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Asian elephants have larger brains than their African relatives

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

African elephants are the largest land animals on earth and significantly larger than their relatives in Asia, from which they are separated by millions of years of evolution. Nevertheless, Asian elephants have a 20 percent heavier brain, as scientists were able to demonstrate. They also showed that elephant brains triple in weight after birth. These results provide potential explanations for behavioral differences between African and Asian elephants as well as for the pachyderms' long youth, du

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FDA sets stricter approval standards for COVID vaccines

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The agency will now require randomized, controlled data before approving new COVID shots for healthy children and adults, Commissioner Martin Makary and top vaccine official Vinay Prasad wrote in NEJM.

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Missing link in early Martian water cycle discovered

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Astronomers have filled a large gap in knowledge about Mars' water cycle. Their research on water percolating from surface to aquifer could change the picture of what early Mars was like, suggesting that less of the planet's water may have been available to become rain and refill lakes and oceans.

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Tourmaline shares fall on Phase 2 data; Schrödinger cuts staff

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Tourmaline Bio disclosed results for a potential rival to a Novo Nordisk drug. Elsewhere, data emerged for a psychedelic and CRISPR Therapeutics expanded its toolkit.

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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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Thousands of animal species threatened by climate change

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A novel analysis suggests more than 3,500 animal species are threatened by climate change and also sheds light on huge gaps in fully understanding the risk to the animal kingdom.

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How to Identify Profitable Generic Drug Opportunities Using Patent Expiration Data

Drug Patent Watch

"Patent Expiration: The Secret to Unlocking a $1 Trillion Market Opportunity As the pharmaceutical industry continues to shift towards generics, one thing is clear: the next big winners will be those who can identify and capitalize on the impending patent expirations of blockbuster drugs. According to our analysis of patent expiration data, the next 5 years will see the loss of exclusivity for over 200 top-selling medications, with a combined market value of over $1 trillion.

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What’s Next for Retail Pharmacy: Data, Debate, and Disruption (NEW Live Video Webinar)

Drug Channels

Dr. Adam J. Fein, president of Drug Channels Institute (DCI) and the author of Drug Channels , invites you to join him for DCIs new live video webinar: Whats Next for Retail Pharmacy: Data, Debate, and Disruption This event will be broadcast live on: Friday, June 20, 2025 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. ET Dr. Fein will be joined by special guest Antonio Ciaccia, CEO of 46brooklyn Research , and President of 3 Axis Advisors.

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HCL Commerce V9.1 – The Power of HCL Commerce Search

Perficient: Drug Development

The HCL Commerce v9.1 release saw major changes in features, functionality, and technology. This blog series will focus on each of these components separately. Some examples of these changes include HCL Commerce Search, which is powered by Elasticsearch, a modern storefront that uses Next.js, containerized cloud-native architecture, modern business user tooling, and support for new integrations and companion software.

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Male bodybuilders face high risk of sudden cardiac death, especially those who compete professionally

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Sudden cardiac death is responsible for an unusually high proportion of deaths in male bodybuilders worldwide with the highest risk among professional bodybuilders, according to new research.

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Pets Might Be Adding To Antibiotic Resistance

Drugs.com

TUESDAY, May 20, 2025 Antibiotic resistance is a growing threat to human health, as germs like E. coli and staph gain the power to overcome even the most powerful bacteria killers.Unfortunately, the health care we provide to our dogs and cats is l.

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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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Gas location drives star formation in distant galaxies

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

In the intriguing realm of star-forming galaxies, the key factor isn't the total amount of gas but rather its strategic distribution within the galaxy.

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Publix Recalls Baby Food Over Possible Lead Contamination

Drugs.com

TUESDAY, May 20, 2025 Publix is recalling one of its popular GreenWise baby food pouches because it may contain lead, the company said this week. The recalled product is the Pear, Kiwi, Spinach & Pea Baby Food pouch.The supermarket chain said.

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Pfizer buys into PD-1/VEGF competition with 3SBio deal

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Pfizer will pay China’s 3SBio $1.25 billion upfront to gain access to a cancer therapy that could rival Akeso and Summit’s closely watched immunotherapy ivonescimab.

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Possible Plastic Contamination Prompts Nationwide Ice Cream Recall

Drugs.com

TUESDAY, May 20, 2025 Nearly 18,000 tubs of ice cream and frozen yogurt have been recalled because they may contain plastic pieces.Wells Enterprises, an Iowa-based ice cream manufacturer, voluntarily recalled the products last month. Its brands i.

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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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Cool science: Researchers craft tiny biological tools using frozen ethanol

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Imagine drawing on something as delicate as a living cell -- without damaging it. Researchers have made this groundbreaking discovery using an unexpected combination of tools: frozen ethanol, electron beams and purple-tinted microbes. By advancing a method called ice lithography, the team was able to etch incredibly small, detailed patterns directly onto fragile biological surfaces.

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Scientists Find Gene That Helps Explain Why Men Are Taller Than Women

Drugs.com

TUESDAY, May 20, 2025 Men are usually about five inches taller than women, but scientists have long wondered why. Now, a new study points to a possible reason: A gene called SHOX.The study published May 19 in the Proceedings of the National Aca.

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'Sharkitecture:' A nanoscale look inside a blacktip shark's skeleton

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Using synchrotron X-ray nanotomography with detailed 3D imaging and in-situ mechanical testing, researchers are peering inside shark skeletons at the nanoscale, revealing a microscopic 'sharkitecture' that helps these ancient apex predators withstand extreme physical demands of constant motion. After hundreds of millions of years of evolution, scientists can now finally see how shark cartilage works at the nanoscale -- and learn from them.

