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£54 million funding to transform health through data science
Health Data Research UK is awarding £30 million funding to six sites across the UK to address challenging healthcare issues through the use of data science...
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NIH partnership to improve clinical trials for Parkinson’s disease
The NIH is teaming with the government, biopharmaceutical, life science and non-profit organisations to overcome obstacles and increase success for advancing promising treatments for PD...
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What’s next for big data?
The emergence of big data, technological innovations and advancements in scientific research is set to be transformative for the pharmaceutical industry, providing faster access to insights that can drive more informed decision making and accelerate drug development. Dr Chris Barber, CEO of Lhasa Limited, looks at what is next for…
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Anticoagulant drugs appear to reduce the risk of stroke in patients with AF
Blood-thinning drugs not only reduce the risk of stroke in patients with AF but are also associated with a significant reduction in the risk of dementia...
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Computer model shows an optimal anti-amyloid treatment
A group of scientists have created a computer model to analyse amyloid beta accumulation using published papers and clinical studies...
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BioCompute specifications to advance genomic data analysis
Leading organisations have developed specifications, which will promote more streamline and reproducible bioinformatics research for clinical trials...
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Medtech sales to reach $522bn by 2022
EvaluateMedTech World Preview provides a range of insights into the expected performance of the medtech industry...
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National Physical Laboratory re-launched to improve access to health innovations
NPL's new approach informed by government priorities, consultancy with industry and the NHS, and a century of expertise, will see it focus on some of the world’s biggest health challenges, from supporting the diagnosis and treatment of cancer and dementia, to reducing attrition rates in drug development, to creating new…
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Beta-blocker therapy after heart attack questioned
Researchers have found that beta blockers are not needed after a heart attack if survivors are taking ACE inhibitors and statins...
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BC Platforms launches global genomics and clinical data analytics resource
A world leader in genomic data has launched BC|RQUEST, a unique resource that enables integrated analytics of genomic and clinical data...
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Merck joins forces to pioneer global oncology big data initiative
Merck has announced that it will enter into a strategic collaboration with Project Data Sphere LLC, for oncology innovations...
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Asthma medicine halves risk of Parkinson’s
Researchers have found that asthma medicine can halve a patient's risk of developing Parkinson's disease...
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Pharma businesses failing to report data breaches
The real extent of the pharma sector’s problem with data breaches has been revealed...
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Artificial intelligence predicts dementia before onset of symptoms
Scientists have used artificial intelligence capable of recognising the signatures of dementia two years before its onset...
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Endothelial cell application centre expands support for researchers
Lonza has announced an endothelial cell application centre, which expands support for researchers...
