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What if we find nothing in our search for life beyond Earth?

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

What if we spend decades building advanced telescopes to search for life on other planets and come up emptyhanded? A recent study exploring what we can learn about life in the universe -- even if we don't detect signs of life or habitability. Using advanced statistical modeling, the research team sought to explore how many exoplanets scientists should observe and understand before declaring that life beyond Earth is either common or rare.

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Covalent adduct Grob fragmentation underlies LSD1 demethylase-specific inhibitor mechanism of action and resistance

Covalent Modifiers

Amanda L. Waterbury, Jonatan Caroli, Olivia Zhang, Paloma R. Tuttle, Chao Liu, Jiaming Li, Ji Sung Park, Samuel M. Hoenig, Marco Barone, Airi Furui, Andrea Mattevi & Brian B. Liau Nat Commun 16 , 3156 (2025). [link] Chromatin modifiers often work in concert with transcription factors (TFs) and other complex members, where they can serve both enzymatic and scaffolding functions.

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David Liu receives Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences

Broad Institute

David Liu receives Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences By Corie Lok April 5, 2025 Breadcrumb Home David Liu receives Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences Liu is honored for the development of base editing and prime editing, two gene editing technologies transforming medicine. By Broad Communications April 5, 2025 Credit: Casey Atkins David Liu is a core member at the Broad Institute where he is the Richard Merkin Professor and director of the Merkin Institute for Transformative Technologies in He

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Cell, gene therapy makers lose a champion at FDA with exit of Peter Marks

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Marks’ resignation leaves the field without a regulator many view as “integral” to its progress over the last decade.

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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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Antidepressants Linked To Sudden Cardiac Death

Drugs.com

FRIDAY, April 4, 2025 -- Antidepressants appear to increase peoples risk of sudden cardiac death, a new study says.People taking the mood meds are more likely to die suddenly from heart problems, and their risk rises the longer theyre on the dru.

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Size-Dependent Target Engagement of Covalent Probes

Covalent Modifiers

Lszl Petri, Ronen Gabizon, Gyrgy G. Ferenczy, Nikolett Pczka, Attila Egyed, Pter brnyi-Balogh, Tams Takcs, and Gyrgy M. Keser Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 2025 68 (6), 6616-6632 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5c00017 Labeling proteins with covalent ligands is finding increasing use in proteomics applications, including identifying nucleophilic residues amenable for labeling and in the development of targeted covalent inhibitors (TCIs).

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Reviewing the IDH1 Mutation‐Mediated Mechanism of Drug Resistance and Revisiting Its Overcoming Strategies

Chemical Biology and Drug Design

Isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) is a key metabolic enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of isocitrate to -ketoglutaric acid (-KG). At present, there are few studies on the drug resistance of mIDH1 inhibitors. Therefore, this article first summarizes terms of IDH1 function from the molecular mechanism of IDH1, the mechanism of mutation, and the metabolism of substances due to mutations.

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Roche halts testing of Sarepta Duchenne gene therapy in Europe

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The Swiss drugmaker, which holds European rights to Elevidys, suspended three trials while researchers investigate the death of a young man who died following treatment.

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Shingles Vaccine Protects Against Dementia

Drugs.com

TUESDAY, April 2, 2025 -- The shingles vaccine can do more than protect seniors from painful, blistering rashes. It also appears to protect older folks from dementia, researchers say. Seniors who got the shingles vaccine when it became available.

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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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Highly accurate blood test diagnoses Alzheimer's disease, measures extent of dementia

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A newly developed blood test for Alzheimer's disease not only aids in the diagnosis of the neurodegenerative condition but also indicates how far it has progressed, according to a new study.

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The rising impact of biomarkers in early clinical development

Drug Target Review

As our understanding of the underlying biology of disease grows more sophisticated, emerging therapies operate on increasingly complex biopathological systems and mechanisms. Advanced strategies and tools are being implemented to establish the safety and efficacy of new therapeutic modalities, with the development of new biomarkers becoming one of the most relevant approaches for enhancing the precision and utility of early-stage studies.

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SAIAME: Semi‐Parameter Adaptation Information‐Assisted Multi‐Objective Evolutionary for Protein‐Ligand Docking

Chemical Biology and Drug Design

A multi-objective optimization algorithm incorporating the strategies of dynamic semi-parameter adaptation updating, gradient enhancement, and population size reduction is adopted to solve the problem of protein-ligand docking. ABSTRACT Molecular docking, which simulates the binding pose of a drug molecule to target proteins and predicts the binding affinity, is an important computational tool in structure-based drug discovery.

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FDA official’s ouster sends shares of vaccine makers sliding

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Shares in Moderna, Vaxcyte, Novavax and BioNTech all fell Monday after Peter Marks, head of the FDA office that reviews vaccines, resigned on Friday.

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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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FDA Delays Final Approval of Novavax COVID Vaccine

Drugs.com

FRIDAY, April 4, 2025 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has delayed the full approval of Novavaxs COVID-19 vaccine. The decision had been expected by April 1, but the agency now says it needs more information before moving forward.The.

