Science Daily: Pharmacology News

AUGUST 8, 2025

Researchers at Scripps have created T7-ORACLE, a powerful new tool that speeds up evolution, allowing scientists to design and improve proteins thousands of times faster than nature. Using engineered bacteria and a modified viral replication system, this method can create new protein versions in days instead of months. In tests, it quickly produced enzymes that could survive extreme doses of antibiotics, showing how it could help develop better medicines, cancer treatments, and other breakthroug

Engineering

Broad Institute

AUGUST 8, 2025

Blood-based test provides new diagnostic approach for multiple myeloma By Tom Ulrich August 8, 2025 Breadcrumb Home Blood-based test provides new diagnostic approach for multiple myeloma Test of circulating tumor cells offers less invasive option for multiple myeloma surveillance, staging, and biological study compared to bone marrow biopsies By Nicole Oliverio, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute August 8, 2025 Credit: NCI Visuals Online Multiple myeloma cells (green) Related people Gad Getz Related p

Doctors

Covalent Modifiers

AUGUST 8, 2025

Laura Hillebrand, Guiqun Wang, Alexander Rasch, Benedikt Masberg, Apirat Chaikuad, Thales Kronenberger, Ellen Günther, Michael Forster, Antti Poso, Michael Lämmerhofer, Stefan A. Laufer, Stefan Knapp, Matthias Gehringer RSC Med. Chem., 2025 [link] While cysteine targeting in kinases is well established and widely used, covalent interactions with other amino acids remain much less explored.

Crown Bioscience

AUGUST 5, 2025

The Promise of Organoids in Modern Medicine The conversation with Dr. Price underscores organoids' potential as accurate models of human tissue. Organoids are cultured cell structures that mimic the complexities of human organs, allowing researchers to study them under conditions that closely replicate real biological environments. The shift from traditional 2D cell lines to 3D organoids provides a more relevant context for understanding diseases and testing treatments.

Drug Development

Speaker: Simran Kaur, Co-founder & CEO at Tattva.Health

AI is transforming clinical trials—accelerating drug discovery, optimizing patient recruitment, and improving data analysis. But its impact goes far beyond research. As AI-driven innovation reshapes the clinical trial process, it’s also influencing broader healthcare trends, from personalized medicine to patient outcomes. Join this new webinar featuring Simran Kaur for an insightful discussion on what all of this means for the future of healthcare!

Clinical Trials

Drug Target Review

AUGUST 6, 2025

ATP citrate lyase (ACLY) is a central enzyme in metabolism, best known for its role in cholesterol and fatty acid synthesis. A validated target in cardiovascular disease, new research from Esperion Therapeutics suggests that ACLY could also play a role in liver disease – specifically, primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). PSC is a rare, chronic cholestatic liver disorder with no approved treatments.

Therapies

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

AUGUST 5, 2025

A group of Chinese scientists has created powerful new tools that allow them to edit large chunks of DNA with incredible accuracy—and without leaving any trace. Using a mix of advanced protein design, AI, and clever genetic tweaks, they’ve overcome major limitations in older gene editing methods. These tools can flip, remove, or insert massive pieces of genetic code in both plants and animals.

DNA

Chemical Biology and Drug Design

AUGUST 6, 2025

Repurposing of effectively lipophilic fluoroquinolones and pyridoquinoxalines (PQs) conjugated to gold nanoparticles pharmacology for synergistic and proapoptogenic cytotoxicity drug design and targeted delivery. ABSTRACT In a world where cancer continues to be a major health problem, the urgency continues to find new effective treatments. This work involved the synthesis of more than 10 anticancer fluoroquinolones (FQs) and pyridoquinoxaline (PQ) derivatives originating from FQs and studied the

DNA

Crown Bioscience

AUGUST 5, 2025

The Promise of Organoids in Modern Medicine The conversation with Dr. Price underscores organoids' potential as accurate models of human tissue. Organoids are cultured cell structures that mimic the complexities of human organs, allowing researchers to study them under conditions that closely replicate real biological environments. The shift from traditional 2D cell lines to 3D organoids provides a more relevant context for understanding diseases and testing treatments.

Drug Development

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

AUGUST 4, 2025

Extend transfection complex formation time by up to 3 hours, reduce complex volume by >50% and maintain high titers and full capsids.

