2020 - Drug Discovery Digest

Wellcome Photography Prize 2020 shortlist announced

Drug Discovery Today

JULY 27, 2020

44 shortlisted images from 13 countries; Categories are Social Perspectives, Hidden Worlds, Medicine in Focus, and two categories highlighting the 2020 theme of Mental Health;Winners to be announced digitally on 19 August

Parental Deaths to Guns, Drugs Harmed Nearly 100,000 U.S. Kids in 2020

Drugs.com

MAY 6, 2024

children lost a parent in 2020 to gun violence or drug overdose, a three-fold rise since 1999, according to a new study.Overall, these two causes made up nearly a quarter (23%) of parental losses in 2020, MONDAY, May 6, 2024 -- Nearly 100,000 U.S.

Drugs

First comprehensive look at effects of 2020-2021 California megafires on terrestrial wildlife habitat

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

In 2020 and 2021, California experienced fire activity unlike anything recorded in the modern record. When the smoke cleared, the amount of burned forest totaled ten times more than the annual average going back to the late 1800s. We know that wildlife in western forests evolved with changing habitat and disturbances like wildfire.

Review of 505(b)(2) Drug Products Approved by USFDA from 2010 to 2020: A Focus on Intellectual Property and Regulatory Considerations

Drug Patent Watch

JULY 28, 2023

A review article in the Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences analyzes the trends in drug repurposing through the 505(b)(2) pathway, as approved by the USFDA from 2010 to 2020.

Production

Production Science Drugs Pharmaceuticals

Big Decisions – Reviewing FDA Advisory Committee Outcomes Since 2020

Eye on FDA

MARCH 5, 2023

That said, beginning in 2020 meetings began skewing to more negative outcomes and 2022 was the first year where the number of negative outcomes outweighed the number of positive outcomes. There are a lot of variables that factor in. As noted earlier, this coincides with the transition to virtual meetings over in-person ones.

FDA

FDA Vaccine Drugs Therapies

Satellite evidence bolsters case that climate change caused mass elephant die-off

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

A new study has provided further evidence that the deaths of 350 African elephants in Botswana during 2020 were the result of drinking from water holes where toxic algae populations had exploded due to climate change.

Ships now spew less sulfur, but warming has sped up

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

AUGUST 12, 2024

New findings document fewer ship tracks, reduced cloud cover, and boosted warming after ship emissions regulations took effect in 2020.

Regulations

Genetic tracing at the Huanan Seafood market further supports COVID animal origins

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

The data come from more than 800 samples collected in and around the Huanan Seafood Wholesale market beginning on January 1, 2020, and from viral genomes reported from early COVID-19 patients. The study is based on a new analysis of metatranscriptomic data released by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Marketing

Marketing Virus Disease

This rocky planet around a white dwarf resembles Earth -- 8 billion years from now

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

A 2020 microlensing event was caused by a planetary system with an Earth-like planet and brown dwarf. The star type was uncertain. The team has determined that the star is a white dwarf, a system resembling what our sun-Earth system will look like in 8 billion years.

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

Drugs.com

MAY 22, 2024

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.

Drugs

Video gaming improves mental well-being, landmark study finds

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

AUGUST 27, 2024

A pioneering study titled 'Causal effect of video gaming on mental well-being in Japan 2020-2022,' published in Nature Human Behaviour, has conducted the most comprehensive investigation to date on the causal relationship between video gaming and mental well-being.

Research

Understanding the moon's history with Chang'e-5 sample

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The sample landed with CE-5 in late 2020 and included a new mineral, Changesite-(Y), as well as a perplexing combination of silica minerals. China's Chang'e-5, the first lunar sample return mission since the Soviet Union's Luna 24 in 1976, delivered 1.73 kilograms of regolith from the Oceanus Procellarum, a plane named for its vast size.

Research

Hepatitis C Treatments: A Comprehensive Guide

Drugs.com

JULY 6, 2023

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that there were nearly 68,000 new cases of acute hepatitis C in 2020 and over 107,000 newly reported cases of chronic hepatitis C? THURSDAY, July 6, 2023 -- Did you know the U.S. To help you.

Treatment

Treatment Disease

Watchdog Group Says U.S. Food Recalls Rose Again Last Year

Drugs.com

APRIL 25, 2024

recalls of foods for salmonella, foreign objects or undeclared allergens are rampant nowadays and the highest they've been since 2020, a watchdog group warns. THURSDAY, April 25, 2024 -- U.S. Everyone needs to do better: food producers,

Finding Hidden Treasure – how AI/ML can harness existing data to accelerate drug discovery

Drug Discovery Today

JUNE 10, 2020

For 2020 the BIO International Convention, usually one the world’s largest gatherings of the global biotech industry, is transitioning to a new, virtual event format.

