The cognition crisis, the biomedical bubble and other interesting reads from the past week.

Noteworthy 📰

Novartis becomes the latest pharma company to give up on antibiotics research. Link

Pfizer plots a major reorganization. Link

Use of ‘smart drugs’ on the rise. Link

Bankers quit Goldman, Citigroup for biotech riches in Hong Kong. Link

Digital Health 💻

How virtual reality is being used to treat mental health issues. Link

Software beats animal tests at predicting toxicity of chemicals. Link

Research 🔬

Electric shock can deliver genes edited to fight cancer. Link

Dying organs restored to life in novel experiments. Link

Perspective and Opinions 📢

The biomedical bubble? Why UK research and innovation needs a greater diversity of priorities, politics, places, and people. Link

The opioid crisis may be on the decline. Link

Anxiety. Depression. ADHD. Dementia. The human brain is in trouble. Technology is a cause — and a solution. Link

Interesting 🤔

Dying to survive, a hit Chinese film about patients forced to smuggle cheap generic medicines from India has added to pressure on the country's drug makers to cut costs.