Therapies

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

AUGUST 4, 2025

Scientists at Johns Hopkins have grown a first-of-its-kind organoid mimicking an entire human brain, complete with rudimentary blood vessels and neural activity. This new "multi-region brain organoid" connects different brain parts, producing electrical signals and simulating early brain development. By watching these mini-brains evolve, researchers hope to uncover how conditions like autism or schizophrenia arise, and even test treatments in ways never before possible with animal models.

Treatment

Speaker: Simran Kaur, Founder & CEO at Tattva Health Inc.

The healthcare landscape is being revolutionized by AI and cutting-edge digital technologies, reshaping how patients receive care and interact with providers. In this webinar led by Simran Kaur, we will explore how AI-driven solutions are enhancing patient communication, improving care quality, and empowering preventive and predictive medicine. You'll also learn how AI is streamlining healthcare processes, helping providers offer more efficient, personalized care and enabling faster, data-driven

Treatment

Broad Institute

AUGUST 6, 2025

Scientists develop technology that brings new precision to genome editing By Tom Ulrich August 6, 2025 Breadcrumb Home Scientists develop technology that brings new precision to genome editing Fast-acting, cell-permeable protein system that controls CRISPR-Cas9 could reduce off-target effects and advance gene therapy By Danielle Doughty, MIT Department of Chemistry August 6, 2025 Credit: Vera AO et al.

DNA

Drug Patent Watch

AUGUST 4, 2025

"The Pharmaceutical Industry's $1 Trillion Secret: How Open-Source Collaboration is Revolutionizing Drug Discovery As the cost of developing new medicines continues to skyrocket, a quiet revolution is underway in the pharmaceutical industry. Meet the pioneers of open-source collaboration, where scientists and researchers from around the world are coming together to share knowledge, resources, and risks - and disrupting the traditional business model in the process.

Pharmaceuticals

Crown Bioscience

AUGUST 4, 2025

Biomarker discovery is currently undergoing a technological renaissance, driven by breakthroughs in multi-omics, spatial biology, AI, and high-throughput analytics, which offer higher resolutions, faster speed, and more translational relevance than ever before. This is reshaping how research teams identify, validate, and translate biomarkers, transforming the entire biomarker discovery pipeline and elevating biomarkers from mere diagnostic tools to indispensable orchestrators of personalized tre

Treatment

Drug Target Review

AUGUST 8, 2025

Market outlook: A new wave of biologics The biologics market is evolving rapidly. While monoclonal antibodies and antibody-drug conjugates continue to drive therapeutic pipelines, bispecific T-cell engagers (TCEs) are gaining momentum as a versatile and scalable class of immunotherapies. These molecules are designed to harness the immune system’s cytotoxic potential by simultaneously binding a tumour antigen and the CD3 receptor on T-cells, effectively bringing immune effectors into direct conta

Engineering

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Clinical Trials

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

AUGUST 9, 2025

Researchers at the Salk Institute have used CRISPR to uncover hidden microproteins that control fat cell growth and lipid storage, identifying one confirmed target, Adipocyte-smORF-1183. This breakthrough could lead to more effective obesity treatments, surpassing the limitations of current drugs like GLP-1.

Treatment

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

AUGUST 7, 2025

While orforglipron succeeded in a Phase 3 trial, its weight loss effects were more modest than investors and analysts anticipated, leading to a selloff in shares that erased about $100 billion in market value.

Trials

Drug Patent Watch

AUGUST 8, 2025

"The Prescription for Innovation: How AI and Machine Learning Are Revolutionizing Pharmaceutical IP Strategy As the pharmaceutical industry grapples with the complexities of patent law, a new player is emerging: artificial intelligence. In a groundbreaking shift, AI and machine learning are being harnessed to forge the next frontier of pharmaceutical IP strategy.

Pharmaceuticals

Crown Bioscience

AUGUST 7, 2025

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) remains one of the most aggressive hematological malignancies, characterized by the rapid proliferation of immature myeloid cells in the bone marrow and blood. Despite advances in chemotherapy and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, AML continues to pose significant clinical challenges due to its high relapse rate, clonal heterogeneity, and resistance to standard therapies.

Drug Development

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Clinical Trials

Drugs.com

AUGUST 7, 2025

THURSDAY, Aug. 7, 2025 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the SetPoint System, a neuroimmune modulation device for the treatment of adults living with moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA).The SetPoint System is indicated.

