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Smartwatches May Soon Predict a Depression Relapse

February 12, 2026February 12, 2026 · US News

By Deanna Neff HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, Feb. 12, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Your smartwatch might soon do more than just count your steps or check your heart rate: It…

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DeepMind’s New AI Can Read a Million DNA Letters at Once—and Actually Understand Them

January 28, 2026January 28, 2026 · Gadgets

Artificial intelligence has gotten a bad reputation lately, and often for good reason. But a team of scientists at Google’s DeepMind now claims to have found a revolutionary…

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After leaving Google, Jakob Uszkoreit started Inceptive to apply AI to drug development

After leaving Google, Jakob Uszkoreit started Inceptive to apply AI to drug development

July 12, 2024July 12, 2024 · Business

Before co-founding biotech startup Inceptive, Jakob Uszkoreit had an idea that would eventually make generative artificial intelligence possible. As a researcher at Google in 2017, Uszkoreit was trying…

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Judge rejects J&J, Bristol Myers Squibb challenges to Medicare drug-price negotiations

Judge rejects J&J, Bristol Myers Squibb challenges to Medicare drug-price negotiations

April 29, 2024April 29, 2024 · Business

Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images A federal judge in New Jersey on Monday rejected Johnson & Johnson‘s and Bristol Myers Squibb‘s legal challenges to the Biden…

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50 years of history tell you to buy gold when the Fed cuts rates, says Bernstein

50 years of history tell you to buy gold when the Fed cuts rates, says Bernstein

January 31, 2024January 31, 2024 · Business

It might be time to buy gold. The Federal Reserve is poised to cuts interest rates this year and history shows that’s pushed up precious metal prices, according…

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This little-known genome editing stock is poised to surge more than 60%, JPMorgan says

This little-known genome editing stock is poised to surge more than 60%, JPMorgan says

January 29, 2024January 29, 2024 · Business

JPMorgan thinks investors should flock to biotechnology company Beam Therapeutics , which the firm says stands to benefit from increased market share and a strong gene therapy pipeline.…

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SingleTimeMicroneedles, Inc. Selected as Finalist for 2024 SXSW Pitch

SingleTimeMicroneedles, Inc. Selected as Finalist for 2024 SXSW Pitch

January 24, 2024February 15, 2024 · Education

SingleTimeMicroneedles to showcase STM Patch in the Food, Nutrition, and Health category STORRS, Conn., January 24, 2024 (Newswire.com) – SingleTimeMicroneedes, Inc., a microneedle drug development and delivery company has…

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The Russell 2000 Index has soared, but you might be better off looking elsewhere for quality small-cap stocks

The Russell 2000 Index has soared, but you might be better off looking elsewhere for quality small-cap stocks

January 2, 2024January 2, 2024 · Breaking News

The Russell 2000 Index soared 12% in December, which might reflect investors’ exuberance about the state of the U.S. economy — it appears the Federal Reserve has won…

Read more The Russell 2000 Index has soared, but you might be better off looking elsewhere for quality small-cap stocks
AbbVie to acquire neuroscience drugmaker Cerevel Therapeutics for .7 billion

AbbVie to acquire neuroscience drugmaker Cerevel Therapeutics for $8.7 billion

December 7, 2023December 7, 2023 · World News

AbbVie on Wednesday said it will acquire neuroscience drugmaker Cerevel Therapeutics for roughly $8.7 billion.  Under the terms of the deal, AbbVie will pay $45 per share for…

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Free ChatGPT may incorrectly answer drug questions, study says

Free ChatGPT may incorrectly answer drug questions, study says

December 5, 2023December 5, 2023 · World News

Harun Ozalp | Anadolu | Getty Images The free version of ChatGPT may provide inaccurate or incomplete responses — or no answer at all — to questions related…

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Pfizer to discontinue twice-daily weight loss pill due to high rates of adverse side effects

Pfizer to discontinue twice-daily weight loss pill due to high rates of adverse side effects

December 1, 2023December 1, 2023 · World News

Pfizer on Friday said it would stop developing the twice-daily version of its experimental weight loss pill after obese patients taking the drug lost significant weight but had…

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Oil and gas industry needs to let go of carbon capture as solution to climate change, IEA says

Oil and gas industry needs to let go of carbon capture as solution to climate change, IEA says

November 23, 2023November 23, 2023 · Business

The Gorgon liquefied natural gas (LNG) and carbon capture and storage (CCS) facility, operated by Chevron Corp., on Barrow Island, Australia, on Monday, July 24, 2023. Bloomberg |…

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Study Finds Link Between DNA And Cannabis Addiction

Study Finds Link Between DNA And Cannabis Addiction

November 23, 2023November 23, 2023 · Humor

A study published in Nature Genetics that analyzed the genomes of more than 1 million people found sequences of DNA that could be linked to a disposition to…

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Mike Johnson elected House speaker, putting Louisiana Republican in the spotlight

Mike Johnson elected House speaker, putting Louisiana Republican in the spotlight

October 25, 2023October 25, 2023 · Business

Representative Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, left, speaks with Representative Kat Cammack, a Republican from Florida, outside of a House Republican caucus meeting on Capitol Hill in…

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‘Miracle drug’ euphoria: Experts warn widespread use of weight loss medicine faces major hurdles

‘Miracle drug’ euphoria: Experts warn widespread use of weight loss medicine faces major hurdles

October 14, 2023October 14, 2023 · World News

Two experts see major challenges facing the adoption of new obesity drugs. Dr. Kavita Patel, a physician and NBC News medical contributor, believes fresh data from Novo Nordisk…

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Bristol Myers Squibb to buy Mirati Therapeutics in deal worth up to .8 billion

Bristol Myers Squibb to buy Mirati Therapeutics in deal worth up to $5.8 billion

October 8, 2023October 9, 2023 · Breaking News

Bristol Myers Squibb Co. said Sunday it will buy Mirati Therapeutics Inc. in a deal valued at up to $5.8 billion. The pharmaceutical giant announced it will pay…

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Federal judge declines to block Medicare drug price negotiations

Federal judge declines to block Medicare drug price negotiations

September 29, 2023September 29, 2023 · Business

A pharmacist holds a bottle of the drug Eliquis, made by Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, at a pharmacy in Provo, Utah, January 9, 2020. George Frey | Reuters A federal…

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New Covid vaccines could reach Americans as soon as Thursday – here’s what you need to know

New Covid vaccines could reach Americans as soon as Thursday – here’s what you need to know

September 13, 2023September 13, 2023 · Business

A nurse prepares doses of the Pfizer vaccine during a COVID-19 vaccination event at Josephine’s Southern Cooking in Chatham, Illinois, Dec. 30, 2021. Brian Cassella | Tribune News…

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CDC recommends updated COVID shots for people 6 months of age and older

CDC recommends updated COVID shots for people 6 months of age and older

September 12, 2023September 12, 2023 · Breaking News

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday recommended updated COVID-19 vaccines for people 6 months of age and older. Director Mandy Cohen late Tuesday backed the…

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FDA approves updated Covid vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna as hospitalizations rise

FDA approves updated Covid vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna as hospitalizations rise

September 11, 2023September 11, 2023 · World News

A health-care worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic in the Peabody Institute Library in Peabody, Massachusetts, Jan. 26, 2022. Vanessa Leroy…

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