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Zelada, M.I.; Garrido, V.; Liberona, A.; Jones, N.; Zúñiga, K.; Silva, H.; Nieto, R.Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) as a Predictor of Treatment Response in Major Depressive Disorder (MDD): A Systematic Review. Int. Mol. Sci. 2023, , 14810. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms241914810 Zelada MI, Garrido Liberona Jones Zúñiga Silva Nieto RR.
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In this "Ask Me Anything" (AMA) episode, Peter delves into the realm of genetics, unraveling its connection to disease and emphasizing the value of understanding one's genetic risks. He elucidates essential background knowledge on genetics before delving into the myriad reasons why individuals...
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https://www.greenstate.com/news/americans-hemp-use-study/
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More American adults than ever are using products with CBD, delta-8, and other hemp-derived cannabinoids, according to a new study. The paper, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), suggests that approximately one in four people used an "emerging cannabinoid" in the...
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https://www.newswise.com/articles/new-research-program-seeks-to-predict-detect-and-characterize-nutrient-exchanges-between-maize-and-synthetic-bacterial-communities?sc=rssn
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Newswise — ST. LOUIS, MO, October 23, 2023 — Sustainable agricultural practices are necessary to mitigate climate change and produce more food, fiber, and renewable fuels. A promising new frontier in agriculture is to promote beneficial interactions with microbes as a sustainable mechanism of providing nutrients to crops.
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https://www.ganjapreneur.com/minnesota-regulators-and-police-discuss-closing-thca-hemp-loophole/
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A perceived loophole in Minnesota's new adult use cannabis law is set to be addressed in a summit later this week, according to a report from news outlet MinnPost. The meeting, convened by the state Office of Cannabis Management and the Department of Health, will bring together law enforcement...
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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-02-italian-scientists-reveal-mechanism-resistance.html
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by Catholic University of the Sacred Heart


Italian scientists from Università Cattolica at Rome have discovered an important genetic mechanism that pancreatic cancer cells employ to evade therapies, paving the way to new drugs for a killer disease. The tumor evades treatments by...
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https://theamericangenius.com/tech-news/brain-implant-paralyzed-patients/
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Neurotech startup Paradromics is making significant progress with its groundbreaking brain implant, garnering attention from federal regulators. Founded in 2015, the company currently aims to create a device that can assist patients with severe paralysis in regaining their ability to communicate by interpreting neural signals.
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https://www.syracuse.com/marijuana/2023/11/ny-cannabis-regulators-adopt-hemp-regulations-dont-vote-on-fiore-settlement.html
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New York's Cannabis Control Board approved updated regulations for cannabinoid hemp, which place severe limits on THC content, despite an ongoing lawsuit in which a judge barred regulators from enforcing the limit.While Office of Cannabis Management Executive Director Chris Alexander described...
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https://lifeboat.com/blog/2023/12/research-argues-that-occams-razor-is-an-essential-factor-that-distinguishes-science-from-superstition
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Occam's razor—the principle that when faced with competing explanations, we should choose the simplest that fits the facts—is not just a tool of science. Occam's razor is science, insists a renowned molecular geneticist from the University of Surrey.
In a paper published in the Annals of the New...
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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-01-genome-tools-possibilities-precision-medicine.html
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by Stephan Wiegand, Dresden University of Technology


A team of researchers at the Carl Gustav Carus Faculty of Medicine, University of Technology Dresden, led by Prof. Frank Buchholz, has achieved a major breakthrough in genome editing technology. They've developed a cutting-edge...
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https://www.pharmaceutical-technology.com/news/microbiome-company-enterome-plans-108m-raise-to-fund-phase-ii-cancer-trials/
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Enterome is planning to raise EUR100m ($108m) as part of its latest fundraising round to power its clinical studies, said CEO Pierre Belichard in an interview with Pharmaceutical Technology. The company has already started speaking to investors in Europe and plans to start contacting those in the...
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https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230429/New-all-London-partnership-makes-brain-scanning-technology-available-for-use-in-clinical-psychedelics-trials.aspx
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Commercial trials for psychedelics-assisted medical treatments will now have access to state-of-the-art brain scanning technology thanks to a new all-London partnership announced today (25th April).
MYndspan's co-founder Caitlin Baltzer, having her brain scanned using magnetoencephalogy (MEG)...
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https://siliconangle.com/2023/04/18/microsoft-epic-partner-bring-gpt-4-generative-ai-healthcare-providers/
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Healthcare software giant Epic Systems Corp. said Monday it is partnering with Microsoft Corp. to embrace generative artificial intelligence through its Azure AI platform. The partnership will see it integrate OpenAI LP services such as GTP-4 into its electronic healthcare records, Epic said in...
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WASHINGTON -- In the 1980s, Fu Xiangdong was a young Chinese virology student who came to the United States to study biochemistry. More than three decades later, he had a prestigious professorship in California and was conducting promising research on Parkinson's disease.But now Fu is doing his...
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The successful transplant of a modified pig kidney into a human raises opportunities and concerns.
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https://www.genengnews.com/topics/genome-editing/molecular-scissors-are-making-the-cut-in-clinical-trials/
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It was only a matter of time. Once genome editing tools established themselves in biomedical science—advancing enterprises such as the development of cell lines, the dissection of disease mechanisms, and the identification of drug targets—they were bound to have their potential tested in clinical science.
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https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/ai-brain-or-neuromorphic-chips/
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Sam Altman, a leading figure in the tech industry and head of OpenAI, is spearheading an ambitious project to raise funds for the development and worldwide production of advanced AI chips. These chips are designed to operate similarly to the human brain, which could lead to significant...
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Summary: Researchers have uncovered a previously unknown connection between the brain's basal ganglia and cerebellum, altering our understanding of motor learning and habit formation. This discovery suggests that the cerebellum plays a role in modulating dopamine levels in the basal ganglia,...
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1. IntroductionHemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a rare disease characterized by thrombocytopenia, hemolytic anemia, and acute kidney injury, and is included in the group of thrombotic microangiopathies (TMAs). TMA is a histopathologic term used to describe a variety of thrombotic vascular...
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/PRNewswire/ -- The "UK Telemedicine Market Outlook to 2022 - by Services, by Technology Platform, by Clinical Applications" report has been added to...
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PHILADELPHIA -- Some of the latest research in the field of nephrology presented at the American Society of Nephrology's Kidney Week included sparsentan in focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, combination treatment with an SGLT2 inhibitor and an endothelin A receptor antagonist, and a novel...
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Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) modulators were a breakthrough for cystic fibrosis, improving the movement of chloride and water and moistening mucus secretions. But these drugs are expensive, don't work in all patients with cystic fibrosis, and have side effects and...