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Large-scale study links ketamine to lower risk of suicidal ideation in depression patients

Large-scale study links ketamine to lower risk of suicidal ideation in depression patients

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A recent study published in Translational Psychiatry found that ketamine, a medication typically used as an anesthetic, may significantly reduce suicidal thoughts in individuals with recurrent major depressive disorder (MDD) compared to those prescribed more common antidepressants. The research shows that those prescribed ketamine had a lower risk of developing suicidal ideation over the short and long term, up to 270 days following treatment, compared to patients taking other antidepressants. Major depressive disorder is a widespread condition that often recurs, meaning individuals who experience one episode of depression are highly likely to have future episodes. Recurrent MDD can be particularly challenging to treat, and many patients do not respond to traditional antidepressants. Suicidal ideation, or thoughts of suicide, is common among those with MDD and poses a major public health concern, as suicide remains one of the leading causes of death in the United States. In recent years, ketamine has emerged as a promising treatment option for people with treatment-resistant depression. Research suggests that it can provide rapid relief from depressive symptoms, including suicidal ideation. …

How we run our in-house generative AI accelerator: Framework for ideation

How we run our in-house generative AI accelerator: Framework for ideation

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Anton Volovyk Contributor Anton Volovyk holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a master’s degree in finance from IE Business School. He is an expert in app monetization, business development, and leadership. At some point, every scaling business faces the decision: Do we stick to our core activity or venture into uncharted territory? It’s a choice between enhancing existing products and branching out to create something entirely new. For tech giants willing to expand into uncharted territory, the common approach often involves acquiring early-stage companies or even teams and integrating them into their ecosystems. This is because for mature organizations, breaking away from their core activity is no easy feat. In practice, going from zero to one is always more difficult than scaling from one to 100. In fact, less than 8% of ventures launched internally reach scale. And the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) strategy may not necessarily be the answer for growth either. This approach demands deep pockets, a luxury primarily enjoyed by industry titans such as Adobe, Google, or Meta, along with the …

How startups can use generative AI from ideation to implementation

How startups can use generative AI from ideation to implementation

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Souvik Das is CTO at Clearwater Analytics, a provider of SaaS-based investment management, accounting, reporting, and analytics solutions. The day ChatGPT debuted, this transformational technology captured the imaginations of business leaders and changed decision-making forever. Today’s C-suite sees incredible upside opportunities with generative AI. Set to drive a $7 trillion increase in GDP and boost global productivity by 1.5%, generative AI and its tangible economic consequences have reimagined business priorities for decades — and potentially generations — to come. ChatGPT and other generative AI technologies have opened the door to breakthrough thinking across all industries. Some technology and business leaders are thinking about unintended consequences — in particular, the “hallucination” problem. Sometimes, ChatGPT’s hallucinations are innocuous and easily corrected by improving training data or adding a human into the loop. As the world races to adopt this technology, we have to continue to work on improving the error rates and decreasing the hallucinations. Data errors across an investment portfolio could translate to lost revenue, missed regulatory filings and a complete distrust of the technology. Above …