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The global regulatory landscape for psychedelic drugs

Jessica Riggleman, Owner of Raeco, LLC, examines the global regulatory landscape for psychedelic drugs, with a particular focus on Schedule I classification.
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HIV therapeutic targets: Basic virology to the discovery of antiretroviral drugs

Do we need new antiretroviral drugs to treat HIV infection, and if so, what are the promising targets? Dr Eric O. Freed, Director of the HIV Dynamics and Replication Program at the National Cancer Institute in Frederick, Maryland, discusses these questions.
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Personalized diet intervention in Thai ageing populations

Professor Apichart Vanavichit a Rice Genomic Breeding Expert at the Rice Science Center looks at diet intervention and therapy for the ageing population of Thailand to prevent disease.

Bridging the cultural divide in social discourse, Part 3: The challenges of practicing intellectual...

In this third of a five-article series in Open Access Government on the topic of intellectual humility (IH), Peter C. Hill explores why political attitudes have created a cultural divide that makes it difficult for many to be intellectually humble.

Peroxisomes, lipids, and neurodegeneration

Prof. Michael Schrader at the University of Exeter looks to understand the role of peroxisomes in human health and disease.

Demographic pressures on the Egyptian labour market

Ragui Assaad, Professor from Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota, explores the upcoming resumption of demographic pressures on the Egyptian labour market and what can be done about it.
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Can we produce new medicines from microalgae?

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic inflammation in the digestive tract. Currently no effective treatment exists, something that the researchers of the EU-funded Algae4IBD project want to change with the help of microalgae.
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Fostering nonhuman primate (NHP) brain research without animal sacrifice

The MacBrain Resource Center (MBRC) at Yale University School of Medicine is positioning itself at the forefront of innovative ways to provide cost-effective means for scientists to conduct de novo nonhuman primate brain research with extant materials.
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Paediatric autism communication therapy improved long-term child outcomes

Paediatric Autism Communication Therapy is currently the only scientifically evidenced early social communication intervention to demonstrate long-term improved child social communication outcomes into middle...
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Pay-for-performance schemes: An innovative policy-driven approach for building renovations

The SENSEI project is offering 10 recommendations to policymakers that support a performance-based market for energy efficiency in buildings.
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Human-centirc artificial intelligence: Frontier research and building industry capability

Chin-Teng Lin, Distinguished Professor from the University of Technology Sydney, Human-centric AI Centre, AAII, explores human-centric AI, focusing on frontier research & building industry capability.
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Beyond amyloid: What’s next for Alzheimers disease therapeutics?

Bradlee Heckmann, PhD, from USF Health Neuroscience Institute, Byrd Alzheimer’s Center & Asha Therapeutics, in this discussion goes beyond amyloid, asking what’s next for Alzheimer’s Disease therapeutics.
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Protecting submarine cables for enhanced connectivity

Morten Eriksrud, at ASN Norway AS, looks to the protection of the global network of submarine cables and other critical subsea infrastructure.
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Precision medicine: Sensorineural hearing loss treatment

Aarno Dietz, Professor of Otorhinolaryngology at Kuopio University Hospital, turns the spotlight on hospital precision medicine, focusing on the treatment of sensorineural hearing loss.
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The SP theory of intelligence

Dr Gerry Wolff, the Director of CognitionResearch.org, looks at the SP theory of intelligence and the way we ‘store’ information in our brains.
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Childrearing culture from the agrarian era to the digital age

Chris Girard, an Associate Professor of Sociology in Florida International University, looks at childrearing culture from the perspective of coevolving informatics.
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Visualizing the anti-inflammatory cannabinoid Type-2 receptor

Medicinal chemists describe how small molecule probes allow for the detection of CB2R, and thereby enable the discovery of novel anti-inflammatory treatments.
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Making fair data a reality for photons and neutrons

Andy Götz, the coordinator of PaNOSC for ESRF, looks at FAIR data – an initiative to deliver research data to the scientific community to use.

Policy recommendations for Japan towards achieving labour CRS/ RBC

The government’s current policy can be improved. Therefore, it is an urgent task to create an overarching policy vision to help Japan on its journey towards Labour CSR/RBC.
Figure 1. A pipeline of performing a systematic search resulting in a large text database, followed by either (A) a classical, time-consuming review process, or (B) fully transparent screening in interaction with advanced machine learning models.

Revolutionizing systematic reviews: the ASReview project’s call for trust and transparency in AI-aided screening...

Owing to the challenges inherent in the screening process, finding a low percentage of relevant studies at a high cost is common, making AI-aided screening tools a necessity.

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