Regeneron Puts Up $150M to Partner on Tessera Gene-Editing Med for Rare Liver & Lung Disorder

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals will share in development of Tessera Therapeutics’ TSRA-196, a Phase 1-ready gene-editing therapy for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD). Other companies developing genetic medicines for this rare disease include Beam Therapeutics, Wave Life Sciences, Korro Bio, and AIRNA. The post Regeneron Puts Up $150M to Partner on Tessera Gene-Editing Med for Rare Liver &…

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A Unified Sense of Self

By MIKE MAGEE Stanford neuroscientist, David Eagleman, reminded us this week that “A coherent explanation of consciousness eludes modern science.” That was his opening line in the New York Times book review of Michael Pollan’s latest effort, “A World Appears.” In it, Pollan asks innocently, “How does the brain generate a unified sense of self?”…

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Inside Healthcare’s Hottest New AI Category: Agentic AI

Healthcare organizations are starting to implement AI agents — autonomous, task-specific systems designed to perform functions with little or no human intervention. While initial adoption is focused mainly on non-clinical areas like scheduling and prior authorizations, experts predict that AI agents could eventually play a role in clinical decision-making, provided they meet rigorous safety and…

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AI Can Help Better Manage Polypharmacy Patients, Study Shows

New research was published this week analyzing how AI can be used to better manage medications for senior patients who use multiple medications simultaneously. It analyzed FeelBetter’s AI platform, which pinpoints patients at high risk of deterioration and preventable hospitalization due to suboptimal medication management. The post AI Can Help Better Manage Polypharmacy Patients, Study…

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