Investment in vaccine development is lagging, report finds

The COVID vaccines have saved approximately 20 million lives globally and produced substantial revenue for pharmaceutical companies. Despite the significant investment in these vaccines, funding for experimental vaccines for various diseases has remained low. The report by the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) highlighted that only 3.4% of all venture capital raised for biopharma companies in…

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Mark Mortimer Crosse | The BMJ

Mark Mortimer Crosse was born in Haverfordwest, Wales, and grew up in a military family. He attended Westminster School and turned down a Royal Air Force flying scholarship to study medicine at Queens’ College, Cambridge. Despite his interest in aviation, he completed his clinical training at St Bartholomew’s Hospital in London and became a well-respected…

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New tool helps predict progression of Alzheimer’s

A novel learning-based framework has been created by researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington to help Alzheimer’s patients accurately pinpoint where they are within the disease-development spectrum. This new DETree framework, developed by researchers Zhu and Wang, was tested using data from 266 individuals with Alzheimer’s and proved to be more accurate than…

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Noninvasive diagnostic tool for identification of NASH by visualizing hepatic steatosis and inflammation

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has been renamed metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) and includes a range of liver conditions. Liver biopsy is the main diagnostic tool for identifying non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), but it has limitations and risks. Ultrasound and MRI can’t differentiate between NASH and NAFLD. Researchers have developed a noninvasive testing method…

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HPV Vaccine Highly Effective in Girls Years Later

A study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute found that the vaccine Cervarix effectively protected women from cervical cancer when administered between ages 12 and 13. Data was collected from 447,845 women in Scotland, with no cases of cervical cancer found among those vaccinated at ages 12-13, regardless of the number of…

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Writing By Hand Or Typing On Keyboard? Study Identifies Best Way To Improve Brain Connectivity

Advancing technology has led to a decline in traditional handwritten note-taking, with typing on a keyboard becoming the norm. However, a study found that writing by hand may improve brain connectivity compared to typing. Researchers examined brain activity of 36 university students while writing or typing words, and found increased connectivity in different brain regions…

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Mitotic Counting Reimagined: When AI Meets the Microscope

Mitotic counting is a crucial component of breast cancer diagnosis, but traditional methods are labor-intensive and error-prone. The introduction of AI in digital pathology has transformed the process by providing greater accuracy and efficiency. AI algorithms can standardize the identification of hotspots and automatically compute mitotic counts, reducing the workload of pathologists. However, for AI…

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GP Wanted Cork/South East

A vibrant ICGP training practice in Youghal is seeking a GP. Youghal is a seaside town with a growing population and economy, and is an easy commute from Cork, South Tipperary, and West Waterford. The practice offers excellent long term career prospects, competitive rates, indemnity, Medical Council and subscription payments, and five weeks annual leave…

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