When helpfulness backfires: LLMs and the risk of false medical information due to sycophantic behavior
To evaluate language models across varying levels of drug familiarity, we used the RABBITS30 dataset, which includes 550…
Scientists Create a Banana That Doesn’t Turn Brown
Image credits: Matt L. Any banana you eat today is probably a clone. You may have noticed it…
World Record Set For Fastest Genome Sequencing | Health
Key Takeaways Researchers have set a new world record for fastest whole human genome sequencing The team completed…
Shanghai to scrap all foreign investment limits on manufacturing facilities
Mainland China’s commercial and financial hub Shanghai has pledged to remove all regulatory hurdles for foreign investors to…
Systematic review: digital biomarkers of fatigue in chronic diseases
The search yielded 845 papers; after removing duplicates, 570 papers were screened by title and abstract. leaving 88…
The first non-opioid painkiller – Works in Progress Magazine
In the nineteenth century, the invention of anesthesia was considered a gift from God. But post-operative pain relief…
AI-designed proteins revolutionize gene editing precision and safety
Researchers at Integra Therapeutics, in collaboration with the Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) Department of Medicine and Life Sciences…
Acadia Pharmaceuticals drug for rare genetic condition fails late-stage study
Adam Feuerstein is a senior writer and biotech columnist, reporting on the crossroads of drug development, business, Wall…
The Architect as a Scientist: New Materials Emerging Between Science and Design
White Tower / Studio Benjamin Dillenburger + Michael Hansmeyer. Image © Girts Apskalns Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail…
Enhanced Genomics extends Series A funding to USD $19 million to drive development of therapeutics pipeline
Enhanced Genomics (‘Enhanced’), the biotechnology company pioneering 3D multi-omics to rapidly identify high-confidence, genetically validated drug targets for…
FDA cracks down on prescription drug ads but lacks staff
WASHINGTON – In an unprecedented move, federal regulators published about 100 warning letters sent to pharmaceutical companies and health…
Let the rulemaking begin: Why direct-to-consumer drug ads deserve a closer look
Call it death by disclosure. After nearly 30 years in which prescription drug ads have become a fixture…