first ice-free day within just a few years.

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Navigating future biopharma catalysts: What to expect at the 2025 J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference

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JANUARY 6, 2025

The stage is set for JPM 2025—don't miss expert reactions following 2025’s principal catalyst event!

Massive merger: Study reveals evidence for origin of supermassive black hole at galaxy's center

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

The study builds on recent observations from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), which captured the first direct image of Sgr A* in 2022.

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Dinosaurs thrived after ice, not fire, says a new study of ancient volcanism

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OCTOBER 28, 2024

million years ago, has been considered by some to have been a fairly slow-burn event, driven by rising temperatures and ocean acidification. The Triassic-Jurassic Extinction, 201.6 A new study says it was kicked off for the most part by volcanic winter.

Beautiful nebula, violent history: Clash of stars solves stellar mystery

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APRIL 11, 2024

This violent event created the surrounding cloud and forever altered the system's fate. Star pairs are typically very similar, like twins, but in HD 148937, one star appears younger and, unlike the other, is magnetic. New data suggest there were originally three stars in the system, until two of them clashed and merged.

Physicists shine new light on ultra-fast atomic processes

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AUGUST 22, 2024

To measure these tiny high-speed events, known as attoseconds, researchers used a laser to generate intense X-ray flashes that allowed them to map the inner workings of an atom. Scientists report incredibly small time delays in a molecule's electron activity when the particles are exposed to X-rays.

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Weather-changing El Nino oscillation is at least 250 million years old

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OCTOBER 21, 2024

A new modeling study shows that the El Nino event, a huge blob of warm ocean water in the tropical Pacific Ocean that can change rainfall patterns around the globe, was present at least 250 million years in the past, and was often of greater magnitude than the oscillations we see today.

Rocky planets orbiting small stars could have stable atmospheres needed to support life

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OCTOBER 23, 2024

A sequence of events during the evolution of certain rocky planets orbiting M-dwarfs, the most common stars in the universe, creates an atmosphere that would be stable over time. This is true for more temperate planets, orbiting a bit farther from the central star.

This rocky planet around a white dwarf resembles Earth -- 8 billion years from now

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

A 2020 microlensing event was caused by a planetary system with an Earth-like planet and brown dwarf. The star type was uncertain. The team has determined that the star is a white dwarf, a system resembling what our sun-Earth system will look like in 8 billion years.

Explaining dramatic planet-wide changes after world's last 'Snowball Earth' event

Astronomers may have discovered the answer to a mysterious stellar event

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Oceanographers record the largest predation event ever observed in the ocean

How Machine Learning Drives Clinical Trial Efficiency

One in two El Niño events could be extreme by mid-century

Paradox of extreme cold events in a warming world

Researchers rely on Earth's magnetic field to verify an event mentioned in the Old Testament

Sleep improves ability to recall complex events

CDD Co-Sponsoring Buzzed For Biotech Morning Event- Vester Cambridge

Was 'Snowball Earth' a global event? Study delivers best proof yet

CDD Attending Biotech Networks Scientific Speed Networking Event: DC Area OCT 11 2023

Study shows anti-clotting drug reduced bleeding events in patients with atrial fibrillation

How a massive North Atlantic cooling event disrupted early human occupation in Europe

Did the world's best-preserved dinosaurs really die in 'Pompeii-type' events?

New study definitively confirms Gulf Stream weakening, understanding the changes could help predict future trends in extreme events

Join CDD at the RESI 2024 Conference – A Premier Event for Biotech and MedTech Innovators!

Evolution's recipe book: How 'copy paste' errors cooked up the animal kingdom

The megadroughts are upon us

Half a degree further rise in global warming will triple area of Earth too hot for humans

How climate change affects rain and floods

Surviving in biotech’s new normal: 5 tips from industry VCs and CEOs

The 2022 European drought: What was the role of climate change?

How El Nino and mega ocean warming caused the greatest-ever mass extinction

Violent supernovae 'triggered at least two Earth extinctions'

Climate change raised the odds of unprecedented wildfires in 2023-24

Clinical trial finds finerenone reduces worsening heart failure and cardiovascular death

Ozempic Lowers Odds for Death, Illness in People With Kidney Disease and Type 2 Diabetes

Recap of CDD User Group Meeting – Boston 2023

Record low Antarctic sea ice 'extremely unlikely' without climate change

Marine plankton behavior could predict future marine extinctions

Tiny, daily bursts of vigorous incidental physical activity could almost halve cardiovascular risk in middle-aged women

Massive volcanic eruptions did not cause the extinction of dinosaurs

The brain perceives unexpected pain more strongly

Research discovery halts childhood brain tumor before it forms

Countdown to an ice-free Arctic: New research warns of accelerated timelines

Navigating future biopharma catalysts: What to expect at the 2025 J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference

Massive merger: Study reveals evidence for origin of supermassive black hole at galaxy's center

Dinosaurs thrived after ice, not fire, says a new study of ancient volcanism

Beautiful nebula, violent history: Clash of stars solves stellar mystery

Physicists shine new light on ultra-fast atomic processes

Weather-changing El Nino oscillation is at least 250 million years old

Rocky planets orbiting small stars could have stable atmospheres needed to support life

This rocky planet around a white dwarf resembles Earth -- 8 billion years from now

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