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Women have used birth-control pills since the 1960s, but researchers still do not know everything about the body's complex reaction to the small, hormone-laden pill.

Researchers from Aarhus University and the United States have studied the stress response of 131 young women when having a blood sample taken. Some of the women were on birth-control pills, while others were not. The researchers specifically measured the levels of the stress hormone ACTH in the women’s blood.

Scientists have designed an AI tool that can rapidly decode a brain tumor’s DNA to determine its molecular identity during surgery - critical information that under the current approach can take a few days and up to a few weeks.

Knowing a tumor’s molecular type enables neurosurgeons to make decisions such as how much brain tissue to remove and whether to place tumor-killing drugs directly into the brain - while the patient is still on the operating table.

The Inaugural Regulatory Program of Eminence Business Media, Pharma Regulatory Conclave 2023 set a very high benchmark for conferences based off learning and rejuvenation. The program was designed with a unique framework with one day virtual day program on 30th June and a two-day in-person conference at Hilton Resort, North Goa on July 5th - 6th.

The Pharma Computer Software Assurance 2023 conference third edition set remarkably high session originality and creativity standards, providing attendees with an engaging program full of valuable learning opportunities. This two-day in-person event occurred at Novotel Mumbai, Juhu Beach, on June 22nd and 23rd, 2023. The conference unique program design achieved a balance between CSV and CSA.

Novavax, Inc a global company advancing protein-based vaccines with its novel Matrix-M adjuvant, has been granted full Marketing Authorization (MA) by the European Commission in the European Union (EU) for Nuvaxovid  (NVX-CoV2373). This decision follows positive opinion for a full MA from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use of the European Medicines Agency. The vaccine is now fully authorized for use as a primary series in individuals aged 12 and older and as a booster dose in adults aged 18 and older for the prevention of COVID-19.

For the first time, scientists have shown that gut bacteria differences are associated with later development of juvenile idiopathic arthritis, a debilitating rheumatic childhood disease, and that these differences are present years before the disease is diagnosed.

The Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) has urged the Jharkhand government to recall its decision of granting permission for opening pharmacies in rural areas without registered pharmacists.

Older people who have fluctuating levels of cholesterol and triglycerides may have a higher risk of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias compared to people who have steady levels, according to new research published in the July 5, 2023, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. While the study found a link, it does not prove that fluctuating levels of cholesterol and triglycerides cause dementia.

Nearly 700,000 people in the United States die from heart disease every year, and one-third of those deaths result from complications in the first weeks or months following a traumatic heart-related event.