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Patexia Insight 194: The Top Lateral Moves of PTAB Attorneys in 2023
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) holds a pivotal position within intellectual property law, wielding substantial influence over patent validity determinations and dispute...
The First FDA Approved, Chinese Developed, PD-1 Inhibitor For Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Written by: Jason J. Jardine On October 27th, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved LOQTORZITM (toripalimab-tpzi), developed by Coherus BioSciences, Inc...
Tata Faces Trade Secrets Setback: $210M Damages in DXC Technology Case, Jury Says
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a prominent Indian software conglomerate, has recently been embroiled in a legal battle with DXC Technology, resulting in a substantial setback. A ...
FDA Issues Long-Overdue Regulations on Direct-To-Consumer Advertisements for Prescription Medications
Written by: Lucas P. Koziol, Ph.D. & Michael L. Fuller On November 21, 2023, the FDA published its final rule changing how prescriptions medicines are advertised to...
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In a newly published report, researchers at Loyola University Medical Center tackle the complexities of diagnosing and managing depression before and after... Read More »
Commonly prescribed antidepressants appear to be doing patients more harm than good, according to researchers who have published a paper examining the impact of the... Read More »
A Northwestern University scientist has developed the first blood test to diagnose major depression in teens, by measuring a specific set of genetic markers found in... Read More »
A study of patients with Parkinson’s disease has demonstrated that newer antidepressants are effective in relieving symptoms of depression without worsening... Read More »
Spanish researchers have concluded that there is a definite link between fast food and depression. A new study reveals that consumers of fast food are 51 percent more ... Read More »
Here's your weekly collection of medical stories making headlines this week!
Somatic stem cells obtained from skin cells for first time
Scientists have... Read More »
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) was introduced in the 1930s as a psychiatric treatment for patients suffering from severe depression. Because this method... Read More »
Since everyone occasionally experiences symptoms of depression such as feeling sad, unmotivated and disconnected, the distinction between normal negative emotion and... Read More »
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) found that a blood test to diagnose major depression could become a useful tool after a study showed success in... Read More »
Comments
Robert PowersIt would be crazy if they can identify other personality disorders blood analysis.
Feb 1, 2012
Canada’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health has found that employees treated for depression are more likely to be highly productive. This study testing the... Read More »
(Reuters) - Smokers who take Pfizer's pill Chantix to help them quit do not have a higher risk of being hospitalized for psychiatric events such as... Read More »
The movie 'Limitless' features the character Eddie Morra (played by Bradley Cooper) as an average author who gains genius intelligence after taking a pill. He ... Read More »
