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Too Much Cinnamon May Interfere With Some Medications, Study Shows

Drugs.com

MONDAY, May 5, 2025 Consuming too much cinnamon might affect how your body absorbs some medications, new research shows.The study published in the June issue of the journal Food Chemistry: Molecular Sciences looked at how cinnamon and its key.

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A long and ongoing look at the secrets of human longevity and healthy aging

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Researchers participating in the Cilento Initiative on Aging Outcomes or CIAO study will gather in Acciaroli (Pollica-Cilento) Salerno, Italy to review a decade of work and plan their next steps. Launched in 2016, the CIAO study seeks to identify key factors (biological, psychological and social) that promote healthy aging and extreme longevity.

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AI specialist Recursion trims pipeline in latest shakeup

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The cuts to three advanced drug programs were “inevitable” given the company’s “unsustainable cash burn,” one analyst wrote in a note to investors.

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New theory of gravity brings long-sought Theory of Everything a crucial step closer

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Researchers have developed a new quantum theory of gravity which describes gravity in a way that's compatible with the Standard Model of particle physics, opening the door to an improved understanding of how the universe began.

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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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Deerfield secures more than $600M for its next biotech venture fund

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The firm, a prolific backer of drug startups, will use the cash to back companies working on therapeutics, medical devices and healthcare services.

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Man Bitten by Snakes 200 Times May Help Create New Antivenom

Drugs.com

MONDAY, May 5, 2025 Tim Friede has survived hundreds of snakebites on purpose. For nearly two decades, he let some of the worlds most dangerous snakes sink their fangs into his arms, all for science.Now, his bold experiment could potentially he.

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Spanking and other physical discipline lead to exclusively negative outcomes for children in low- and middle-income countries

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Physically punishing children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) has exclusively negative outcomes -- including poor health, lower academic performance, and impaired social-emotional development -- yielding similar results to studies in wealthier nations, finds a new analysis.

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New Drug Could Quell Uncontrolled High Blood Pressure

Drugs.com

MONDAY, May 5, 2025 An experimental drug might help people with uncontrolled high blood pressure, according to early clinical trial results.People taking lorundrostat experienced twice the decline in their systolic blood pressure than people t.

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Ancient Andes society used hallucinogens to strengthen social order

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Snuff tubes uncovered at Chavin de Huantar in Peru reveal how leaders used mystical experiences to cement their power.

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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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New Molecular Test Could Double Leukemia Survival Rates

Drugs.com

MONDAY, May 5, 2025 Testing positive for leukemia actually saved the life of 51-year-old Jan Leahy, a business process owner from Wimbledon, England.Leahy benefitted from a clinical trial evaluating a new bone marrow test that can detect a p.

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Gorilla study reveals complex pros and cons of friendship

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Friendship comes with complex pros and cons -- possibly explaining why some individuals are less sociable, according to a new study of gorillas.

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PTC stock slides on new data for Huntington’s drug

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

While updated study results confirmed the drug lowers a target protein, the therapy's effect on clinical outcomes was less clear-cut.

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Experimental Drug Lorundrostat Could Quell Uncontrolled High Blood Pressure

Drugs.com

MONDAY, May 5, 2025 — An experimental drug might help people with uncontrolled high blood pressure, according to early clinical trial results. People taking lorundrostat experienced twice the decline in their systolic blood pressure than.

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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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Saving the Asian 'unicorn' -- if it still exists

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

The saola, an antelope-like bovine, is one of the world's rarest and most endangered mammals. In fact, it hasn't been observed in over 10 years. Researchers have now mapped the saola's complete genome, and they have used that knowledge to estimate the chances of saving it -- if it still exists.

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Can Kissing Pass Gluten? New Findings For Celiac Patients

Drugs.com

MONDAY, May 5, 2025 Can gluten be passed on through a kiss?Its a concern for some folks with celiac disease, but a new study says worry not. People with celiac disease had no problems after kissing a partner whod just eaten a stack of saltine cr.

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Big problem for fusion energy solved

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A new shortcut can help engineers design leak-proof magnetic confinement systems for fusion reactors 10 times as fast as the gold standard method, without sacrificing accuracy. While several other big challenges remain for all magnetic fusion designs, this advance addresses the biggest challenge that's specific to a type of fusion reactor first proposed in the 1950s, called a stellarator.

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Wildfire Smoke Flooded ERs With Asthma Cases

Drugs.com

MONDAY, May 5, 2025 -- Asthma attacks caused emergency room surges during the 2023 Canadian wildfires, with smoke-filled air sending hundreds to the hospital daily, a new study says.Daily asthma-related visits to Ontario hospitals increased nearly.

