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Increasing physical activity in middle age may protect against Alzheimer's disease

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

An increase in physical activity between the ages of 45 and 65 could help prevent Alzheimer's disease, while inactivity may be detrimental to brain health.

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More Kids Without Asthma Inhaler After Flovent Taken Off Market

Drugs.com

WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2025 — More children stopped using steroid inhalers to control their asthma after a manufacturer discontinued a popular inhaler, a new study says. In 2024, GlaxoSmithKline withdrew Flovent from the market. The inhaler was.

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Landmark experiment sheds new light on the origins of consciousness

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

An experiment seven years in the making has uncovered new insights into the nature of consciousness and challenges two prominent, competing scientific theories: Integrated Information Theory (IIT) and Global Neuronal Workspace Theory (GNWT). The findings mark a pivotal moment in the goal to understand the elusive origins consciousness.

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Milwaukee Closes More Schools to Address Lead Crisis

Drugs.com

WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2025 — Milwaukee will temporarily close two more elementary schools as it works to tackle a lead crisis in its public school buildings. The school district announced Monday that Westside Academy and Brown Street School.

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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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Semaglutide treats liver disease in two thirds of patients

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Semaglutide effectively treats liver disease in two thirds of patients, new research has found.

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HIV: Genetic characteristics associated with sustained HIV remission after stopping treatment

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Tackling HIV continues to be a major public health challenge, mainly because the persistence of viral reservoirs means that people living with HIV need to take lifelong antiretroviral treatment. But some individuals, known as 'post-treatment controllers,' are able to maintain an undetectable viral load even after stopping treatment. Scientists have now identified specific immunogenetic characteristics in a group of these individuals.

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AI in drug discovery: faster, smarter, better

Drug Target Review

In the rapidly evolving field of cell and gene therapy (CGT), the ability to manage complex biological data, optimise manufacturing processes, and accelerate drug discovery is crucial. At the forefront of this revolution stands Claudia Zylberberg, a scientist, entrepreneur, and advocate for accessible and advanced healthcare solutions. Zylberberg has built an impressive career at the intersection of science, technology, and business.

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Geobiology: Iron, sulfur, heat -- and first life

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

The very first cells obtained their energy from geochemical reactions. Researchers have now managed to recreate this ancient metabolic process in their laboratory.

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Medicaid 'Unwinding' Caused Drop In Insurance Coverage Among Working-Age Adults

Drugs.com

WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2025 -- The unwinding of Medicaid that occurred after the end of the COVID-19 pandemic has left more working-age Americans without health insurance, a new study says.The uninsured rate increased to 11.5% from 11.1% between Mar.

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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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One of Earth's ancient volcanic mysteries solved

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A new study traces a 120-million-year-old 'super-eruption' to its source, offering new insights into Earth's complex geological history.

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Martinelli Recalls 170,000 Apple Juice Bottles for Possible Toxin

Drugs.com

WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2025 — More than 170,000 bottles of Martinelli’s apple juice are being recalled due to possible contamination with a mold-related toxin, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said. "Routine testing indicated.

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Engineers advance toward a fault-tolerant quantum computer

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Researchers demonstrated extremely strong nonlinear light-matter coupling in a quantum circuit. Stronger coupling enables faster quantum readout and operations, ultimately improving the accuracy of quantum operations.

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Sexual Assault Triples Suicide Risk Among Veterans

Drugs.com

WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2025 -- Sexual assault and sexual harassment during military service dramatically increases veterans risk of suicide later in life, a new study says.Suicide risk is tripled among men and women who experienced sexual trauma w.

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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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Mechanism by which the brain weighs positive vs. negative social experience is revealed

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Researchers have identified the neural mechanisms in the brain that regulate both positive and negative impressions of a social encounter, as well as how an imbalance between the two could lead to common neuropsychiatric disorders.

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Burnout and Stress Continue to Plague the Nursing Profession

Drugs.com

WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2025 -- The nursing workforce remains under immense pressure due to stress, burnout, and persistent short staffing, according to a report released by Cross Country Healthcare.The fourth annual survey report, titled "Beyond the.

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Seasonal changes affect alcohol tolerance and your waistline

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Researchers have found that drug effectiveness, alcohol tolerance, and carbohydrate metabolism change with the seasons. Their findings are based on a comprehensive seasonal gene expression map, which investigated over 54,000 genes in 80 tissues in monkeys across one year. The study has implications for drug prescription and precision medicine.

