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How MMR-deficient colorectal cancers regulate their growth

Drug Target Review

For the first time, scientists at UCL and University Medical Center Utrecht have observed bowel cancer cells’ ability to regulate their growth using a genetic on-off switch to increase their likelihood of survival. 2018 June 6 [cited 2024 July 8]; 8. Cancer Research UK. Cancer immunotherapy: broadening the scope of targetable tumours.

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CBD Research: A Dive into the Regulations of Cannabis Research

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The 2018 Farm Bill. The 2018 Farm Bill removed hemp from the Controlled Substance Act. Importantly, the 2018 Farm Bill preserved FDA authority to regulate products with cannabis or cannabis-derived compounds under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic (FD&C) Act and Section 351 of the Public Health Service Act.

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Analysis Life Sciences: Cannabis groups to Congress: FDA should regulate CBD as a dietary supplement

Agency IQ

Cannabis groups to Congress: FDA should regulate CBD as a dietary supplement U.S. legislators have asked for help to reimagine how the FDA should regulate cannabidiol (CBD) following the agency’s determination that it could not make use of its existing legislative or regulatory authorities to do so.

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Analysis Chemical Thank You Supreme Court significantly expands time to file lawsuits over agency regulations

Agency IQ

Supreme Court significantly expands time to file lawsuits over agency regulations The Supreme Court has issued its opinion in Corner Post v. In the Dodd-Frank Act, the Federal Reserve was tasked with exploring a cap on interchange fees, and it published Regulation II in 2011 , which set a maximum fee of $.021 021 per transaction plus.05%

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Article FDA Thank You Following a 2018 draft framework, FDA unveils long-awaited PDURS draft guidance

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Following a 2018 draft framework, FDA unveils long-awaited PDURS draft guidance A long-awaited draft guidance on Prescription Drug Use-Related Software (PDURS) outlines when information from digital health tools could be represented on prescription drug labeling. See AgencyIQ’s full analysis of the 2018 framework, and industry response, here.]

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African Parliamentarians rally to boost life-saving laws, regulations on road safety

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African Parliamentarians rally to boost life-saving laws, regulations on road safety Parliamentarians, policy-makers and experts from 10 African countries met today to strengthen laws and actions to curb the scourge of road crash deaths. The African Network for Road Safety Legislators was formed in Nigeria in 2018.

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UK lags behind on access to treatments for rare diseases

Drug Discovery World

Data from the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) show that 59% of rare disease drugs approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) had been reimbursed in England between 2018-2021, and 55% in Scotland. This compares to 86% in Germany and 77% in France, although it ranks above Spain with 52%.

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