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AGA announces support for the reintroduced Treat and Reduce Obesity Act

The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) today announced support for the reintroduced Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (TROA), which would expand Medicare coverage to include screening and treatment of obesity from a diverse range of health care providers who specialize in obesity care.

3 Aug 2023

Insilico Medicine's new AI tool shows promise in predicting clinical trial outcomes

Insilico Medicine ("Insilico"), a clinical-stage end-to-end generative artificial intelligence (AI) drug discovery company, has demonstrated that it can predict the outcome of Phase II to Phase III clinical trial success using its proprietary transformer-based AI clinical trial prediction tool called inClinico with a high degree of accuracy.

3 Aug 2023

Nanoengineered bioink improves tumor model accuracy

Scientists from the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation have developed a nanoengineered bioink with improved bonding and cross-linking capabilities for 3D bioprinting of tumor models.

3 Aug 2023

Precocious puberty on the rise in girls during COVID-19 pandemic

The number of girls diagnosed with precocious puberty increased during the COVID-19 pandemic due to potential risk factors such as increased screen time and less physical activity, according to a new study published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society.

3 Aug 2023

Children raised in rural areas have better regulated immune systems

Children raised in rural environments who spend a lot of time outdoors with some exposure to animals grow to have better regulated immune systems than children living in urban environments, a new study has found.

3 Aug 2023

Study sheds light on mechanisms behind a rare disease found almost exclusively in boys

A University of Ottawa-led research team has published rigorous new research that advances a quest to understand a puzzling – and heartbreaking – ultra-rare disease that's found almost exclusively in boys.

3 Aug 2023

NIH awards $18 million to develop novel chikungunya vaccine

The Access to Advanced Health Institute (AAHI) announced today that it has received an $18 million award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop a temperature stable, single-dose vaccine candidate for the chikungunya virus.

3 Aug 2023

Pharmatech: The Art of AI-Driven Drug Design with Exscientia

In this interview conducted at SLAS EU 2023 in Brussels, Belgium, we spoke to Garry Pairaudeau, Chief Technology Officer at Exscientia, about pharmatech, AI, and more.

From Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) 3 Aug 2023

Reversing β-cell failure: A promising approach for type 2 diabetes treatment

Researchers examined current evidence on the reasons and implications of pancreatic beta-cell failure.

3 Aug 2023

Study reveals high microbial diversity in ticks from Yunnan Province, China

Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. Ticks are obligate blood-sucking vectors for multiple zoonotic diseases.

3 Aug 2023

Innovative 3D cell culture platform could replace the use of animals in research

PeptiMatrix is the latest spin-out company from the University of Nottingham, providing access to an innovative 3D cell culture platform that aims to replace the use of animals in research.

3 Aug 2023

Unlocking the potential of Reg3γ: new insights into its metabolic functions and therapeutic prospects

Researchers evaluated the physiological roles of an antimicrobial peptide.

3 Aug 2023

Stroke risk factor disparities between Black and non-Black adults may be resolved with intensive care

Significant stroke risk factor disparities exist between Black adults and non-Black adults who have had a stroke.

3 Aug 2023

TU Graz researchers gain new insights into a light-activated protein switch

Researchers at TU Graz have gained new insights into the functioning of a protein found in bacteria, whose enzymatic activity is activated by blue light.

3 Aug 2023

The mechanisms of triptan using metabolomics and transcriptomics in spontaneous migraine attacks

Researchers discuss the mechanisms of triptans for the treatment of spontaneous migraine attacks by using transcriptomics and metabolomics.

3 Aug 2023

‘Conscience’ bills let medical providers opt out of providing a wide range of care

A new Montana law will provide sweeping legal protections to health care practitioners who refuse to prescribe marijuana or participate in procedures and treatments such as abortion, medically assisted death, gender-affirming care, or others that run afoul of their ethical, moral, or religious beliefs or principles.

3 Aug 2023

Research News and Research

AGA announces support for the reintroduced Treat and Reduce Obesity Act

Insilico Medicine's new AI tool shows promise in predicting clinical trial outcomes

Nanoengineered bioink improves tumor model accuracy

Precocious puberty on the rise in girls during COVID-19 pandemic

Children raised in rural areas have better regulated immune systems

Study sheds light on mechanisms behind a rare disease found almost exclusively in boys

NIH awards $18 million to develop novel chikungunya vaccine

Pharmatech: The Art of AI-Driven Drug Design with Exscientia

Reversing β-cell failure: A promising approach for type 2 diabetes treatment

Study reveals high microbial diversity in ticks from Yunnan Province, China

Innovative 3D cell culture platform could replace the use of animals in research

Unlocking the potential of Reg3γ: new insights into its metabolic functions and therapeutic prospects

Stroke risk factor disparities between Black and non-Black adults may be resolved with intensive care

TU Graz researchers gain new insights into a light-activated protein switch

The mechanisms of triptan using metabolomics and transcriptomics in spontaneous migraine attacks

‘Conscience’ bills let medical providers opt out of providing a wide range of care

Doctors sound alarm about child nicotine poisoning as vapes flood the US market

Point-of-care rapid diagnostics for detecting SARS-CoV-2 in exhaled breath

Uncommon genetic allele variants may play a vital role in treatment-resistant depression, finds study

Study uncovers the science behind the body's tanning process after leaving the beach

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