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Leprosy existed in America long before arrival of Europeans

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Long considered a disease brought to the Americas by European colonizers, leprosy may actually have a much older history on the American continent. Scientists reveal that a recently identified second species of bacteria responsible for leprosy, Mycobacterium lepromatosis, has been infecting humans in the Americas for at least 1,000 years, several centuries before the Europeans arrived.

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FDA sets COVID vaccine formula as RFK Jr. narrows guidance for shots

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The agency recommends manufacturers update their vaccines to target the JN.1 strain. At the same time, HHS head Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is removing guidance that healthy children and pregnant women receive COVID shots.

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Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of the activity-based probes for FGFR covalent inhibitor

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Dandan Zhu, Zijian Zheng, Huixin Huang, Xiaojuan Chen, Shuhong Zhang, Zhuchu Chen, Ting Liu, Guangyu Xu, Ying Fu, Yongheng Chen, European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry , 2025 [link] Fibroblast growth factor receptors (FGFRs) represent promising therapeutic targets in various malignancies, yet the clinical application of FGFR covalent inhibitors has been impeded by several significant challenges, including unquantifiable target engagement, undefined off-target effects, and the emergence of drug

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FDA Approves Topical Foam for Plaque Psoriasis of the Scalp and Body

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TUESDAY, May 27, 2025 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Zoryve (roflumilast) topical foam 0.3 percent for the treatment of plaque psoriasis of the scalp and body in adult and pediatric patients 12 years of age and older.Through.

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Bridging Innovation & Patient Care: The Growing Role of AI

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!

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How AI and LLMs are transforming drug discovery: part 2

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The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into scientific workflows represents both tremendous opportunity and significant challenges. I recently discussed the subject with two founders at the cutting edge of this transformation: Andr Frana of Ergodic and Eli Pollock of Ontologic. We considered the barriers scientists face when adopting AI tools , contrasting approaches to building AI systems for specialised domains, and their visions for how these technologies will reshape scientific work

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Zongertinib (BI 1810631), an Irreversible HER2 TKI, Spares EGFR Signaling and Improves Therapeutic Response in Preclinical Models and Patients with HER2-Driven Cancers

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Birgit Wilding, Lydia Woelflingseder, Anke Baum, Krzysztof Chylinski, Gintautas Vainorius, Neil Gibson, Irene C. Waizenegger, Daniel Gerlach, Martin Augsten, Fiona Spreitzer, Yukina Shirai, Masachika Ikegami, Sylvia Tilandyov, Dirk Scharn, Mark A. Pearson, Johannes Popow, Anna C. Obenauf, Noboru Yamamoto, Shunsuke Kondo, Frans L. Opdam, Annemarie Bruining, Shinji Kohsaka, Norbert Kraut, John V.

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Biogen strikes RNAi deal with City; Aurion withdraws IPO

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

City will receive $46 million from Biogen under the alliance. Elsewhere, Angelini Pharma licensed a rare disease therapy and the FDA refused to review a Savara lung drug.

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Eight Times More Young Adults Take Meds To Protect Against HIV Infection

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FRIDAY, May 30, 2025 Eight times more young Americans are taking antiretroviral meds to protect them from HIV infection than a decade ago, a new study says.About 208 of every 100,000 U.S. young adults were using pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP.

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Ervogastat CAS 2186700-33-2 Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) with Liver Fibrosis (FAST TRACK – U.S.) 2-[5-[(3-Ethoxy-2-pyridinyl)oxy]-3-pyridinyl]- N -[(3 S )-tetrahydro-3-furanyl]-5-pyrimidinecarboxamide ( S )-2-(5-((3-Ethoxypyridin-2-yl]oxy]pyridin-3-yl)- N -(tetrahydrofuran-3-yl)pyrimidine-5-carboxamide PF 06865571 BSOIY5AKQW 407.4 g/mol, C 21 H 21 N 5 O 4 2-[5-(3-ethoxypyridin-2-yl)oxypyridin-3-yl]- N -[(3 S )-oxolan-3-yl]pyrimidine-5-carboxamide Originator Pfizer Class Amides; Eth

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From Diagnosis to Delivery: How AI is Revolutionizing the Patient Experience

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

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Does planting trees really help cool the planet?