International

International Drugs Science

Nonacus introduces Whole Genome Sequencing service to support SARS-CoV-2 testing laboratories

Drug Discovery Today

MARCH 9, 2021

Assay development funded by Innovate UK grant for viral surveillance, received in May 2020 New service supports UK government test-to-release scheme for day 2 testing.

Laboratories

Laboratories Assay Development Government

ELRIG UK elects Melanie Leveridge to lead the organisation as Chair

Drug Discovery Today

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Drug discovery expert leads not-for-profit organisation to drive further collaboration between academia and biopharma industry; Melanie to chair ELRIG Drug Discovery Digital 2020 from 6–16 October

Drugs

Buprenorphine now replaces methadone as the most common medicine for opioid dependence’: 10-year trends in opioid agonist treatment medicines in Australia

National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2023

During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, long-acting injectable buprenorphine was recommended as a way for clients to continue on treatment whilst reducing social interactions. The use of opioid agonist treatment increased in non-community pharmacy settings from early 2020.

Treatment

Treatment Community Pharmacies Pharmacy International

Obese Kids May Face Higher Odds for Eczema, Psoriasis

Drugs.com

AUGUST 21, 2024

million Korean children between 2009 and 2020 revealed that children who became. WEDNESDAY, Aug. 21, 2024 -- Obese kids are more likely to develop immune-based skin problems like eczema or psoriasis, a new study says.Analysis of more than 2.1

Medical cannabis growth could offer boom for lab industry~ Expected market growth will need labs to be adaptable ~

Drug Discovery Today

AUGUST 10, 2020

Here, Katie Gray, marketing manager at Lab Innovations 2020, the largest laboratory event in the UK, looks at why labs will need to become more adaptable.

Marketing

Marketing Laboratories Government

Obesity-Linked Heart Deaths Nearly Tripled in U.S. Over Past Two Decades

Drugs.com

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

fold between 1999 and 2020, according to findings. MONDAY, Nov. 11, 2024 -- Lives lost to obesity-related heart disease have nearly tripled over the past twenty years, a new study reports.Heart disease deaths linked to obesity increased 2.8-fold

Disease

Steady Rise in U.S. Suicides Among Adolescents, Teens

Drugs.com

MARCH 29, 2024

rates of suicide by all methods rose steadily for adolescents between 1999 and 2020, a new analysis shows.During those two decades, over 47,000 Americans between the ages 10 and 19 lost their lives to suicide, the. FRIDAY, Match 29, 2024 -- U.S.

Report Highlights Big Gaps in Cancer Outcomes Based on Race

Drugs.com

MAY 15, 2024

cancer death rates are continuing to drop, falling by 33% between 1991 and 2020.However, WEDNESDAY, May 15, 2024 -- U.S. However, not all Americans are reaping the benefits from advances in cancer prevention, early detection and treatment, a new report from.

Treatment

U.S. Suicide Death Rate Is Rising Again

Drugs.com

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

THURSDAY, Sept. 26, 2024 -- U.S. suicide rates are ticking back upward again after a dip during the pandemic, new statistics show.Suicide deaths per 100,000 people had fallen from 14.2 recorded in the pre-pandemic year of 2018 to 13.5

Young Workers' Injuries Rise After Recreational Marijuana Sales Made Legal

Drugs.com

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Bureau of Labor statistics for 2006 through 2020 show that legal “recreational marijuana. FRIDAY, Feb. 23, 2024 -- After states legalize the sale of weed for recreational use, on-the-job injuries rise among younger workers, new research shows.U.S.

Research

Kids Still Find It Easy to Buy Flavored Vapes Online

Drugs.com

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

2020, the Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes. TUESDAY, Nov. 12, 2024 -- If you think that federal restrictions on the sale of tobacco products make it nearly impossible for your teen to buy vapes online, new research suggests you're mistaken.In

Production

Production Research

U.S. Drowning Deaths Rising Again After Years of Decline

Drugs.com

MAY 14, 2024

More than 4,500 people died from drowning each year in 2020 through 2022, 500 more per. TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 (HeathDay News) -- Following decades of declines, drowning deaths are once again climbing in the United States, new government data shows.

Government

EIT Health Catapult 2022 names health start-up winners

Drug Discovery Today

MAY 26, 2022

Previous winners have enjoyed major acquisitions and impressive levels of funding – with two participants from the 2020 competition recently attracting the interest of prominent biotech and digital health companies.