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Recovering From A Heart Attack? Here's What You Shouldn't Do

Drugs.com

TUESDAY, May 20, 2025 Lounging around too much after a heart attack can set you up for another one, a new study says.Within a year of being treated for heart attack symptoms, people who sat around afterwards for more than 14 hours a day on a.

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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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Plasmids 101: Shuttle Vectors

addgene Blog

This post describes the design of shuttle vectors, which are designed for replication, selection, and expression in more than one host species.

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Oral Health Linked To Migraines, Fibromyalgia

Drugs.com

TUESDAY, May 20, 2025 Women who dont brush and floss frequently are more likely to suffer from migraines and fibromyalgia, a new study says.Women with the worst oral health have a 60% higher risk of moderate to severe body pain, and a 49% gre.

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Parallel Proceedings: Coordinating IPR and Para IV Challenges

Drug Patent Watch

"Patent Purgatory: How Pharmaceutical Companies Are Using Parallel Proceedings to Delay Generic Competition The pharmaceutical industry is no stranger to controversy, but a little-known tactic is giving brand-name drugmakers an unprecedented edge in the market. By leveraging parallel proceedings, companies are coordinating Inter Partes Review (IPR) and Paragraph IV challenges to delay generic competition and maintain their grip on the market.

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Brain Wave Decoder Figures Out How To Cause Movement In Spinal Cord Injuries

Drugs.com

MONDAY, May 20, 2025 A brain wave decoder shows promise in using electrical stimulation to the spine to cue leg movement, researchers say.The decoder could one day help restore mobility in people with spinal cord injuries.Tests in 17 people w.

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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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Perfluorhexyloctane

New Drug Approvals

WeightAverage: 432.269 Monoisotopic: 432.112266666Chemical FormulaC 14 H 17 F 13 Perfluorhexyloctane 133331-77-8 MIEBO Tetradecane, 1,1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6-tridecafluoro- 7VYX4ELWQM NOV03 , NOV 03 1-(perfluorohexyl)octane F6H8 NOV03 Perfluorohexyloctane 1,1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6-tridecafluorotetradecane FDA APPROVED 8/16/2023, Sohonos , To reduce the volume of new heterotopic ossification in adults and pediatric patients (aged 8 years and older for females and 10 years and older for males) wit

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NIH Scientists Still Face Layoffs Despite RFK Jr.'s Reassurances

Drugs.com

TUESDAY, May 20, 2025 Some of the nation's top brain researchers are still facing layoffs, even after U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said no working scientists would be cut.Last month, scientists at the N.

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DIMDAZENIL

New Drug Approvals

DIMDAZENIL CAS 308239-86-3 WeightAverage: 372.81 Monoisotopic: 372.1101515 Chemical FormulaC 17 H 17 ClN 6 O 2 EVT-201, 308239-86-3, EVT201, 6J8AF7CLE4, EVT 201 7-Chloro-3-[5-[(dimethylamino)methyl]-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl]-4,5-dihydro-5-methyl-6 H -imidazo[1,5- a ] [1,4]benzodiazepin-6-one 7-chloro-3-[5-[(dimethylamino)methyl]-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl]-5-methyl-4 H -imidazo[1,5-a][1,4]benzodiazepin-6-one EVT 201 is a novel partial positive allosteric modulator of the GABAA receptor complex which is be

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Concussion? When To Start Physical Therapy

Drugs.com

TUESDAY, May 20, 2024 Think you can simply shake off a concussion without any professional help?Think again, a recent study says.People who forego concussion treatment can have lingering aftereffects that make them slow, sluggish and off-kilter, r.

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DO Loops in SAS: Iterative, Conditional, and PROC DS2 Multithreading

Quanticate

DO loops are a fundamental feature in SAS, used to repeat a block of statements multiple times. This article opens with a brief overview of DO loops in Base SAS, covering iterative, list-based, and conditional loops, plus nested and array-driven patterns. We then move on to PROC DS2, SASs newer procedure that adds object-oriented syntax and multithreading.

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Celebrating GAAD by Committing to Universal Design: Starting with Tolerance for Error

Perficient: Drug Development

Global Accessibility Awareness Day ( GAAD ) is an annual reminder that accessibility must be prioritized, not just for compliance, but for inclusion and equity. One of the most critical Universal Design principles that aligns with GAADs mission is Tolerance for Error , ensuring that systems, environments, and digital experiences account for human mistakes , reducing risks while promoting independence.

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Breaking Language Barriers: The Power of Multilingual Medical Information Services

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In the dynamic and ever-evolving pharmaceutical industry, the provision of accurate and reliable Medical Information services (MI) is paramount. These services are crucial for healthcare professionals, patients, and the public, ensuring that everyone has access to the information they need for safe and effective use of medical products. One of the key elements in delivering high-quality MI services is the use of native speakers.

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Universal Design and Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)

Perficient: Drug Development

Universal Design and Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) are deeply interconnected, both working toward a common goal: creating inclusive environments where everyone, regardless of ability, can participate fully and independently. While Universal Design provides the framework for accessible spaces, products, and services, GAAD serves as a global movement to raise awareness about accessibility, particularly in the digital world.

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Heart Failure Patients Increase Their Odds Of Death By Skipping Yearly Doctor Visit

Drugs.com

TUESDAY, May 20, 2025 Two out of 5 people with heart failure are more likely to die because they arent regularly seeing a cardiologist, a new study says.The 3 in 5 heart failure patients who do see a cardiologist once a year have a 24% lower ris.

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How Universal Design and GAAD Are Connected

Perficient: Drug Development

Universal Design and Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) share a common goal: creating environments, products, and digital experiences that are accessible to all people, regardless of ability or background. While Universal Design provides a framework for inclusivity in physical and digital spaces, GAAD serves as an annual global event to raise awareness about accessibility, particularly in the digital world.