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Are scientists being fooled by bacteria?

Scienmag

For decades, a small group of cutting-edge medical researchers have been studying a biochemical, DNA tagging system, which switches genes on or off. However, according to a new study by researchers at the […].

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STAT+: Medicare will take R&D costs, effectiveness into account when it negotiates drug prices. But studies show that doesn’t affect prices

STAT News

By law, Medicare will have to take a medication’s efficacy and its research and development costs into account when it starts to negotiate drug prices — but recent research shows pharma companies ignore those factors when they pick prices for their products. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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Cannabinoids receptors: popular preclinical target but banned in 137 countries

Pharmaceutical Technology

Despite this, the medical use of cannabinoid drugs is heavily restricted, including being banned in 137 countries, according to the United Nations. Collectively, cannabinoid receptors (CB1 and CB2) are currently the most popular targets in preclinical stage of development, with 391 drugs tagged in total.

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STAT+: This billionaire has quietly driven Boston’s biotech industry for decades

STAT News

Among the small bunch of billionaires that the local biotech industry has created, Tim Springer may be the only one who regularly rides his bike to work in the Longwood Medical Area, where his ID tag identifies him simply as a “staff scientist.”

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September 30, 2022: CTTI’s Digital Health Trials Hub Recommendations and Resources to Run Your Digital Health Trial (Marianne Chase, MGH, CTTI Team Lead, Jörg Goldhahn, ETH Zurich, CTTI Team Lead)

Rethinking Clinical Trials

Neurological Clinical Research Institute. Medical Director. Digital Health Trials can help research obtain better and more reliable information, conduct more patient-centric research, and move at higher speed and efficiency.                                           . Speakers.

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Grand Rounds Ethics and Regulatory Series September 9, 2022: Building An Academic Learning Health System: Why Is It So Hard? (Steven Joffe, MD, MPH)

Rethinking Clinical Trials

Department of Medical Ethics & Health Policy. Academic medical institutions may seem like the natural setting to build Learning Health Systems (LHS), but they face unique structural barriers that require leadership, focus, and intentionality to overcome. Steven Joffe, MD, MPH. Art and Ilene Penn Professor and Chair. Key Points.

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Grand Rounds July 28, 2023: How Can Researchers Fight Misinformation About Medicine? (Carl T. Bergstrom, PhD)

Rethinking Clinical Trials

Bergstrom, PhD Professor, Department of Biology University of Washington Slides Keywords Research, Misinformation, Media, Social Media Key Points Misinformation abounds in medicine and about medicine. As researchers, we are producers and consumers of the medical literature. Issue responsible press releases.

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