Russian application of Sputnik V vaccine for WHO vaccine prequalification among the first applications submitted

Drug Discovery Today

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Moscow, October 27, 2020 – The Russian Direct Investment Fund, (RDIF, Russia's sovereign wealth fund), has submitted applications to the World Health Organization (WHO) for accelerated registration (Emergency Use Listing, EUL) and prequalification of the world’s first registered vaccine against the coronavirus Sputnik V, which is based on a well-studied (..)

Vaccine

Black Americans 20 Times More Prone to Gun Injuries Than Whites

Drugs.com

JULY 30, 2024

population in 2020, but suffered 61.5% TUESDAY, July 30, 2024 -- Black Americans, especially young Black men, face 20 times the odds of gun injury compared to whites, new data shows."Black Black persons made up only 12.6% of the U.S. of all firearm.

Black Patients 42% More Likely to Die After High-Risk Surgery Than White Patients

Drugs.com

OCTOBER 17, 2023

hospitals between 2000 and 2020, MONDAY, Oct. 16, 2023 -- High-risk surgeries are more deadly for Black and Hispanic Americans than for their white counterparts, new research reveals. The study, of more than 1 million procedures performed in U.S.

Hospitals

Hospitals Research

Free Webinar on "Prefilled Syringe Elastomer Components - High-quality Solutions for Sensitive Molecules

Drug Discovery Today

JUNE 11, 2020

Webinar information:Join the experts on this free exclusive webinar on the 16th July 2020 at 2pm BST, hosted by West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

Pharmaceutical Companies

Pharmaceutical Companies Pharmaceuticals Production Marketing

U.S. Heart Deaths Linked to Obesity Have Tripled in 20 Years

Drugs.com

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Between 1999 and 2020, deaths from heart disease linked to obesity tripled in the United States, and some groups. WEDNESDAY, Sept. 6, 2023 -- Obesity taxes many parts of the body, but new research suggests the heart might take the hardest hit of all.

Disease

Disease Research

Simple test for flu could improve diagnosis and surveillance

Broad Institute

JUNE 18, 2024

By Allessandra DiCorato June 18, 2024 Credit: Jon Arizti-Sanz SHINE, a rapid diagnostic test developed by Pardis Sabeti's lab in 2020, uses paper strips and CRISPR enzymes to identify specific sequences of viral RNA in samples.

Virus

Virus RNA Laboratories Medical Schools

The Codon Guide to Synthetic Biology

addgene Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

I spent about seven years working in research labs, and then pivoted to writing full-time in mid-2020. Many of them are software engineers, surprisingly, who have deep technical knowledge but little biology experience.)

Engineering

Engineering Research Molecular Biology

Particulate pollution from coal associated with double the risk of mortality than PM2.5 from other sources

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

from 1999 to 2020, the researchers also found that 460,000 deaths were attributable to coal PM2.5 Exposure to fine particulate air pollutants from coal-fired power plants (coal PM2.5) is associated with a risk of mortality more than double that of exposure to PM2.5 from other sources, according to a new study. levels were highest.

Research

Innovative COVID-19 analysis supports prevention protocols in health care settings

SCIENMAG: Medicine & Health

JANUARY 16, 2024

In early 2020, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a highly contagious and pathogenic virus, made its alarming debut and quickly spread worldwide, causing the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that threatened human health and public safety.

Virus

Virus Hospitals

FDA partially halts leukemia studies of Gilead cancer drug

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

AUGUST 21, 2023

The hold is the latest setback for a drug that was the center of Gilead’s $5 billion acquisition of biotech Forty Seven in 2020.

FDA

FDA Drugs

More U.S. Kids, Teens Are Getting Weight-Loss Surgeries

Drugs.com

JUNE 7, 2023

Metabolic and bariatric surgeries among 10- to 19-year-olds rose by nearly 20% between 2020 and 2021, after climbing since. TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 -- As obesity rises among U.S. kids and teens, the number of weight-loss surgeries is growing, too.

Early-stage cancer diagnoses decreased sharply in the U.S. during first year of COVID-19 pandemic; underserved greatly affected

SCIENMAG: Medicine & Health

AUGUST 1, 2023

ATLANTA, August 1, 2023 – A new study from researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) found monthly adult cancer diagnoses decreased by half in April 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. The largest decrease was for stage I cancers, resulting in a higher proportion of late-stage diagnoses.

Research

ONDCP Launches New Recovery Ready Workplace Toolkit

NIOSH Science Blog: Drugs

JANUARY 10, 2024

Unintentional overdose from the nonmedical use of drugs resulted in 388 worker deaths in 2020, an increase of nearly 500 percent from 2012. Nearly two thirds of those people (30.1 million) were employed. The drug overdose epidemic is occurring in and impacting workplaces.

