Tue.Feb 11, 2025

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Breast cancer treatment advances with light-activated 'smart bomb'

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Scientists have developed new light-sensitive chemicals that can radically improve the treatment of aggressive cancers with minimal side effects. In mouse tests, the new therapy completely eradicated metastatic breast cancer tumors.

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GLP-1 Meds Can Work Wonders for Kidney Health

Drugs.com

TUESDAY, Feb. 11, 2025 -- Ozempic, Wegovy, Saxenda, Trulicity: These and other GLP1-RA diabetes/weight-loss meds can also boost outcomes for folks battling chronic kidney disease, new research shows.Compared to another common class of kidney.

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Evidence of cannibalism 18,000 years ago

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

An international research team has gained new insights into the burial rituals of Late Ice Age societies in Central Europe. Signs of human remains from the Maszycka Cave in southern Poland being manipulated indicate systematic dissection of the deceased, as well as cannibalism.

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For Less Severe Child Peanut Allergies, Small Doses of Peanut Butter May Help

Drugs.com

TUESDAY, Feb. 11, 2025 -- More than 800,000 U.S. children have what's called "high threshold" peanut allergy, meaning they can tolerate about half a peanut daily before symptoms arise.New research suggests that exposing these kids to tiny but.

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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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For Valentine's Day: Measure your relationship with a scientific self-test

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Answer seven questions and get an indication of how your relationship is right now. Just in time for Valentine's Day, researchers are publishing a new study that introduces a scientifically validated scale, the 'Valentine's Scale'. The scale measures how satisfied you are in your love relationship.

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Birds-of-paradise are biofluorescent

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

New research reports, for the first time, the widespread occurrence of biofluorescence in birds-of-paradise. The study, based on specimens collected since the 1800s, finds biofluorescence in 37 of the 45 known birds-of-paradise species and suggests that this special 'glow' is important among males for hierarchy and mating displays.

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Wrong Smartphone Settings Can Lead to Missed Alerts From Linked Diabetes Devices

Drugs.com

TUESDAY, Feb. 11, 2025 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is urging all patients with smartphone-compatible diabetes devices to check their phone configurations to ensure all safety alerts are being received.The FDA notice concerns continuous.

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Satellite data identifies warning signs ahead of 2018 volcanic eruption, tsunami

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

In 2018, the side of the Anak Krakatau volcano collapsed in a powerful eruption and produced a tsunami that killed hundreds and injured thousands on nearby Java and Sumatra in Indonesia. A new analysis of satellite data showed the mountainside was slipping for years and accelerated before the eruption -- information that could have potentially offered a warning of the collapse.

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CDC: U.S. Influenza Activity in the United States Remains Elevated

Drugs.com

TUESDAY, Feb. 11, 2025 -- During the week of Jan. 26 through Feb. 1, 2025, flu activity remained elevated in the United States, with 43 states reporting high or very high outpatient respiratory illness activity, according to FluView, a weekly.

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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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Using Drug Patents to Block Competitors: The Tactics and Consequences

Drug Patent Watch

The Dark Side of Innovation: How Companies Use Drug Patents to Block Competitors As we celebrate the breakthroughs in medical research and the development of life-saving treatments, it's essential to acknowledge the complex landscape of pharmaceutical innovation. Behind the scenes, companies are employing clever tactics to protect their intellectual property and block competitors from entering the market.

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Novartis pays $925M to reel in a startup it helped launch

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The acquisition of Anthos Therapeutics could be worth up to $3.1 billion and returns to Novartis a blood thinner it licensed to the Blackstone-backed startup six years ago.

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'Playful' Approach to Life Pays Off, Study Finds

Drugs.com

TUESDAY, Feb. 11, 2025 -- Want to thrive in tough, stressful times? Stay playful.That's the take-home message from a new study of who fared best, in terms of mental resiliency, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The researchers said the findings have.

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Merck KGaA pursuing Springworks; BridgeBio wins EU drug OK

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The German drugmaker confirmed acquisition talks, but cautioned a deal may not materialize. Elsewhere, Biohaven got priority review on a key drug and Third Harmonic restructured.

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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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Most Americans Keep Chronic Health Conditions Hidden at Work: Poll

Drugs.com

TUESDAY, Feb. 11, 2025 -- Chronic ills like heart disease, asthma or diabetes afflict a majority of U.S. workers, but 60% of those affected say they've kept their health issue a secret from employers, a new poll finds.More than a third of workers.

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FDA Appears to Be Granting Zombie Rare Pediatric Disease Designations Waiting for the Rare Pediatric Disease Priority Review Voucher Program to be Revived

FDA Law Blog: Drug Discovery

By Mark A. Tobolowsky & Frank J. Sasinowski The rare pediatric disease priority review voucher program remains in its sunsetting state the current authority only allows for granting of such vouchers if the drug was designated as a drug for a rare pediatric disease not later than December 20, 2024, and for which a rare pediatric disease product application is approved not later than September 30, 2026.

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Shark Attacks Plummeted Worldwide Last Year

Drugs.com

TUESDAY, Feb. 11, 2025 -- It was a bit safer to go into the water last year: Unprovoked shark attacks worldwide fell by about a third in 2024 compared to the year before, new data show.The United States continues to be the most likely country in.

