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Researchers use machine learning to engineer 'bespoke enzymes' for gene editing

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Genome editing has advanced at a rapid pace with promising results for treating genetic conditions -- but there is always room for improvement. A new paper showcases the power of scalable protein engineering combined with machine learning to boost progress in the field of gene and cell therapy. In their study, authors developed a machine learning algorithm -- known as PAMmla -- that can predict the properties of about 64 million genome editing enzymes.

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Novo says it’s submitted obesity pill for FDA approval

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

A spokesperson confirmed the Danish drugmaker has asked U.S. regulators to clear an oral version of its weight loss drug Wegovy two years after reporting initial Phase 3 results.

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Identification of a phenyl ester covalent inhibitor of caseinolytic protease and analysis of the ClpP1P2 inhibition in mycobacteria

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Genhui Xiao, Yumeng Cui, Liangliang Zhou, Chuya Niu, Bing Wang, Jinglan Wang, Shaoyang Zhou, Miaomiao Pan, Chi Kin Chan, Yan Xia, Lan Xu, Yu Lu, Shawn Chen mLife , 2025 DOI: [link] The caseinolytic protease complex ClpP1P2 is crucial for protein homeostasis in mycobacteria and stress response and virulence of the pathogens. Its role as a potential drug target for combating tuberculosis (TB) has just begun to be substantiated in drug discovery research.

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Common Meds Appear To Delay Onset Of Parkinson's Disease

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THURSDAY, April 17, 2025 -- Common medications like aspirin, ibuprofen, statins and beta blockers appear to slow the progress of Parkinsons disease, a new study says.Parkinsons symptoms took nearly a decade longer to crop up in patients taking the.

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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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CDD Vault Update (April 2025 #2): Pharmacokinetic (PK) and Michaelis-Menten Kinetics (Km/Kd) Curve Fit Equations, Donut Charts, TIFF Image Previews, and Parallel Reactions

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CDD Update March #2 2025 Full Atom Layout of Macromolecules New Dataset for AI Similarity Searching Import Inventory Locations by Unique Box Names:

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Groundbreaking study uncovers how our brain learns

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How do we learn new things? Neurobiologists using cutting-edge visualization techniques have revealed how changes across our synapses and neurons unfold. The findings depict how information is processed in our brain's circuitry, offering insights for neurological disorders and brain-like AI systems.

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Roche, answering tariff threat, pledges $50B to US drug production

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The big pharma joined several of its peers in committing to invest billions of dollars in new and expanded manufacturing facilities in the U.S.

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CDC Cancels Measles Help for Texas Schools Amid Staff Layoffs

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MONDAY, April 21, 2025 The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has canceled its plans to help Texas schools stop the rapid spread of measles. The decision came after some CDC staff involved in this years outbreak response were t.

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Partnering with Eli Lilly to Empower the Biomedical Workforce

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Keystone Symposia was founded on the idea of bringing academic and industry scientists together to accelerate translational advances that cannot be achieved without their combined expertise and resources. As such, we have a long history of partnership with industry leaders with the shared goal of integrating basic science discovery and innovation into drug development efforts to yield novel and improved targeted treatment strategies.

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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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Frameworks for Decision-Making & Lessons Learned from “Failing Fast”

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By Aimee Raleigh, Principal at Atlas Venture, as part of the From The Trenches feature of LifeSciVC Drug discovery and development is a long, and often fraught, journey it typically takes more than a decade to progress from idea to approved drug, and less than 10% of drugs that enter the clinic succeed in achieving commercialization. Creating new drugs for patients is certainly not for the faint of heart.

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High-fat, high-sugar diets impact cognitive function

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

New research links fatty, sugary diets to impaired brain function. The findings build on a growing body of evidence showing the negative impact of high-fat, high-sugar (HFHS) diets on cognitive ability, adding to their well-known physical effects.

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Former Neumora CEO to lead Galapagos spinout

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Henry Gosebruch is now chief executive of the spinout, which has roughly $2.5 billion and plans to use dealmaking to build a research pipeline targeting cancer, viruses and the immune system.

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Supreme Court Case Targets Free Preventive Care Provided By The Affordable Care Act

Drugs.com

MONDAY, April 21, 2025 -- Colonoscopy for younger adults. Chest CT scans for lung cancer. Statin meds to lower cholesterol. Screening for drug addiction.More than 150 million Americans might lose no-cost access to these and other preventive care.

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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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Can Plants Really “See”?

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In the early 2010s, Chilean plant ecologists Ernesto Gianoli and Fernando Currasco-Urra spotted what looked like a peculiar tree stem in the rainforest. On closer inspection, they realized it was a vine, Boquila trifoliolata , imitating a nearby tree’s leaves — closely matching their size, shape, and vein patterns. After further study, Gianoli and Carrasco-Urra discovered that this aptly named “Chameleon Vine” could mimic all sorts of plants, or even multiple different pl

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New Drug Approvals

Crinecerfont CAS 752253-39-7 SSR125543 SSR 125543 SSR-125543, WHO 10958 , UNII-MFT24BX55I , 06-RORI,NBI-74788 (S)-4-(2-chloro-4-methoxy-5-methylphenyl)-N-(2-cyclopropyl-1-(3-fluoro-4-methylphenyl)ethyl)-5-methyl-N-(prop-2-yn-1-yl)thiazol-2-amine 2-Thiazolamine, 4-(2-chloro-4-methoxy-5-methylphenyl)-N-((1S)-2-cyclopropyl-1-(3-fluoro-4-methylphenyl)ethyl)-5-methyl-N-2-propynyl- 2-Thiazolamine, 4-(2-chloro-4-methoxy-5-methylphenyl)-N-[(1S)-2-cyclopropyl-1-(3-fluoro-4-methylphenyl)ethyl]-5-methyl-N-

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High-tech sticker can identify real human emotions

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Saying one thing while feeling another is part of being human, but bottling up emotions can have serious psychological consequences like anxiety or panic attacks. To help health care providers tell the difference, a team has created a stretchable, rechargeable sticker that can detect real emotions -- by measuring things like skin temperature and heart rate -- even when users put on a brave face.