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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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Common Errors When Using GraphQL with Optimizely

Perficient: Drug Development

What is GraphQL? GraphQL is a powerful query language for APIs that allows clients to request only the data they need. Optimizely leverages GraphQL to serve content to your platform agnostic presentation layer. This approach to headless architecture with Optimizely CMS is gaining traction in the space and developers often encounter new challenges when transitioning from the more common MVC approach.

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FDA Approves SAPIEN 3 Platform for Asymptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis

Drugs.com

MONDAY, May 5, 2025 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the SAPIEN 3 platform, a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) therapy, for patients with severe aortic stenosis without symptoms. The approval is the first for TAVR.

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Novel Pharmaceutical Strategies and Business Models: The Rise of Telehealth Companies Like Ro and Hims & Hers

Drug Patent Watch

"The Telehealth Revolution: How D2C Pharmacies Are Redefining the Industry In a seismic shift, direct-to-consumer (D2C) pharmacies like Ro, Hims, and Hers are upending traditional healthcare business models, leveraging telehealth to deliver convenient, affordable, and personalized care to millions. But what's driving this transformation, and what does it mean for the future of pharmaceuticals?

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Phase-by-Phase Clinical Trial Costs: What Every Sponsor Needs to Know!

ProRelix Research

This report provides a comprehensive breakdown of clinical trial costs by phase and therapeutic area, with a focus on key cost components including per-patient costs, total costs, CRO fees, and […] The post Phase-by-Phase Clinical Trial Costs: What Every Sponsor Needs to Know! appeared first on ProRelix Research.

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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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Exploring the Role of South Africa in the Global Pharmaceutical Landscape

Drug Patent Watch

"As the world grapples with the complexities of global healthcare, one nation is rewriting the rules of the pharmaceutical game: South Africa. In a groundbreaking new report, we delve into the pivotal role the country is playing in shaping the future of medicine. From pioneering generic drug production to challenging Big Pharma's dominance, South Africa is redefining what it means to be a leader in the global pharmaceutical landscape.

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Claritas Rx’s Webinar: Achieve Specialty Pharma Success with AI: Enhance Care, Elevate Fill Rates by 20% and Improve Patient Adherence

Drug Channels

Participate in Claritas Rx's upcoming webinar to learn innovative strategies designed to increase your fill rates by 20% and enhance patient adherence. The webinar seeks to elevate your operational efficiency and improve patient care standards. Join Claritas Rx experts as they lead you through methods intended to optimize patient care coordination, featuring an in-depth real-world case study that demonstrates the impact of these approaches.

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EWSC: Searching through Materials: Generate, Emulate, Simulate

Broad Institute

EWSC: Searching through Materials: Generate, Emulate, Simulate By Rose Circeo May 5, 2025 Breadcrumb Home EWSC: Searching through Materials: Generate, Emulate, Simulate EWSC-MIT EECS Joint Colloquium Series Presented by Eric and Wendy Schmidt Center Max Welling Professor and research chair in machine learning at the University of Amsterdam and a Merkin distinguished visiting professor at Caltech.

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U.S. Sees Most Child Flu Deaths Since 2009

Drugs.com

MONDAY, May 5, 2025 More U.S. children have died from the flu this season than in any year since the 2009 swine flu pandemic, according to a new federal report.So far, 216 pediatric deaths have been reported to the U.S. Centers for Disease C.

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Building the requisite clinical development infrastructure for medical innovation to thrive

Drug Target Review

Millions of people around the world each year face serious illness, with the promise of groundbreaking treatment being just out of reach. They wait for the therapies that could significantly improve their quality of life or even save it knowing approval could be years or decades away. In an era where science and technology are surpassing what was ever thought possible, the need for the biotech industry to adapt, respond and evolve as quickly and cost efficiently as possible is more urgent than

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Men Worse Off Than Women For 20 Top Health Problems Worldwide

Drugs.com

MONDAY, May 5, 2025 Men are much more likely than women to die early from the worlds 20 leading health problems, a new global study shows.Sickness and death was higher in men than women in 2021 for 13 of the top 20 causes of injury and illness, i.

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Shingles vaccine lowers the risk of heart disease for up to eight years

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

People who are given a vaccine for shingles have a 23% lower risk of cardiovascular events, including stroke, heart failure, and coronary heart disease, according to a recent study of more than a million people. The protective effect of the vaccine lasts for up to eight years and is particularly pronounced for men, people under the age of 60 and those with unhealthy lifestyles.

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Lit.js: Building Fast, Lightweight, and Scalable Web Components

Perficient: Drug Development

Introduction In todays era of web development, creating reusable and efficient components is a must. Lit.js is a house of beasts which simplifies building reusable, fast and lightweight components by using Web Component standards. What is Lit.js? Lit.js is a modern JavaScript library designed to create Web Components effortlessly. It is built on top of standard Web Components APIs , making it a lightweight yet powerful solution for component-based development.

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