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Fixing Focus Visibility Issues for ADA Compliance and Discovering PowerMapper Testing Tool

Perficient: Drug Development

Ensuring clear focus visibility is key for accessibility; sometimes, visually impaired users and keyboard navigators have trouble interacting with web content. This blog explores practical ways to fix focus visibility issues and improve user experience. ADA Compliance Overview ADA compliance ensures websites are accessible to people with disabilities, promoting inclusivity and fairness.

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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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Degrading DNA with Cascade-Cas3

addgene Blog

The versatility of CRISPR allows you to play with DNA in a number of ways, from small edits that change single base pairs, to chromosomal inversions and large deletions. Many of these methods rely on Cas9 or a derivative of Cas9, but the ever-expanding repertoire of CRISPR has brought many other Cas effectors to light.

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Maximizing B2B Success with Optimizely Commerce

Perficient: Drug Development

Optimizing B2B E-commerce with Optimizely Commerce: Best Practices and Key Features In todays fast-paced digital landscape, businesses need robust and scalable e-commerce solutions to meet the growing demands of B2B buyers. Optimizely Commerce (formerly Insite) is a leading platform that empowers businesses with cutting-edge tools to enhance the online purchasing experience.

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Get Up To Speed on Medicare Inflation Rebates: HPM Issues Memorandum Summarizing CMS Final Rule; HPM and Riparian to Co-Host Webinar

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

By Alan M. Kirschenbaum & Sophia R. Gaulkin Drug manufacturers wont be receiving their first invoices for Medicare Part B and Part D inflation rebates until later this year, but rebates have been accruing since first quarter 2023 for Part B rebates and October 2022 for Part D rebates. To help our readers learn more about these rebates before they confront the first invoices, weve prepared a memo summarizing CMS final rule on the two Medicare inflation rebate programs, which was issued on De

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Extending the Capabilities of Your Development Team with Visual Studio Code Extensions

Perficient: Drug Development

Introduction Visual Studio Code (VS Code) has become a ubiquitous tool in the software development world, prized for its speed, versatility, and extensive customization options. At its heart, VS Code is a lightweight, open-source code editor that supports a vast ecosystem of extensions. These extensions are the key to unlocking the true potential of VS Code, transforming it from a simple editor into a powerful, tailored IDE (Integrated Development Environment).

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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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Broad Discovery Series: Introducing the immune system, and expanding its cancer-fighting potential

Broad Institute

Broad Discovery Series: Introducing the immune system, and expanding its cancer-fighting potential By admin February 11, 2025 Breadcrumb Home Broad Discovery Series: Introducing the immune system, and expanding its cancer-fighting potential Lloyd Bod Associate Member Broad Institute Principal investigator Krantz Family Center for Cancer Research Massachusetts General Hospital Assistant Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School The immune system's immense variety of cells and tissues all play

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Universal Design in Pharmacies – Screen Reader Compatibility

Perficient: Drug Development

Ensuring that online platforms are accessible to everyone is an essential aspect of universal design. Screen reader compatibility is a critical component of digital accessibility, particularly for individuals with visual impairments. This blog post explores the importance of screen reader compatibility in pharmacies, provides practical examples, and discusses why it matters for drug companies’ web pages and mobile applications.

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What to Do When the FDA Visits

DS in Pharmatics

Learn how to prepare for FDA inspections, engage with inspectors, and respond to findings with expert support from DS InPharmatics.

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Universal Design in Pharmacies – Web Pages and Mobile Applications Accessibility

Perficient: Drug Development

Why Drug Companies’ Web Pages and Mobile Applications Should Be Accessible for Screen Reader Users In today’s digital landscape, ensuring that online platforms are accessible to everyone is not just a legal requirement, but also a moral imperative. Drug companies’ web pages and mobile applications must be designed with screen reader compatibility to cater to users with visual impairments.

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Test Protein Nitration

BMG Labtech

What is protein nitration? Nitration can significantly modify the structure and function of proteins in cells. But how can measurements of protein nitration reveal crucial information about biological activity and how do microplate readers contribute?

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Revolutionizing Work With Microsoft Copilot: A Game-Changer in AI Integration

Perficient: Drug Development

AI is no longer a futuristic conceptits here, transforming the way we work in real time. Organizations worldwide making AI a strategic priority, harnessing its power to enhance efficiency, accelerate decision-making, and drive growth. In fact, g enerative AI adoption has skyrocketed from 55% in 2023 to 75% in 2024 , contributing to an estimated global economic impact of $19.9 trillion.

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HPM’s Larry Houck Presenting at WCF Opioid and Fentanyl Abuse Management Congress

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

By Larry K. Houck One of the most significant issues facing hospitals and other facilities is the diversion of controlled substances meant for patients by physicians, pharmacists, nurses and other trusted healthcare employees. Recent employee diversion of significant controlled substance quantities from hospitals has resulted in large civil monetary settlements, some in the millions of dollars, and costly compliance remediation programs to resolve allegations.

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Perficient at TDX 2025: Leading the Way in AI Innovation

Perficient: Drug Development

Were heading to San Franciscothe city of innovationfor TDX 2025 on March 5-6 (and streaming on Salesforce+)! Event Details Dates: March 5-6, 2025 Location: Moscone West Convention Center | San Francisco and streaming on Salesforce+ Registration: Register here dont miss this agent-first innovation. This years event is all about pushing the boundaries of AI innovation and Agentforce , and we cant wait to be part of the conversation.