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An investment fund sets out to free biotech’s ‘trapped capital’

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Alis Biosciences says its goal is to return to investors billions of dollars stuck on the balance sheets of “moribund” biotech companies that have suffered significant setbacks.

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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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First Weight-Loss Pill From Lilly, Orforglipron, Shows Promising Results

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FRIDAY, April 18, 2025 — A new pill designed to help with weight loss and blood sugar control is showing promise in early studies. Eli Lilly said its experimental drug, orforglipron, helped people with type 2 diabetes lower their blood sugar.

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Universal Design Principles Supporting Operable Content – Flexibility in Use

Perficient: Drug Development

Creating operable content in pharmacies that accommodates the diverse needs and preferences of all users is critical for accessibility. The Universal Design principle of Flexibility in Use supports operable content by enabling multiple methods of interaction and adaptation. Pharmacies can use this principle to ensure that everyone, regardless of physical, cognitive, or sensory abilities, can engage comfortably with their services.

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New Drug Approvals

Landiolol 133242-30-5 ONO-1101 Ono 1101 WHO 7516 FDA APPROVED 11/22/2024, Rapiblyk , To treat supraventricular tachycardia C25H39N3O8 509.6 g/mol [(4 S )-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl]methyl 3-[4-[(2 S )-2-hydroxy-3-[2-(morpholine-4-carbonylamino)ethylamino]propoxy]phenyl]propanoate [(4S)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl]methyl 3-[4-[(2S)-2-hydroxy-3-[2-(morpholine-4-carbonylamino)ethylamino]propoxy]phenyl]propanoate UNII-62NWQ924LH (S-(R*,R*))-(2,2-Dimethyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl)methyl 4-(2-hydroxy-

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Generative AI's diagnostic capabilities comparable to non-specialist doctors

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A research team conducted a meta-analysis of the diagnostic capabilities of generative AI in the field of medicine using 83 research papers.

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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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GSK prepares to relaunch Blenrep; Activists challenge another ‘zombie’ biotech

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

U.K. regulators cleared a multiple myeloma drug GSK withdrew from market three years ago. Elsewhere, an investment firm pressed Elevation Oncology to liquidate and the FDA relaxed risk monitoring requirements for Camzyos.

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Cutting-Edge Cancer Treatment, CAR T-Cell Therapy, Isn't Known By Most Americans

Drugs.com

MONDAY, April 21, 2025 -- Chris Vogelsang has had a long and terrible fight with cancer. Fourteen years ago, the 70-year-old man was first diagnosed with an aggressive form of lymphoma. His cancer has since returned twice, fighting against several.

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Universal Design Principles Supporting Operable Content – Low Physical Effort

Perficient: Drug Development

The principle of Low Physical Effort is central to creating operable content and environments that are accessible to all customers. In pharmacies, this Universal Design principle ensures that services, tools, and spaces require minimal physical strain, allowing individuals with mobility limitations, chronic conditions, or temporary injuries to engage comfortably.

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Patent Use Codes for Pharmaceutical Products: A Comprehensive Analysis

Drug Patent Watch

"Patent Use Codes: The Hidden Language of Pharmaceutical Innovation As a healthcare professional, have you ever wondered what lies behind the complex world of patent use codes? These seemingly obscure codes hold the key to understanding the intricacies of pharmaceutical innovation and the strategies employed by manufacturers to protect their intellectual property.

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Extreme drought contributed to barbarian invasion of late Roman Britain, tree-ring study reveals

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Three consecutive years of drought contributed to the 'Barbarian Conspiracy', a pivotal moment in the history of Roman Britain, a new study reveals. Researchers argue that Picts, Scotti and Saxons took advantage of famine and societal breakdown caused by an extreme period of drought to inflict crushing blows on weakened Roman defenses in 367 CE. While Rome eventually restored order, some historians argue that the province never fully recovered.

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Bristol Myers’ prized schizophrenia drug stumbles in testing

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

A late-stage study found Cobenfy wasn’t better than a placebo as an add-on to atypical antipsychotics. Some analysts view the failure as a “significant hit” to the drug’s commercial outlook.

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Immune Therapy Works As Well In Senior Cancer Patients As In Younger Adults

Drugs.com

TUESDAY, April 22, 2025 Its well-known that a persons immune system wears down over time, becoming less effective as folks progress through middle age and become seniors.But that doesnt appear to hinder the effectiveness of immunotherapy for ca.

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Perficient Obsesses Over Outcomes to Drive Client Success Through Expertise and Innovation

Perficient: Drug Development

Perficients global colleagues share a commitment to excellence , ground ed in the belief that our success is defined by the outcomes we achieve for o ur clients. Our focus on delivering exceptional results inspires us to leverage our expertise and foster innovation in every projec t. By deeply understanding our clients unique needs, we striv e to cr eat e tailored solutions that not only meet expectations but consistently exceed them.

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