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Replanting forests can help cool the planet even more than some scientists once believed, especially in the tropics. But even if every tree lost since the mid-19th century is replanted, the total effect won't cancel out human-generated warming.

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Use of new approach methodology for hepatic safety assessment of covalent inhibitor drug candidates

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Sara Amberntsson, Alison J Foster, Bhavik Chouhan, Stephen Wilkinson, Stephanie Harlfinger, Graham Smith, Jason G Kettle, Michael Niedbala, Stefan Kavanagh, Dominic P Williams Toxicology Research , 2025, 14, 3, tfaf054, [link] Interest in inhibiting target proteins through covalent binding mechanisms has increased in the last decade due to the potential for beneficial pharmacological properties.

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GlycoEra raises $130M, riding interest in protein degraders

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The startup is the latest beneficiary of investors’ appetite for protein-degrading technology, which offers a way to reach drug targets other technologies can’t.

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FDA Chief: COVID Vaccine in Pregnancy Should Be Personal Choice

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FRIDAY, May 30, 2025 Federal health officials have pulled back a key recommendation that pregnant women get the COVID-19 vaccine causing sharp criticism from doctors and other experts.The announcement came Tuesday from Health and Human Services.

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How Machine Learning Drives Clinical Trial Efficiency

Clinical trial data management is increasingly challenging as studies grow in complexity. Quickly accessing and analyzing study data is vital for assessing trial progress and patient safety. In this paper, we explore real-time data access and analysis for proactive study management. We investigate using adverse event (AE) data to monitor safety and discuss a clinical analytics platform that supports collaboration and data review workflows.

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October CMS: A Modern CMS for Developers and Creators

Perficient: Drug Development

In the ever-evolving world of content management systems (CMS), there are many options to choose fromWordPress, Joomla, Drupal, and others. But for developers who love clean code, flexibility, and control, October CMS stands out as a modern, elegant solution built on the popular Laravel PHP framework. What is October CMS? October CMS is an open-source, free CMS that makes web building easier without compromising power or flexibility.

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Anthropologists spotlight human toll of glacier loss

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Anthropologists have examined the societal consequences of global glacier loss.

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Good Review Management Principles & Practices, Part One: Fundamental Values

thought leadership

On Tuesday, September 25 th , the FDA published a draft guidance containing recommendations on good review management principles and practices (GRMPs) for new drug applications (NDAs), Biologics license applications (BLAs), or efficacy supplements/supplements with clinical data. The document, entitled Good Review Management Principles and Practices for New Drug Applications and Biologics License Applications , applies to human drug applications and biosimilar biological product applications.

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Navigating the evolving landscape of fill/finish: Challenges and what’s ahead

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The demand for fill/finish services has never been greater, how are CDMOs responding?

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Deliver Fast, Flexible Clinical Trial Insights with Spotfire

Clinical research has entered a new era, one that requires real-time analytics and visualization to allow trial leaders to work collaboratively and to develop, at the click of a mouse, deep insights that enable proactive study management. Learn how Revvity Signals helps drug developers deliver clinical trial data insights in real-time using a fast and flexible data and analytics platform to empower data-driven decision-making.

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Colorado Reporting New Outbreak of Measles

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FRIDAY, May 30, 2025 -- As of today, the total measles case count in the United States is 1,088, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Texas, which saw the nation's largest outbreak during the late winter of 2024 and.

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Azure IoT Operations: Empowering the Future of Connectivity and Automation

Perficient: Drug Development

In todays world, the Internet of Things (IoT) is revolutionizing industries across the globe by connecting devices, systems, and people in ways that were once unimaginable. From smart homes to advanced manufacturing, IoT is creating new opportunities for innovation, efficiency, and data-driven decision-making. At the forefront of this transformation is Microsoft Azure, a cloud computing platform that has become a powerhouse for IoT operations.

