Sat.May 18, 2024 - Fri.May 24, 2024

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AI headphones let wearer listen to a single person in a crowd, by looking at them just once

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Engineers have developed an artificial intelligence system that lets someone wearing headphones look at a person speaking for three to five seconds to 'enroll' them. The system then plays just the enrolled speaker's voice in real time, even as the pair move around in noisy environments.

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Stomach Paralysis Risk May Rise in People Taking Ozempic and Similar Drugs

Drugs.com

MONDAY, May 20, 2024 -- New, real-world research confirms that the blockbuster weight-loss drugs that millions of Americans have been taking to shed pounds can trigger stomach paralysis in some patients.“Although these drugs do work and should be.

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ASCO24: An early look at cancer drug study results

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Clinical trial abstracts posted by ASCO Thursday give a peek at anticipated datasets from Immunocore, Merck & Co., J&J and Arcus Biosciences.

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CDD Vault Update (May 2024 #3)

Collaborative Drug

Resume session A browser tab left inactive will automatically log out of CDD Vault according to the defined timeout period. Logging back in now returns to the exact page or search result instead of starting from a new search (landing page). This is also true when logging out either from the dedicated link or the timeout pop-up.

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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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Brain 'assembloids' mimic human blood-brain barrier

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Major advance promises to accelerate the understanding and improved treatment of a wide range of brain disorders, including stroke, cerebral vascular disorders, brain cancer, Alzheimer's disease, Huntington disease, Parkinson's disease, and other neurodegenerative conditions.

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Lilly to pour $5B more into expanding Zepbound, Mounjaro production

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The planned spending on new facilities in Lebanon, Indiana, brings its total commitment to the site to $9 billion, the largest single manufactuing investment in company history.

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Upcoming Webinar: Targeted Protein Degradation - New Modalities and Design Technologies

Collaborative Drug

Upcoming Webinar: Targeted Protein Degradation - New Modalities and Design Technologies

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Birth of universe's earliest galaxies observed for first time

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Researchers have now seen the formation of three of the earliest galaxies in the universe, more than 13 billion years ago. The sensational discovery contributes important knowledge about the universe.

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Do Fish Oil Supplements Help or Harm the Heart?

Drugs.com

WEDNESDAY, May 22, 2024 -- Folks regularly taking fish oil supplements might not be helping their health as much as they might think, a new study suggests.Regular use of fish oil supplements could increase the risk of first-time heart disease and.

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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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AstraZeneca sets sights on $80B in revenue by 2030

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The U.K. pharma expects to launch 20 new drugs by then, among them complex medicines for cancer as well as treatments for weight loss.

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The Potential of Cannabichromene (CBC) as a Therapeutic Agent [Minireview]

ASPET

There is a growing interest in the use of medicinal plants to treat a variety of diseases, and one of the most commonly used medicinal plants globally is Cannabis sativa. The two most abundant cannabinoids ( 9 -tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol) have been governmentally approved to treat selected medical conditions; however, the plant produces over 100 cannabinoids, including cannabichromene (CBC).

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Scientists map networks regulating gene function in the human brain

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A consortium of researchers has produced the largest and most advanced multidimensional maps of gene regulation networks in the brains of people with and without mental disorders. These maps detail the many regulatory elements that coordinate the brain's biological pathways and cellular functions. The research used postmortem brain tissue from over 2,500 donors to map gene regulation networks across different stages of brain development and multiple brain-related disorders.

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1 in 9 U.S. Children Have Been Diagnosed With ADHD

Drugs.com

THURSDAY, May 23, 2024 -- About 1 in 9 American children have ever received an ADHD diagnosis, slightly more than the number of kids currently being treated for the disorder, a new study shows.About 7.1 million kids (11.4%) have ever been.

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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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With Duchenne decision ahead, FDA’s Marks pushes for speedy gene therapy approvals

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

But the head of the FDA’s CBER office didn’t tip where the agency stands on potentially broadening use of Sarepta’s Duchenne gene therapy Elevidys.

