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BridgeBio’s Neil Kumar on an underdog drug launch and wooing deal-hungry investors

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

In an interview, the CEO discussed trying to gain support from investors hyper-focused on M&A, and competing with Pfizer and Alnylam in a closely watched commercial battle.

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New study reveals how a 'non-industrialized' style diet can reduce risk of chronic disease

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Researchers have found that a newly developed diet inspired by the eating habits of non-industrialized societies can significantly reduce the risk of a number of chronic diseases -- and are to share recipes with the public.

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Fitter Folks Have Better Odds Against Cancer

Drugs.com

THURSDAY, Jan. 23, 2025 -- Pumping iron and hitting the treadmill can improve your odds against cancer, a new evidence review says.People with more muscle strength and better cardio fitness are less likely to die from cancer, researchers reported.

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Rare pterosaur fossil reveals crocodilian bite 76m years ago

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

The fossilized neck bone of a flying reptile unearthed in Canada shows tell-tale signs of being bitten by a crocodile-like creature 76 million years ago, according to a new study.

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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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Why Sparkling Water May (Or May Not) Help You Lose Weight

Drugs.com

THURSDAY, Jan. 23, 2025 — Chalk up a partial win for health influencers who tout the slimming benefits of sparkling waters. New research out of Japan affirms that carbonated water may, indeed, promote weight loss by lowering blood sugar.

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Adults With ADHD Linked To Shorter Life Expectancy, Study Shows

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THURSDAY, Jan. 23, 2025 -- Adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, otherwise known as ADHD, may face a shorter life expectancy than their peers. On average, men with ADHD died seven years earlier than men without it, while women with.

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Curiosity- driven experiment helps unravel antibiotic-resistance mystery

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

An international collaboration has achieved an important breakthrough in understanding the genetic mechanisms that allow bacteria to build resistance to drugs.

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Controlling Infections Might Lower Dementia Risk

Drugs.com

THURSDAY, Jan. 23, 2025 -- Preventing or treating infections could be a key means of warding off dementia, a new evidence review says.Vaccines, antibiotics, antiviral medications and anti-inflammatory drugs are all associated with a reduced risk of.

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'Buzz me in:' Bees wearing itty bitty QR codes reveal hive secrets

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Several hundred bees in rural Pennsylvania and rural New York are sporting tiny QR codes on their backs to track when they go in and out of their hives. The work, a collaboration among entomologists and electrical engineers, is the first step in solving a long-standing mystery of how far bees travel from their hives to collect pollen and nectar.

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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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Pregnancy Increases Mental Health Risk in MS Patients

Drugs.com

THURSDAY, Jan. 23, 2025 -- Pregnancy increases the risk of mental illness among women with multiple sclerosis (MS).Pregnant MS patients have a higher risk of mental illness both during gestation and in the first years after they give birth.

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Bacteria found to eat forever chemicals -- and even some of their toxic byproducts

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A team has identified a strain of bacteria that can break down and transform at least three types of PFAS, and, perhaps even more crucially, some of the toxic byproducts of the bond-breaking process.

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Ascentage prices first biotech IPO of 2025, raising $126M

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The China-based cancer drug developer’s offering will fund testing of medicines for several blood malignancies — one of which is part of an alliance with Takeda.

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Tiny chip, big breakthrough in spectral sensing for everyday devices

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Engineers have invented a microscopic spectral sensor that can identify myriad materials with unprecedented accuracy.

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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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AI in medtech is taking off. Here are 4 trends to watch in 2025.

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

New documents clarify how the FDA plans to regulate AI-enabled devices, experts say, but several important questions remain around insurance coverage and generative AI.

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Adults diagnosed with ADHD may have reduced life expectancies

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Adults who have been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be living shorter lives than they should, finds a new study.

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FDA Warns Sanofi of Manufacturing Irregularities at Key Facility

Drugs.com

THURSDAY, Jan. 23, 2025 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned the pharmaceutical company Sanofi about significant deviations from Current Good Manufacturing Practice for active pharmaceutical ingredients at their Genzyme manufacturing.

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Uncovering the role of Y chromosome genes in male fertility in mice

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Researchers have uncovered which genes on the Y chromosome regulate the development of sperm and impact fertility in male mice. This research could help us understand why some men don't produce enough sperm and are infertile.

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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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Higher Stroke Risk Among Children of Divorce

Drugs.com

THURSDAY, Jan. 23, 2025 -- A broken home seems to set a ticking time bomb in the brains of some children of divorce.Seniors have a 61% higher risk of stroke if their parents divorced when they were children or teenagers, researchers reported in a.

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New tool enables phylogenomic analyses of entire genomes

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Electrical engineers have developed a better way to perform the comparative analysis of entire genomes. This approach can be used to study relationships between different species across geological time scales. This new approach is poised to unlock discoveries regarding how evolution has shaped present-day genomes and also how the tree of life is organized.

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Nutrition Labels Only Slightly Effective in Cutting Calories

Drugs.com

THURSDAY, Jan. 23, 2025 -- It's easy these days to see how many calories a cheeseburger will set you back, or how many added sugars are in a jar of pasta sauce.But nutrition labels haven't been as helpful at helping people cut calories as might.

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Polygenic risk scores: method development and application

Broad Institute

Polygenic risk scores: method development and application By Rose Circeo January 23, 2025 Breadcrumb Home Polygenic risk scores: method development and application The Primer on Medical and Population Genetics is a series of weekly lectures on genetics topics related to human populations and disease. Experts from across the Medical and Population Genetics community at the Broad Institute give in-depth introductions to research in human genetics through overviews of core concepts and practical tu

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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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Fatty Muscles Increase Heart Disease Risk

Drugs.com

THURSDAY, Jan. 23, 2025 -- A well-marbled steak is highly prized for grilling, but those sort of fat deposits in human muscles can be deadly, a new study says.People with pockets of fat hidden within their muscles have a higher risk of dying from.

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How Biopharma Leaders Are Leveling Up Sales Strategies For 2025

Fierce BioTech

How Biopharma Leaders Are Leveling Up Sales Strategies For 2025 pesurya Thu, 01/23/2025 - 14:29 Wed, 03/05/2025 - 12:00 Resource Type Webinar Brian O'Donnell Scott Cohen Kurt Hawtin Promotion Start Tue, 01/28/2025 - 09:35 Promotion End Mon, 07/28/2025 - 09:35 Join us for an online discussion on how flexible + scalable outsourced sales models are reshaping the pharma landscape.

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Fortify Your Laboratory and Enhance its Credibility with Cytion

Fierce BioTech

| The reproducibility crisis is partly due to the inconsistency of cell cultures. Cytion offers thoroughly tested and authenticated cell lines.

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Boosting this molecule could help retain muscle while losing fat

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

With the recent surge in popularity of weight loss drugs like Ozempic, altogether called GLP-1s, there has been renewed scientific interest in understanding how our bodies regulate muscle growth. Scientists have linked the protein BCL6 to the maintenance of muscle mass and further suggested that BCL6-boosting therapeutics could help GLP-1 users retain muscle while losing fat.