Fri.Oct 11, 2024

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Hope for New Test, Treatment for Endometriosis

Drugs.com

FRIDAY, Oct. 11, 2024 -- Endometriosis could be linked to the health of a woman’s microbiome, a new study says. The discovery might help lead to an early test for the painful condition, and possible new treatments.A specific set of bacteria in w.

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Sanofi may have found a buyer for its consumer health business

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The French pharmaceutical giant said it’s in negotiations to sell a controlling stake of Opella to the private equity firm CD&R, in a deal that reportedly could be worth more than $16 billion.

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Transforming Patient Outreach and Experience with Salesforce Data Cloud: A Healthcare Success Story

Perficient: Drug Development

In our ongoing Health and Life Sciences series, we’re excited to share a remarkable transformation achieved by a leading pediatric health system. This organization, renowned for its commitment to children’s health, faced challenges in scaling its outreach efforts and enhancing patient experiences. Here’s how Perficient helped revolutionize their approach using Salesforce solutions.

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Almost 10 Million Pounds of Meat Recalled Due to Listeria Danger

Drugs.com

FRIDAY, Oct. 11, 2024 -- Oklahoma meat processor BrucePac is recalling close to 10 million pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry that may have been contaminated with the Listeria bacterium.In an announcement updated this week by the U.S.

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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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Genomic study identifies human, animal hair in 'man-eater' lions' teeth

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Scientists analyzed hairs extracted from the broken teeth of two 19th century 'man-eater' lions. Their analysis revealed DNA from giraffe, human, oryx, waterbuck, wildebeest and zebra as prey, along with hairs that originated from the lions.

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Could Certain Genes Help You Slim Down?

Drugs.com

FRIDAY, Oct. 11, 2024 -- The key to weight loss could come down to a combination of 14 “skinny genes,” a recent study says.People with these genes dropped twice as much weight through regular exercise compared to those without the genes, res.

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'Inside-out' galaxy growth observed in the early universe

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Astronomers have used the NASA/ESA James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to observe the 'inside-out' growth of a galaxy in the early universe, only 700 million years after the Big Bang.

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2 Million Fisher-Price Infant Swings Recalled After 5 Deaths

Drugs.com

FRIDAY, Oct. 10, 2024 -- The Fisher-Price company is recalling more than 2 million of its Snuga infant swings, after the suffocation and deaths of five infants who went to sleep while in the swings."The swing should never be used for sleep and.

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New 3D printing technique creates unique objects quickly and with less waste

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A new technique enables makers to finely tune the color, shade, and texture of 3D-printed objects using only one material. The method is faster and uses less material than other approaches.

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All Those Head Spins By Breakdancers Could Be Harming Them

Drugs.com

FRIDAY, Oct. 11, 2024 -- This year, breakdancing joined the ranks of Olympic-caliber sports, with Japan’s B-girl Ami Yuasa and Canada’s B-boy Phil Wizard taking home the gold.Now doctors warn breakdancing shares something else with other major spo.

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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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Dance, gibbon, dance!

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Female crested gibbons display jerky, almost geometric patterns of movement. Researchers have studied these conspicuous movements, which are comparable to human dances. They describe the structure of the dances, their rhythm and the contexts in which the dances occur.

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IV Fluid Plant in Florida Remains Functional After Milton

Drugs.com

FRIDAY, Oct. 11, 2024 -- Facing a nationwide shortage of vital IV fluids after Hurricane Helene knocked out a North Carolina production plant, officials heaved a sigh of relief at the news that a second plant in Daytona Beach, Fla., was spared by.

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Evolution in real time

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Snails on a tiny rocky islet evolved before scientists' eyes. The marine snails were reintroduced after a toxic algal bloom wiped them out from the skerry. While the researchers intentionally brought in a distinct population of the same snail species, these evolved to strikingly resemble the population lost over 30 years prior.

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FDA clears Roche breast cancer drug; Turnstone lays off 60% of staff

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Itovebi is part of a push by Roche to make new inroads in breast cancer. Elsewhere, Turnstone is trimming preclinical research and Gritstone bio is working on a bankruptcy deal.

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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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Researchers find clues to the mysterious heating of the sun's atmosphere

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Researchers have made a significant advancement in understanding the underlying heating mechanism of the sun's atmosphere, finding that reflected plasma waves could drive the heating of coronal holes.

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Injected 'Nanodiscs' Could Bring Brain Stimulation Therapy Without Implants

Drugs.com

FRIDAY, Oct. 11, 2024 -- Microscopic magnetic nanodiscs could provide a much less invasive means of providing deep brain stimulation, a new study says.The tiny discs – about 250 nanometers across, or 1/500 the width of a human hair – would be inj.

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What is the Best Mathematical Model to Describe Tumor Growth Curves?

Crown Bioscience

Mathematical Modeling of Tumor Growth Curves and Its Application in Biomarker Discovery for Anti-Tumor Drugs Breaking down the data from our recent research In last month’s issue of Cancer Research Communications, scientist Drs. Huajun Zhou, Binchen Mao, and Sheng Guo from our Data Science & Bioinformatics Division published a research paper titled “ Mathematical Modeling of Tumor Growth in Preclinical Mouse Models with Applications in Biomarker Discovery and Drug Mechanism Studies ”.

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Why Friendships in Your Teen Years Are So Important

Drugs.com

FRIDAY, Oct. 11, 2024 -- Friendships forged during a person’s turbulent teenage years lay the essential foundation for their happiness later in life, a new study suggests.Being broadly accepted by peers in early adolescence and forming close c.

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Examples of Clinic-CDMO Collaboration

Alta Sciences

Examples of Clinic-CDMO Collaboration tchichekian Fri, 10/11/2024 - 19:13 Image 1280x720_thumbnail_examples-Clinic-CDMO-collaboration.

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Government Crackdowns Can Cripple Bogus Stem Cell 'Cures' Industry

Drugs.com

FRIDAY, Oct. 11, 2024 -- Hucksters offering bogus stem cell treatments can be deterred through government action, a new study says.About 60% of direct-to-consumer advertising from fly-by-night stem cell clinics ceased after regulators in Canada and.

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Large Language Models and Biological Foundation Models

Broad Institute

Large Language Models and Biological Foundation Models By lcopelan@broadinstitute.

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Vorbipiprant

New Drug Approvals

Vorbipiprant, CR6086 1417742-86-9 4-[1-[[[(5R)-6-[[4-(Trifluoromethyl)phenyl]methyl]-6-azaspiro[2.5]oct-5-yl]carbonyl]amino]cyclopropyl]benzoic acid Benzoic acid, 4-[1-[[[(5R)-6-[[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]methyl]-6-azaspiro[2.5]oct-5-yl]carbonyl]amino]cyclopropyl]- Molecular Weight 472.50 Formula C 26 H 27 F 3 N 2 O 3 Vorbipiprant (CR6086) is an EP4 receptor antagonist, serving as a targeted immunomodulator.

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Unprotected Sex Boosts Mpox Danger for Gay Men as Drug-Resistant Strain Spreads

Drugs.com

FRIDAY, Oct. 11, 2024 -- Infection with the mpox virus is five times more likely among gay and bisexual men who engage in unprotected anal sex as the receptive partner, a new analysis reveals.The study dovetails with the release of a second report.

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New paradigm of drug discovery with world's first atomic editing?

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Researchers have successfully develop single-atom editing technology that maximizes drug efficacy.

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