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Save twice the ice by limiting global warming

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A new study finds that if global warming exceeds the Paris Climate Agreement targets, the non-polar glacier mass will diminish significantly. However, if warming is limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius, at least 54 per cent could be preserved -- more than twice as much ice as in a 2.7 C scenario.

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Maximizing ROI on Drug Development by Monitoring Competitive Patent Portfolios

Drug Patent Watch

"Unlock Hidden Profits in Pharmaceutical R&D: A recent analysis of top-selling medications reveals that companies that closely monitor their competitors' patent portfolios are 3x more likely to achieve a higher return on investment in drug development. By staying one step ahead of the competition, can you revolutionize your approach to pharmaceutical innovation?

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Clinical Data Like You´ve Never Seen It Before: Why Spotfire Is the Leading Tool for Clinical Analytics

Clinical development organizations face a wide array of challenges when it comes to data, many of which can impact the operational effectiveness of their clinical trials. In this whitepaper, experts from Revvity Signals explore how solutions like TIBCO® Spotfire® enable better, more streamlined studies. The whitepaper also features a success story from Ambrx, a leading biopharmaceutical company, detailing how it has leveraged Spotfire to tackle data quality and collaboration challenges in clinic

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New Summit data could slow US approval plans for PD-1/VEGF drug

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Ivonescimab helped cut the risk of lung tumor progression in half in a multi-country Phase 3 trial. But it hasn’t yet clearly extended survival, which will be necessary to support an FDA submission.

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About 40% Of U.S. Smokers Struggle With Disability

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FRIDAY, May 30, 2025 About 2 of 5 smokers in the U.S. suffer from some form of disability, a new study says.And in 1 of 7, their disability is so severe it interferes with their daily lives, researchers report.The prevalence of disability among a.

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FDA Prescription Drug User Fee Rates: Fiscal Year 2019

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On Wednesday, August 1 st , FDA released a notice with updated prescription drug user fee rates for fiscal year 2019.

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Megalodon: The broad diet of the megatooth shark

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Contrary to widespread assumptions, the largest shark that ever lived -- Otodus megalodon -- fed on marine creatures at various levels of the food pyramid and not just the top. Scientists analyzed the zinc content of a large sample of fossilized megalodon teeth, which had been unearthed above all in Sigmaringen and Passau, and compared them with fossil teeth found elsewhere and the teeth of animals that inhabit our planet today.

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Is it time to go beyond classic design in oncology trials?

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Is it time to go beyond classic design in oncology trials? jgrcic Tue, 05/27/2025 - 11:55 Tue, 05/27/2025 - 11:55 Resource Type Whitepaper Promotion Start Tue, 05/27/2025 - 12:06 Use of healthy volunteers in first-in-human trials with oncology small molecules. Can an alternative approach expedite clinical development of small molecule oncology drugs and benefit patients?

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The transformative impact of integrated informatics platforms on biopharma R&D

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Integrated informatics platforms boost R&D speed, data qualityand ROI across BioPharma

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Military Service Might Protect Against Depression

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FRIDAY, May 30, 2025 The mentally scarred, deeply depressed combat veteran is an indelible stereotype promoted by movies and TV.The post-traumatic stress and despair that some suffer following military deployment have prompted concerns that s.

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Three Ways GoodRx Is Helping Pharmacies Increase Profitability and Drive Innovation

Drug Channels

Todays guest post comes from Aaron Crittenden, President of Rx Marketplace at GoodRx. Aaron introduces us to GoodRx Community Link , a new offering from GoodRx that allows independent pharmacies to contract directly with GoodRx. To learn about GoodRx Community Link, register for GoodRxs free webinar on either June 3, 2025, or June 4, 2025. Both webinars will be held at 11:00 a.m.