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Boehringer backs AI-powered anti-infective startup ArrePath

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The Princeton, New Jersey-based startup will use the funding to develop its artificial intelligence and imaging based drug discovery platform, used to identify compounds with new and under-exploited mechanisms of action. million deaths a year, according to the 2019 Gram Report. Dr Zemer Gitai.

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Does coffee affect your cholesterol?

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Coffee itself doesn’t contain any cholesterol, but its natural oils contain kahweol and cafestol , two chemical compounds that have the potential to raise cholesterol levels. In other words, yes, the chemical compounds in coffee can raise cholesterol, but the effect coffee has on your cholesterol depends on individual factors.

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Company profile: NeoImmuneTech

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By enabling strong CD8 T-cell infiltration in cold tumor tissues, NT-I7, a compound developed by NeoImmuneTech, is capable of promoting a microenvironment that contributes to clinical efficacy, when combined with a CPI. Dr Se Hwan Yang, PhD, President and Chief Executive Officer, founded NeoImmuneTech in January 2014. Creation: Jan.

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GSK cancer head Hoos exits, takes top role at biotech Scorpion

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Hoos is leaving GSK after nine years, a period that saw a complete revamp of the unit including the wholesale divestment of cancer drugs to Novartis in a $16 billion deal announced in 2014 – which completed as he took over the division.

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From Healing to Harm: The Unintended Consequences of Polypharmacy in Seniors

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The side effects can compound, resulting in a greater negative impact on a patient’s health than the individual effects of one medication alone. US Emergency Department Visits for Outpatient Adverse Drug Events, 2013-2014. Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) Adverse drug reactions are a major concern in polypharmacy. Campbell, N.

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9 foods high in estrogen

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Foods high in estrogen Phytoestrogens are estrogen-like plant-based compounds and are the form of dietary estrogen obtained from foods we consume. Phytoestrogens in postmenopause: The state of the art from a chemical, pharmacological and regulatory perspective , Current Medicinal Chemistry (2014). Molecules (2019).

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Black History Month: Celebrating Influential African American Pharmacists & Industry Trailblazers

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During this time he studied textbooks on the compounding of medicines and mastered his trade. Photo courtesy of APhA Mary Munson Runge (1928 – 2014) Mary Munson Runge was the daughter of a physician and pharmacy owner that was regarded as one of the most successful entrepreneurs in Donaldsonville, Louisiana.