Washington, Jan 30 (IANS) US lawmakers renewed a push to require country-of-origin labeling on prescription drugs, citing temporary restrictions on pharmaceutical exports during the Covid-19 pandemic by India as evidence that America’s drug supply remains vulnerable to foreign disruptions.The call came during a hearing of the Senate Special Committee on Aging titled “Truth in Labeling: Americans Deserve to Know Where Their Drugs Come From.”Committee Chairman Rick Scott announced his CLEAR …
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New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) A team of bioengineers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay has developed new smart platforms –BrainProt and DrugProtAI — that unify data on scattered brain diseases to help researchers find markers, explore treatments, and pinpoint druggable targets.BrainProt v3.0 is a database that combines various types of biological data — from genes to proteins — into a single platform to enable systematic insights into human brain function in both healthy and dise…
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) Billionaire Elon Musk on Saturday said that his brain-computer interface company Neuralink can possibly restore full body functionality.The breakthrough focuses on the motor cortex, restoring “full body functionality” for people with severed spinal cords.“I am confident at this point that restoring full body functionality is possible with Neuralink,” the Tesla and SpaceX founder shared in a post on the social media platform X.“Neuralink can essentially help brid…
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) New Year is the time for many people to pledge reforms in habits and lifestyle, something resorting to drastic measures, but UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has urged the people to make sure any weight-loss medicines they use are safe, effective and legitimate. The MHRA has warned about the serious risks linked to buying weight-loss products from unregulated websites or through social media, where products sold illegally may be fake, conta…