» NIH-developed AI algorithm successfully matches potential volunteers to clinical trials release
29/11/24 09:00 from Breaking World Pharma News
Researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm to help speed up the process of matching potential volunteers to relevant clinical research trials listed on ClinicalTrials...

» AI can predict study results better than human experts
28/11/24 09:00 from Breaking World Pharma News
Large language models, a type of AI that analyses text, can predict the results of proposed neuroscience studies more accurately than human experts, finds a new study led by UCL (University College London) researchers. The findings, publ...

» First new treatment for asthma attacks in 50 years
27/11/24 09:00 from Breaking World Pharma News
An injection given during some asthma and COPD attacks is more effective than the current treatment of steroid tablets, reducing the need for further treatment by 30%. The findings, published today in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, cou...

» Pfizer announces new Chief Scientific Officer and President, Research & Development
26/11/24 09:00 from Breaking World Pharma News
Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) announced that after a comprehensive internal and external selection process, the company is appointing Chris Boshoff, M.D., PhD, as Chief Scientific Officer and President, Research & Development effective January...

» Phages, towards a targeted alternative to antibiotics
25/11/24 09:00 from Breaking World Pharma News
With the rapid development of antibiotics in the 1930s, phage therapy - using viruses known as bacteriophages or phages to tackle bacterial infections - fell into oblivion. But as the current rise in antibiotic resistance is making it in...

» New hope for diabetic heart disease treatment
22/11/24 09:00 from Breaking World Pharma News
The preclinical study, published in Cardiovascular Diabetology, found LXA4, which is known for its "calming agent" action in turning off the body’s inflammatory response and preventing chronic inflammation, could also serve as a potentia...