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Study strengthens link between shingles vaccine and lower dementia risk

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A new analysis of a vaccination program in Wales found that the shingles vaccine appeared to lower new dementia diagnoses by 20% -- more than any other known intervention.

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More Uncertainty and Less Advice from FDA Means Companies will Need to Even More Carefully Chart their own Course to Achieve their Goals

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

By Dr. Naomi Lowy, Principal Drug Regulatory Expert Trade and national press have reported that recent changes in FDA staffing levels have already led to slower responses to calls and emails. According to reports, which were published before the most recent reports of HHS staff level reductions and tumultuous changes in leadership, FDA staff were missing minor deadlines.

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Suzetrigine

New Drug Approvals

Suzetrigine CAS 2649467-58-1 Weight Average: 473.4 Monoisotopic: 473.137396951 Chemical Formula C 21 H 20 F 5 N 3 O 4 FDA 1/30/2025, Journavx To treat moderate to severe acute pain Press Release 2-Pyridinecarboxamide, 4-[[[(2R,3S,4S,5R)-3-(3,4-difluoro-2-methoxyphenyl)tetrahydro-4,5-dimethyl-5-(trifluoromethyl)-2-furanyl]carbonyl]amino]- 4-[(2R,3S,4S,5R)-3-(3,4-difluoro-2-methoxyphenyl)-4,5- dimethyl-5-(trifluoromethyl)oxolane-2- carboxamido]pyridine-2-carboxamide 4-[(2R,3S,4S,5R)-3-(3,4-difluor

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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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How discoverable, comparable and explorable is your data?

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Accelerate biomarker research with high-quality, expert-curated data to drive precision medicine.

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Two Louisiana Infants Die of Whooping Cough Amid Drop in Vaccinations

Drugs.com

THURSDAY, April 3, 2025 -- Health experts are warning that whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is making a dangerous comeback. Cases are rising across the country, and Louisiana recently reported that two infants have died -- the state’s.

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Being physically active, even just a couple of days a week, may be key to better health

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A 'weekend warrior' approach to physical activity -- getting 150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity over one to two days instead of throughout the week -- improved health and lowered the risk of death, finds a new stud.

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Avoiding Metadata Contention in Unity Catalog

Perficient: Drug Development

Metadata contention in Unity Catalog can occur in high-throughput Databricks environments, slowing down user queries and impacting performance across the platform. Our Finops strategy shifts left on performance. However, we have found scenarios where clients are still experiencing query slowdowns intermittently and even on optimized queries. As our client’s lakehouse footprint grows, we are seeing an emerging pattern where stress on Unity Catalog can have a downstream drag on performance a

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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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Antibody Drug Conjugates

Sygnature Discovery

Introducing a novel payload -focused approach to next generation ADC development NewPath ADC offers integrated solutions for antibody drug conjugates, designed by highly skilled multidisciplinary teams covering medicinal chemistry and protein sciences, as well as in vitro and in vivo assessment (including DMPK). While other providers focus on a conventional, well-trodden development pathway, Sygnature Discovery’s ADC solutions prioritize payload optimization to enhance a drugs efficacy a

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HHS begins layoffs in chaotic fashion

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Reduction-in-force notices went out Tuesday morning to employees across HHS. At FDA, OND director Peter Stein is departing as cuts hit CDER.

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More Type 1 Diabetics Are Obese, Taking GLP-1 Drugs

Drugs.com

MONDAY, March 31, 2025 -- Use of cutting-edge weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Zepbound has increased dramatically among people with type 1 diabetes, raising safety concerns among experts, a new study says.Both adults and children with type 1.

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New vaccine concept tackles harmful bacteria in the intestine

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

In the fight against bacterial pathogens, researchers are combining vaccination with targeted colonization of the intestine by harmless microorganisms. This approach could potentially mark a turning point in the antibiotics crisis.

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Advancements in hit identification for membrane protein drug discovery

Drug Target Review

The challenge of GPCR drug discovery G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are one of the most desirable and challenging target classes in drug discovery, as their mutation can lead to a wide range of diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disorders and neurological conditions. GPCRs are a large family of cell surface receptors that play a key role in transmitting signals from the outside of a cell to its interior.

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Every Claim You Make, Every Step You Take…CVM Will Be Watching You

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

By Sara W. Koblitz & Dara Katcher Levy Promotional claims do not receive the most attention with respect to FDA enforcement these days, and veterinary promotion is no exception. Indeed, most Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) Warning Letters arise because products advertised are actually new animal drugs. But this year, CVM has issued two notable warning letters and one Untitled Letter concerning the promotion of animal drugs that caught our attention because of the level of detail and sp

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‘A cruel April Fool’s joke’: HHS layoffs characterized by confusion, errors

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The sweeping workforce reduction that began Tuesday was made worse by mistakes and poor communication, including directions for some CMS employees to contact a director who died last year.

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New Blood Test Can Diagnose, Track Alzheimer’s Disease

Drugs.com

FRIDAY, April 4, 2025 -- An experimental blood test for Alzheimers disease not only can aid in its diagnosis but also indicate how far the brain condition has progressed, a new study says.The test tracks levels of a protein called MTBR-tau243, w.

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