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Identification and Evaluation of Reversible Covalent Binders to Cys55 of Bfl-1 from a DNA-Encoded Chemical Library Screen

Covalent Modifiers

Simon C. C. Lucas, J. Henry Blackwell, Ulf Börjesson, David Hargreaves, Alexander G. Milbradt, Samiyah Ahmed, Mark J. Bostock, Carine Guerot, Andrea Gohlke, Olaf Kinzel, Michelle L. Lamb, Nidhal Selmi, Christopher J. Stubbs, Nancy Su, Qibin Su, Haiou Luo, Ting Xiong, Xiaoqian Zuo, Sana Bazzaz, Corey Bienstock, Paolo A. Centrella, Kyle E. Denton, Diana Gikunju, Marie-Aude Guié, John P.

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'Vigorous melting' at Antarctica's Thwaites 'Doomsday' Glacier

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Glaciologists show evidence of warm ocean water intruding kilometers beneath grounded ice at Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica. The findings suggest that existing climate models are underestimating the impact of ocean and ice interactions in future sea level rise projections.

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Blood Pressure Meds Raise Fracture Risks for Those in Nursing Homes

Drugs.com

MONDAY, May 20, 2024 -- Blood pressure medications appear to more than double the risk of life-threatening bone fractures among nursing home residents, a new study warns.

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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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Orna, a circular RNA specialist, acquires a buzzy startup

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

After laying off staff late last year, Orna is expanding through the purchase of ReNAgade Therapeutics, which was built around technology designed to more effectively deliver RNA-based medicines.

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Hot Plasmids Spring 2024

addgene Blog

Every few months we highlight some of the new plasmids, antibodies, and viral preps in our repository through our Hot Plasmids articles.

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Mental disorders may spread in young people's social networks

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A recently completed study demonstrates that mental disorders may be transmitted between individuals within social networks. The finding was the most evident in the case of mood, anxiety and eating disorders.

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Use of GLP-1 Meds Have Risen 7-Fold Among Young Americans

Drugs.com

WEDNESDAY, May 22, 2024 -- The number of American teens and young adults who've been prescribed one of the new GLP-1 weight-loss drugs soared nearly seven-fold between 2020 and 2023, a new report finds. That's compared to an overall decline of.

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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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Certain menopausal hormone therapy could raise ovarian cancer risk, study finds

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The findings, from two trials involving tens of thousands of women, could influence guidelines around the use of hormonal treatment for menopausal symptoms.

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Tips for Writing a Good Cover Letter

addgene Blog

If you are job searching, you may be wondering if you need to go to the effort of writing a cover letter. After all, they’re less common than they were ten years ago, and it does take a bit of time to craft one. We still think they're useful, so we've updated our cover letter blog post to help you write the best one possible!

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A promising approach to develop a birth control pill for men

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Researchers show in animal models that a novel, non-hormonal sperm-specific approach offers a promising option for reversible human male contraception.

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Too Few Asthma Patients Are Using Updated Inhalers

Drugs.com

WEDNESDAY, May 22, 2024 -- Improved inhalers are now available to help control asthma and treat sudden attacks, but a new study shows that hardly anyone’s using them.The new inhalers combine inflammation-fighting corticosteroids with a.

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AltruBio lands up to $225M after shift to immune drug research

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Since pivoting from oncology, the startup has raised close to $300 million and advanced an ulcerative colitis drug into mid-stage testing.

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Boiling It Down: Conveying Complexity For Decision-makers

LifeSciVC

By Ankit Mahadevia, former CEO of Spero Therapeutics, as part of the From The Trenches feature of LifeSciVC Drug development is complex. So is running a business. Sometimes, the work of doing both can make your head spin. In my career as a CEO and Board Chair, I’ve found that one of the most important things a team can do is convey this complexity clearly and efficiently when it’s time to decide.

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Study explains why the brain can robustly recognize images, even without color

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

New research offers a possible explanation for how the brain learns to identify both color and black-and-white images. The researchers found evidence that early in life, when the retina is unable to process color information, the brain learns to distinguish objects based on luminance, rather than color.

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Stroke Rates Are Rising, Especially Among the Young

Drugs.com

THURSDAY, May 23, 2024 -- The rate at which Americans under the age of 65 suffered a stroke rose by about 15% between 2011 and 2022, new government data shows.That was true even among the young: The rate of stroke jumped 14.6% among people ages 18.