Treatment

Treatment Drugs

International Women in Engineering Day

NIOSH Science Blog: Drugs

JUNE 22, 2023

1] In 2020, 24% of bachelor’s degrees in engineering were earned by women, and women of color earned 10% of the total engineering degrees.[1] June 23, 2023 is International Women in Engineering Day. In the United States, women make up 14% of the engineering workforce (15% internationally).[1]

Engineering

Engineering International

A new way to browse interlinked biodiversity data: The Biodiversity Knowledge Hub is now online!

SCIENMAG: Medicine & Health

JULY 17, 2023

The Horizon 2020 BiCIKL Project is proud to announce that the Biodiversity Knowledge Hub (BKH) is now online. Credit: BiCIKL Project The Horizon 2020 BiCIKL Project is proud to announce that the Biodiversity Knowledge Hub (BKH) is now online.

Third Plasma Donation Drive from Shincheonji Church Expected to Gather 4,000 Donors

The Pharma Data

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

DAEGU, KOREA, November 09, 2020 /24-7PressRelease/ — South Korean religious group Shincheonji Church of Jesus has announced their third convalescent plasma donation drive to take place for 3 weeks starting November 16th at an Indoor Athletics Center in Daegu. Approximately 4,000 members of the group are expected to participate.

Treatment

Treatment Vaccine Disease

Wellcome Photography Prize 2020 shortlist announced

Parental Deaths to Guns, Drugs Harmed Nearly 100,000 U.S. Kids in 2020

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First comprehensive look at effects of 2020-2021 California megafires on terrestrial wildlife habitat

Review of 505(b)(2) Drug Products Approved by USFDA from 2010 to 2020: A Focus on Intellectual Property and Regulatory Considerations

Big Decisions – Reviewing FDA Advisory Committee Outcomes Since 2020

Satellite evidence bolsters case that climate change caused mass elephant die-off

Ships now spew less sulfur, but warming has sped up

Genetic tracing at the Huanan Seafood market further supports COVID animal origins

This rocky planet around a white dwarf resembles Earth -- 8 billion years from now

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

Video gaming improves mental well-being, landmark study finds

Understanding the moon's history with Chang'e-5 sample

Hepatitis C Treatments: A Comprehensive Guide

Watchdog Group Says U.S. Food Recalls Rose Again Last Year

Finding Hidden Treasure – how AI/ML can harness existing data to accelerate drug discovery

Nonacus introduces Whole Genome Sequencing service to support SARS-CoV-2 testing laboratories

ELRIG UK elects Melanie Leveridge to lead the organisation as Chair

Buprenorphine now replaces methadone as the most common medicine for opioid dependence’: 10-year trends in opioid agonist treatment medicines in Australia

Obese Kids May Face Higher Odds for Eczema, Psoriasis

Medical cannabis growth could offer boom for lab industry~ Expected market growth will need labs to be adaptable ~

Obesity-Linked Heart Deaths Nearly Tripled in U.S. Over Past Two Decades

Steady Rise in U.S. Suicides Among Adolescents, Teens

Report Highlights Big Gaps in Cancer Outcomes Based on Race

U.S. Suicide Death Rate Is Rising Again

Young Workers' Injuries Rise After Recreational Marijuana Sales Made Legal

Kids Still Find It Easy to Buy Flavored Vapes Online

U.S. Drowning Deaths Rising Again After Years of Decline

EIT Health Catapult 2022 names health start-up winners

Russian application of Sputnik V vaccine for WHO vaccine prequalification among the first applications submitted

Black Americans 20 Times More Prone to Gun Injuries Than Whites

Black Patients 42% More Likely to Die After High-Risk Surgery Than White Patients

Free Webinar on "Prefilled Syringe Elastomer Components - High-quality Solutions for Sensitive Molecules

U.S. Heart Deaths Linked to Obesity Have Tripled in 20 Years

Simple test for flu could improve diagnosis and surveillance

The Codon Guide to Synthetic Biology

Particulate pollution from coal associated with double the risk of mortality than PM2.5 from other sources

Innovative COVID-19 analysis supports prevention protocols in health care settings

FDA partially halts leukemia studies of Gilead cancer drug

More U.S. Kids, Teens Are Getting Weight-Loss Surgeries

Early-stage cancer diagnoses decreased sharply in the U.S. during first year of COVID-19 pandemic; underserved greatly affected

ONDCP Launches New Recovery Ready Workplace Toolkit

International Women in Engineering Day

A new way to browse interlinked biodiversity data: The Biodiversity Knowledge Hub is now online!

Third Plasma Donation Drive from Shincheonji Church Expected to Gather 4,000 Donors

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