Owkin, AstraZeneca partner to develop an AI gBRCA prescreen remedy for breast cancer

[ad_1] AI biotech company Owkin announced a partnership with pharma giant AstraZeneca to develop an AI-powered tool designed to prescreen for gBRCA mutations (gBRCAm) in breast cancer directly from digitized pathology slides. According to Owkin, BRCA testing, which identifies mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, plays an important role in deciding a person’s risk […]

Rivers Governor Declares Public Holidays Ahead of Local Government Elections – TheNGblog

[ad_1] Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has declared Thursday, October 3, and Friday, October 4, 2024, as public holidays to facilitate residents’ travel to their communities for the local government elections scheduled for Saturday, October 5. In a statewide address from the Government House in Port Harcourt, Fubara emphasized the importance of these measures, stating […]