On January 30, 2025, the FDA approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals' revolutionary analgesic drug Journavx. Journavx is the first non-opioid, non addictive analgesic that effectively relieves moderate to severe pain, a feat that has never before been accomplished by a non-opioid drug. Traditionally, when a patient experiences severe pain as a symptom of an ailment or an after-effect of surgery, they are prescribed an opioid based analgesic. Opioids are effective at relieving pain as

Artificial Intelligence. Over time the term has been associated with the likeliness of mastermind robots and big data clouds, but in today’s society the term is perhaps best represented by prevalence. Chat GPT; Google Gemini; Microsoft Copilot; The modern age is more digitized than ever, and new uses for a variety of AI models seem to pop-up out of every corner of digital space. These AI models have been incorporated into various areas, and now, they’ve found their way into t

CRISPR is a new gene editing technique that fixes problematic DNA sequences called mutations. The protein complex cuts a DNA sequence of choice before using a specific template to transcribe an alternative sequence complementary to the template DNA. This directly alters the targeted gene, making it a desirable form of gene regulation. However, the complexity of the procedure and the necessary precision have prevented its widespread use. Despite this, the first patient was jus

Therapy has existed for decades and is extremely well researched in terms of how successful it is when helping people with mental health challengers. However, nearly 50%  of all individuals who need it are unable to reach therapeutic resources. In a new Stanford University study from its Institute for Human-Centered AI, researchers investigated the use of large language models (LLMs) to replace mental health providers as an inexpensive and accessible alternative. Their findin

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