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Sophia Genetics launches AI tool to find COVID-19 ‘unknowns’

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Swiss medical data specialist Sophia Genetics has launched a platform that will sift through data generated at more than 1,000 hospitals around the world to try to work out how the COVID-19 pandemic will evolve in the coming months and years. The post Sophia Genetics launches AI tool to find COVID-19 ‘unknowns’ appeared first on.

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World Cancer Day 2024: Trends in Oncology Research and More

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Technological advancements are revolutionizing cancer research and therapies. By editing these genes, researchers can effectively neutralize their cancer-promoting effects. By tailoring treatments based on an individual’s genetic makeup, it may allow for more effective and targeted therapies.

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Small glowing protein allows researchers to peer deeper into living tissues

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Biomedical and genetic engineers at Duke University and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine have designed a small fluorescent protein that emits and absorbs light that penetrates deep into biological tissue.

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Wood-Fired Cooking a Cause of Lung Illness in Developing World

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Researchers studied the impact of cookstove pollutants on 23 people in Thanjavur, India, who use liquefied petroleum gas or wood biomass (wood, crop waste or wood brush) to cook. There may be a genetic predisposition for some individuals to be more susceptible to their environment, Kizhakke Puliyakote said. THURSDAY, Nov.

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Ginkgo Bioworks awarded DARPA contract for therapeutic proteins 

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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has announced that Ginkgo Bioworks, which is building a platform for cell programming and biosecurity, has been awarded a four-year contract worth up to $18 million to reimagine how to manufacture complex therapeutic proteins.

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Anxiety Associated with Faster Alzheimer’s Disease Onset

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24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Anxiety is associated with an increased rate of progression from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study being presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). OAK BROOK, Ill. , Anxiety was measured with established clinical surveys.

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Who are the AACR Scientific Achievement Award winners?

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The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) will honour the following cancer researchers, physician-scientists, advocates, and journalists during its annual meeting to be held April 14-19 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. June’s award lecture will be held on Sunday April 16 at 4:30pm ET.