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GLP-1 Drugs Appear To Lower Cancer Risk

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MONDAY, May 19, 2025 Cutting-edge GLP-1 weight-loss drugs appear to help lower cancer risk even beyond the benefits from dropping excess pounds, a new study says.First-generation GLP-1 drugs like liraglutide (Saxenda) and exenatide (Byetta) were a.

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How AI will reshape pharma by 2025

Drug Target Review

Artificial intelligence (AI) has revolutionised many industries, yet its adoption in pharmaceutical drug development has been notably slower. For years, AI and machine learning (ML) were often dismissed as little more than advanced statistics with little practical value in drug development.

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Diabetes Drug, Dapagliflozin, Effective For Fatty Liver Disease

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FRIDAY, June 6, 2025 — A repurposed diabetes drug can be an effective tool against fatty liver disease, a new clinical trial has found. Dapagliflozin helped people reduce fat levels in their liver and avoid liver scarring that comes with the.

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Combo Drug Treatment More Effective For Kidney Disease in Type 2 Diabetics

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MONDAY, June 9, 2025 — Prompt treatment with a drug combo can effectively manage chronic kidney disease in people with type 2 diabetes, a new clinical trial shows. Patients prescribed the combination of finerenone and empagliflozin.

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Bridging Innovation & Patient Care: The Growing Role of AI

Speaker: Simran Kaur, Co-founder & CEO at Tattva.Health

AI is transforming clinical trials—accelerating drug discovery, optimizing patient recruitment, and improving data analysis. 📆 May 14th, 2025 at 9:30 AM PDT, 12:30 PM EDT, 5:30 PM BST But its impact goes far beyond research. Register today to save your seat!

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Alzheimer’s Drug, Leqembi, Can Be Safely Administered In Memory Clinics, Study Says

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THURSDAY, May 15, 2025 — The 2023 approval of the first drug shown to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease came with no small amount of concern from skeptics. Lecanemab (Leqembi) modestly slows Alzheimer’s by helping the.

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Drug Discovery Informatics for Big Pharma: Key Webinar Insights

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Our recent Q1 2025 scientific webinar brought together industry veterans Dr. Chris Waller and Dr. Dimitris Agrafiotis to discuss the current state and future directions of drug discovery informatics in large pharmaceutical organizations led by CDD's Founder and CEO, Dr. Barry Bunin.

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