FDA Approval

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

AUGUST 8, 2025

High-fat diets and obesity reshape astrocytes—star-shaped brain cells in the striatum that help regulate pleasure from eating. French researchers discovered that tweaking these cells in mice not only impacts metabolism but can also restore cognitive abilities impaired by obesity, such as relearning tasks. This breakthrough highlights astrocytes as powerful players in brain function and energy control, opening fresh possibilities for targeted obesity treatments.

Regulations

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

AUGUST 7, 2025

The smaller market now envisioned for vepdegestrant has changed both companies’ stance on their original deal, leading to negotiations that could either lead to a new alliance or Arvinas to seek a new partner.

Drugs

Quanticate

AUGUST 7, 2025

Discover how patient reported outcomes enhance trial design, boost engagement and deliver real-world insights with ePRO, PROMIS measures & real-time dashboards.

Clinical Trials

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Drug Patent Watch

AUGUST 7, 2025

"The Enablement Ruling That Will Shake the Biologics Industry: What Amgen v. Sanofi Means for Your Patent Strategy As the biologics landscape continues to evolve, a recent Supreme Court ruling has sent shockwaves through the industry. In Amgen v. Sanofi, the court's enablement decision has significant implications for biologic patent holders and those seeking to challenge existing patents.

Drugs.com

AUGUST 6, 2025

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 6, 2025 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Vizz 1.44 percent (aceclidine ophthalmic solution) for the treatment of presbyopia in adults. Vizz is the first and only aceclidine-based eye drop to improve near vision.

FDA Approval

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

AUGUST 9, 2025

Scientists have uncovered a way to promote weight loss and improve blood sugar control without the unpleasant side effects of current GLP-1 drugs. By shifting focus from neurons to brain support cells that produce appetite-suppressing molecules, they developed a modified compound, TDN, that worked in animal tests without causing nausea or vomiting.

Animal Testing

Covalent Modifiers

AUGUST 9, 2025

Qian Wen Tan, Subramanyam Vankadara, Jia Yi Fong, Yi Yang See, Nithya Baburajendran, Pearly Shuyi Ng, Weijun Xu, Yee Khoon Yeo, Weiling Wang, Choon Heng Low, Li Hong Tan, Eileen Gui Ju Tay, Yun Xuan Wong, Chuhui Huang, Sandra Sim, Shi Hua Ang, Hannah Hui Min Toh, Juliana Mohammad, Gang Wang, Boping Liu, Shu Ting Tan, Perlyn Zekui Kwek, Monique Danielle Dawson, Qin Yao Oh, Xiaoying Koh, Joma Joy, May Ann Lee, Walter Stunkel, Vishal Pendharkar, Hannes Hentze, Siew Pheng Lim, Kantharaj Ethirajulu,

Pharmacokinetics

Quanticate

AUGUST 6, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are playing an increasingly central role in clinical trials. By automating routine tasks and enabling real-time analysis, these technologies are helping data management teams keep pace with growing data volumes and regulatory expectations.

Clinical Trials

Chemical Biology and Drug Design

AUGUST 4, 2025

The study provides an experimental basis for volatile monomers of aromatic herbs to be formulated for the treatment of influenza virus pneumonia. The overall scope of the study is shown in the image. ABSTRACT As a kind of drug mostly used historically to treat epidemics, aromatic botanicals have volatile oils as active components. The study aims to evaluate the anti-influenza viral pneumonia effects of volatile monomers patchouli alcohol (PA), carvacrol (CV), p- Cymene (PC), eucalyptol (EC) and

Virus

Drugs.com

AUGUST 7, 2025

THURSDAY, Aug. 7, 2025 — Researchers have debunked long-standing concerns that Tamiflu can cause neurological and psychiatric problems when given to influenza-stricken children.For decades, doctors have debated whether the antiviral drug o.

Doctors

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

AUGUST 6, 2025

Apple snails can fully regrow their eyes, and their genes and eye structures are strikingly similar to humans. Scientists mapped the regeneration process and used CRISPR to identify genes, including pax6, as essential to eye development, raising hopes for future human vision restoration.

Codon

AUGUST 7, 2025

Sunlight represents a seemingly endless source of largely untapped energy. Just how endless is it?

Pharma Manufacturing

AUGUST 4, 2025

The Bloomington, Indiana facility is a fill-finish site for Regeneron’s Eylea HD and odronextamab and handles the final stages of drug preparation and packaging.

Packaging