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New HHS Ad Campaign Urges Americans to 'Take Back Your Health'

Drugs.com

WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2025 — U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is preparing to launch a multimillion-dollar public health campaign, according to documents reviewed by NBC News. His "Take Back Your Health" campaign.

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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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BridgeBio sales of new heart drug outstrip expectations

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

In its first full quarter, Attruby made more headway than analysts anticipated in its competition with Pfizer’s market-leading drug.

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New method to produce an extremely heavy hydrogen isotope

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Scientists have produced one of the most neutron-rich isotopes, hydrogen-6, in an electron scattering experiment. The experiment presents a new method for investigating light, neutron-rich nuclei and challenges our current understanding of multi-nucleon interactions.

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Novartis to acquire Regulus in deal for kidney disease drug

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The pharma will pay $800 million for the biotech, which was launched nearly two decades ago by Alnylam and Ionis to advance microRNA technology.

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Zoo life boosts object exploration in orangutans

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A new study comparing wild and zoo-housed Sumatran orangutans reveals that life in a zoo significantly alters how orangutans interact with their environment. Researchers analyzed over 12,000 instances of daily exploratory object manipulation (EOM) -- the active manipulation and visual inspection of objects associated with learning and problem-solving -- across 51 orangutans aged 0.5 to 76 years.

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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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App Helps Asthma Patients Track Symptoms

Drugs.com

WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2025 -- A smartphone app can help asthma patients better track their symptoms and live healthier, a new study says.The app helps patients monitor their symptoms in between visits with their doctor, researchers reported April 23.

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J&J secures FDA OK for immune drug touted as future blockbuster

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The company has predicted that Imaavy — now approved for generalized myasthenia gravis — could eventually earn more than $5 billion in annual sales at its peak.

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Perficient Wins the Gold: Globee® Customer Excellence Award for Customer Success Story 

Perficient: Drug Development

Were proud to share that Perficient has been honored with a Globee Gold Award for Customer Excellence: Achievement in Customer Success Story, a global recognition celebrating organizations, teams, and individuals who consistently deliver exceptional customer experiences and drive innovation across industries. This award recognizes our significant success for a multinational manufacturing client.

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Most Americans Want Easy Early Testing For Alzheimer's

Drugs.com

WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2025 -- Most Americans want to know if theyre destined to lose their brain power to Alzheimers disease, according to an annual report produced by the Alzheimers Association.About 4 out of 5 Americans surveyed (79%) want to kn.

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Maximizing Brand Revenue: A Smarter Approach to Lifecycle Management

Fierce BioTech

Maximizing Brand Revenue: A Smarter Approach to Lifecycle Management This white paper introduces a smarter, more sustainable lifecycle management model. Instead of relying solely on promotion, forward-thinking commercial teams are prioritizing prescribing support and reallocating resources to remove friction across the entire product lifecycle. sdees Wed, 04/30/2025 - 11:55 This white paper introduces a smarter, more sustainable lifecycle management model.

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Adult Acne Increases Risk Of Eating Disorders

Drugs.com

WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2025 People with acne are at increased risk of developing an eating disorder, a new study says.Adult acne patients are 2.4 times more likely to have an eating disorder, researchers reported recently in the Journal of the E.

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Levacetylleucine

New Drug Approvals

Levacetylleucine WeightAverage: 173.212 Monoisotopic: 173.105193347 Chemical FormulaC 8 H 15 NO 3 N-Acetyl-L-leucine CAS 1188-21-2 acetyl-L-leucine Ac-Leu-OH N-Acetylleucine NSC 206316 UNII-E915HL7K2O NSC-206316 (2 S )-2-acetamido-4-methylpentanoic acid FDA APPROVED 9/24/2024, To treat Niemann-Pick disease type C Press Release Drug Trials Snapshot Originator University of Munich; University of Oxford Developer IntraBio Class Acetamides; Amino acids; Esters; Neuroprotectants; Pentanoic acids; Sma

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Day 1: Opening remarks and introduction, Todd Golub and Caroline Uhler

Broad Institute

Day 1: Opening remarks and introduction, Todd Golub and Caroline Uhler By Rose Circeo April 30, 2025 Breadcrumb Home Day 1: Opening remarks and introduction, Todd Golub and Caroline Uhler Eric and Wendy Schmidt Center Symposium: Biomedical Science and AI Day 1: Opening remarks and introduction Todd Golub Director, Founding Core Institute Member, Broad Institute Caroline Uhler Director of the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Center, Core Institute Member, Broad Institute For more information, visit [link]

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