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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.

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Medicare program spent $1.8 billion in 2019 on drugs without confirmed clinical benefits

The Pharma Data

billion in Medicare funds in 2019 on drugs whose clinical benefits have yet to be confirmed by the Food and Drug Administration, a new study led by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health suggests. billion on 36 of these drugs across 55 indications in 2019. federal government spent an estimated $1.8

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The Most Engaging Decision You’ll Read All Year – Five Stars

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

Let’s just say, the smackdown—er, decision—eviscerates FDA’s approach to regulating flavored e-cigarettes. FDA published a June 2019 guidance , which stated that manufacturers would not need to perform long-term studies or submit long-term data in PMTAs. In Wages and White Lion Investments (DBA Triton Distribution) v.

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Article Periodic Thank You Commission proposes exemptions to UV-328 ban under POPs Regulation

Agency IQ

Commission proposes exemptions to UV-328 ban under POPs Regulation The European Commission plans to implement exemptions introduced under the Stockholm Convention’s 2023 ban of UV-328, an ultraviolet-light absorbing persistent organic pollutant (POP). This exemption is in accordance with Article 4(1)b of the POPs Regulation.

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Analysis Chemical Thank You The 103 regulations the EPA is currently working on

Agency IQ

The 103 regulations the EPA is currently working on On July 5, 2024, the EPA published its Spring 2024 Unified Agenda, which reveals what regulations the agency is planning on releasing by the end of the year and beyond.

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#ScienceSaturday: October 21, 2023

KIF1A

But what regulates the delivery of materials at these early stages? In this week’s article, researchers investigated KIF1A’s role in the delivery of synaptic building blocks, and its regulation by the lipid (fat molecule) PI(3,5)P2. From Gabrych et al.

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Article Periodic Thank You What we expect EU regulators to do in January 2024

Agency IQ

What we expect EU regulators to do in January 2024 Welcome to AgencyIQ’s monthly roundup of EU chemical sector activities. ECHA plays a central role in this reassignment of duties, and it would make sense for the basic regulation to be introduced at the same time as these other proposals.