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In a recent study published in The Lancet Digital Health, a group of researchers analyzed severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outcomes in patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs), focusing on the effects of medications, comorbidities, and vaccination status during different pandemic phases. Study: Machine learning to understand risks for severe COVID-19 outcomes: a retrospective cohort study…

May 3, 2024 – There are plenty of reasons to exercise, but some are more motivating than others.  Perhaps the sexiest motivator – and the one people tend to go with, especially with warm weather around the corner – is to build the “beach body.”  The problem: Setting big expectations for weight loss can position…

TOPLINE: Researchers have identified specific circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) in blood samples that can identify individuals at high risk of developing pancreatic cancer within 5 years, potentially improving early detection and outcomes. METHODOLOGY: Early detection of pancreatic cancer could improve patient prognosis, but clinically viable biomarkers are lacking. In a two-stage study, researchers screened and validated…

Amgen aims to challenge the Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly duopoly in the market for injectable obesity medications, and the company is now preparing for Phase 3 testing of an injectable drug candidate that would introduce new competition. While executives are not yet sharing specific details of the clinical data that support these plans, Amgen’s…

AI-enabled protein design company Profluent has leveraged artificial intelligence to design an open-source gene editor called OpenCRISPR-1, demonstrating the technology can be used to create molecules with the power to edit human DNA. Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR) technology, developed more than a decade ago, allows scientists to modify DNA sequences within living…

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The Warburg effect and metabolic rewiring. Credit: Cancer Biology & Medicine Researchers have revealed crucial insights into how the Warburg effect causes the dedifferentiation of cancer cells through epigenetic reprogramming. This discovery potentially opens up new avenues for cancer treatments that target cellular metabolism. A century after Otto Warburg first described the phenomenon where cancer…

Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today? Sign up to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Good morning! A crowdsourced Readout today, to be sure, with contributions from STAT’s Jason Mast, Elaine Chen, and Jonathan Wosen. We get into earnings from Novo Nordisk, Amgen, and Illumina, and see…

Do you ever struggle to hear conversations in noisy environments, or miss the chirping of birds on a walk? If so, Bluetooth hearing aids might be the solution you’ve been looking for. Bluetooth hearing aids have revolutionized the way individuals with hearing loss experience the world around them. By seamlessly connecting to smartphones, televisions, and…

Chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) can make you feel itchy and uncomfortable. It causes hives that come and go unexpectedly. You probably wonder why you get them and what to do about them.There’s no clear cause of chronic spontaneous urticaria, or chronic hives, but you and your doctor can manage it.“When I diagnose a patient with…