For a long time, the likelihood of surviving pancreatic cancer has been extremely low. For patients who were diagnosed with metastatic pancreatic cancer between 2015 and 2021, about 97% died within five years of their diagnosis.
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Category: 5. Health
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Why Pfizer And Eli Lilly Are Betting On This $1.3 Billion AI Drug Discovery Startup
Chai Discovery cofounders Josh Meier (left) and Jack Dent
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ast June, when AI drug discovery startup Chai Discovery was just 15 months old, it released a new model that could design antibodies. Nearly 20 pharma companies…
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Scientists discover the master clock that controls biological growth and development
Imagine a train sitting at a station. Passengers have boarded, conductors have checked tickets, and everything appears ready to go. But if the engineer’s watch has stopped working, the train never departs. The doors stay open, the whistle never…
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Cancer’s favorite escape trick may actually make it easier to kill
Scientists have uncovered a surprising new way the immune system fights cancer, overturning a core belief that has guided immunology for decades. The research found that when cancer cells shut down a key immune-recognition molecule called MHC…
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Health Costs Jumping 18% For Small And Medium-Sized Businesses
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Healthcare costs are rising nearly 20% for small-and mid-sized employers as employers grapple with a surge…
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AI-ECG: A New Market For A Century-Old Test
Illustration by Anumana // Why bring AI into a test that has been around for a hundred years? | Each of my stories includes an original artwork. Clicking on them will take you to their websites. I am grateful for all the collaborators, sharing…
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As Peptides Go Mainstream, CeliaRx Aims To Cut Through The Noise
With demand for personalized wellness solutions on the rise, CeliaRx is helping bring peptide therapy to a broader audience through a physician-guided telehealth platform.
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Just a few years ago, peptides were largely confined to…
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AI Startup Collate Raises $95 Million To Automate Life Sciences Paperwork
In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at cancer breakthroughs from the ASCO conference, Clear’s move into healthcare, Harrison.ai’s U.S. expansion, and more. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here.
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Popular GLP-1 weight-loss drugs linked to lower risks of addiction and overdose
Popular GLP-1 drugs including Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound have already transformed the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity. Now, new research suggests these medications may also help prevent and treat addiction across a broad…
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This new diabetes pill burns fat without the downsides of Ozempic
A newly developed pill could offer a fresh approach to treating type 2 diabetes and obesity. Early research suggests it may help lower blood sugar and increase fat burning without reducing appetite or causing muscle loss, two common concerns…
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