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Walking Backward Boosts Your Memory

Editor’s Note: This article is a reprint. It was originally published December 8, 2018. Researchers from London’s University of Roehampton suggest people who walk backward perform better on memory tests than those who stand still or walk forward. If you are looking to inject new energy into your exercise routine, you might want to try… Read More »

Pandemic boosts increase in students seeking public health degrees

TUCSON, Ariz. — During the pandemic, schools across the country have seen a sudden spike in interest for public health degrees, specifically epidemiology. Whether Dr. Anthony Fauci inspired them or whether people just want to give back, people are quickly signing up to learn more about diseases and how they spread.  Emory’s School of Nursing in… Read More »

Bristol Myers Squibb’s Zeposia boosts remission rates over placebo in ulcerative colitis patients

As one of the hottest markets in pharmaceuticals, immunology has become a murderers’ row of blockbuster drugs in recent years. But Bristol Myers Squibb has big hopes for a next-gen entry in Zeposia, and it’s angling for a foothold in ulcerative colitis to get the ball rolling.  Zeposia helped 18.4% of ulcerative colitis patients reach clinical remission at… Read More »

Mylan boosts Euro portfolio with $756M rights deal for Aspen’s injectable thrombosis meds

Mylan’s planned megamerger with Pfizer’s Upjohn generics unit has had a rocky road to approval, with the novel coronavirus pandemic snagging regulatory review. Despite the delay, Mylan isn’t twiddling its thumbs: The generics giant is now bolting on a major addition to its EU portfolio as it awaits its merger deadline. Mylan will shell out… Read More »