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Is clinical and technological innovation slowing?
That’s the question posed through a new study published in Nature on Wednesday, which reveals that major science advances in generation are less and more spaced out than decades ago. The researchers analyzed forty-five million articles and 3. 9 million patents between 1949 and 2010. He then evaluated the references between citations of those papers and patents to find out if scientists and investors are finding any major breakthroughs. What they decided is that new studies tend to be slower and less damaging in the twenty-first century compared to immediately after World War II. As a result, the study’s authors say it “could take longer to achieve the key advances that advance science most dramatically. “
This may seem a bit difficult in healthcare, which has noticed an explosion of new technologies reaching patients in recent years. But on the other hand, much of the basis for those discoveries was laid decades ago, like mRNA vaccines, for example. , which were first proposed in the 1970s. This is the kind of thing that makes studies like this interesting, but possibly more studies and discussions would be needed before we can draw a definitive conclusion about the speed of clinical progress.
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DNA synthesis: Moderna, for its Covid mRNA vaccine, announced that it will source Tokyo-based OriCiro Genomics and its cell-free DNA synthesis technologies for $85 million.
Antibody License: Hummingbird Bioscience has signed a licensing agreement with Synaffix that will allow the former to expand the technology of the second generation of antibody-drug conjugates. The deal is worth up to $150 million plus royalties.
Gene therapies: Capsida Biotherapeutics enters into a multi-year agreement with Prevail Therapeutics, a subsidiary of Eli Lilly, to expand genetic drugs. The deal is potentially up to $685 million, plus royalties.
The Food and Drug Administration replaced its Tuesday to allow the distribution of abortion drugs through retail pharmacies.
Life expectancy in the United States is now at its lowest point in 26 years. And it’s not just because of Covid-19, other points also play a role.
Amazon’s proposed acquisition of number one legal care provider One Medical through the Oregon Health Authority after concluding that the acquisition would likely not generate a value increase.
Ozempic is becoming increasingly popular due to its weight loss effects, resulting in a shortage affecting its number one use in patients with type 2 diabetes.
New studies suggest that the number of COVID-19 deaths reported in Africa is particularly higher than official records indicate. that Covid is the cause of many of those lung biopsy deaths. These findings, which adhere to previous studies in the same community, recommend that there is significant underreporting of cases and deaths in African countries due to lack of access to testing. This study is not the only one: a recent estimate by the World Health Organization found that the death toll globally could be only about 3 times higher than the official figures.
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The FDA recently Tocilizumab (brand name Actemra) to treat severe Covid-19. Here’s how it works.
A new study provides further confirmation that vaccines are effective in preventing severe cases of COVID-19 in other people with blood cancer.
On Sunday, only about 28% of the 524 passengers who arrived from the Chinese mainland at Taiwan’s main foreign airport tested positive for covid, a forward-looking sign of the speed at which the disease is spreading after the government lifted its “zero covid” policy.
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