Researchers at the University of Copenhagen – The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences found that activating a specialized group of neurons within the brainstem of mice restored full movement function in mice with symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.
The Epidemic of Obesity and its Impact on the Immune System
Business, Clinical Trials, Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), Diet, Epidemics, Health, Immune System, Malnutrition, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), Obesity, Peptides, Pharma, Public Health Crisis, R&D, Therapeutics, Weight Loss, World Health OrganizationWhile food shortage and malnutrition have been a common scenario throughout human history, the worldwide public health crisis caused by the epidemic of obesity is relatively recent.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals and Eli Lilly’s Trijardy XR for lowering blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes.
Older adults who cut back on the amount of vegetable protein in their diets may be more likely to experience age-related health problems than their peers who increase the amount of plant protein they eat, a Spanish study suggests.
Gelesis announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration cleared the biotechnology company’s lead product candidate Plenity (Gelesis100) as an aid in weight management in adults with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 25–40 kg/m2, when used in conjunction with diet and exercise.
Mobile Marketing Special Feature Part 2: Getting pharma into new mobile tech
Artificial Intelligence, Business, Chatbots, December 2018, Dermatology, Diabetes, Diet, Exercise, Health Systems, Health Technology, Healthcare Communications Agencies, Issue Archives, Marketing & Advertising, Microsoft, Mobile Marketing, Patient Engagement, Patients, Pharma, Special FeaturesIntouch Solutions’ Sean Hartigan and Heartbeat’s David Sakadelis say their pharma clients are skittish about the use of chatbots and AI, with an understanding of these technologies more influenced by the grim future of Skynet in the “Terminator” movie franchise rather than the reality of where AI is right now.