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Companies Seek To Increase Life Span By A Decade Or More

Forbes: Drug Truths

But keep in mind that it’s going to be a long while before such drugs are actually available.

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CAR T therapy successfully treats solid tumours in China

Drug Discovery World

CARsgen has published evidence of over seven years of disease-free survival in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) following treatment with its CAR-GPC3 T cell therapy. Hepatocellular carcinoma is one of the most common malignant tumours, with approximately 780,000 annual incidence cases globally. Recurrence and metastasis are common. For HCC patients with concurrent inferior vena cava tumour thrombus, treatment options are limited and overall prognosis is poor.

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Ligand and structure based hierarchical virtual screening cascade for finding novel epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors

Chemical Biology and Drug Design

A hierarchical virtual screening cascade, which combines 3D shape and electrostatics similarity search and molecular docking, aids in the discovery of novel EGFR inhibitors from a large compound library, resulting in 13 EGFR inhibitors under bioassay test. Abstract The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase plays an important role in tumor formation and growth by mediating cell growth and other physiological processes.

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DDW Highlights: 17 October 2023

Drug Discovery World

The latest episode of the DDW Highlights podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Megan Thomas narrates five key stories of the week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry updates. The buzz with week has been around Phase I trials, with new therapies for lung cancer, geographic atrophy, Parkinson’s, sarcopenia and long Covid demonstrating positive early results or entering clinical trials for the first time.

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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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In Study, Diabetes Drug Mounjaro Helped Dieters Shed an Average of 60 Pounds

Drugs.com

MONDAY, Oct. 16, 2023 -- A new trial demonstrates the power of the diabetes drug Mounjaro in fighting obesity, helping folks who used the medication lose about 60 pounds. "In this study, people who added tirzepatide [Mounjaro] to diet and exercise.

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New podcast: DDW Highlights 17 October 2023

Drug Discovery World

The latest episode of the DDW Highlights podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Megan Thomas narrates five key stories of the week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry updates. The buzz with week has been around Phase I trials, with new therapies for lung cancer, geographic atrophy, Parkinson’s, sarcopenia and long Covid demonstrating positive early results or entering clinical trials for the first time.

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DDW Cancer Research Summit: Strategies to get to market faster

Drug Discovery World

The DDW Turning Science into Business Summit, ‘ Cancer research opportunities and advances ’ will feature experts and thought leaders in cancer research, precision medicine and immunotherapy. Andreas Dreps DDW is delighted to confirm that ICON’s SrVP and Global Head of Science Andreas Dreps and Senior Director Muaiad Kittaneh will present a session on identifying research strategies to get to market faster.

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Think You're Not a 'Helicopter' Parent? New Poll Finds Many Are

Drugs.com

MONDAY, Oct. 16, 2023 -- As kids grow up, their desire to venture out on their own and gain some independence is natural. And a new national poll suggests that most parents say they’re fine with that. The problem? The poll highlights a.

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Exploring Success and Cultural Diversity at Perficient

Perficient: Drug Development

Recently, the Cultural Connections ERG held its first “Cultivating Career Growth” event highlighting the experiences of Malvika Malviya, Lead Technical Consultant in India; Ron Jones, Director in the United States; Miroslav Maric, Manager in Serbia and Margarita Hoyos, Lead Software Developer in Colombia, who are part of Perficient’s global community.

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

Drugs.com

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.

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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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#WhyIScience Q&A: A research scientist uses mass spectrometry to discover how metabolites affect human health

Broad Institute

#WhyIScience Q&A: A research scientist uses mass spectrometry to discover how metabolites affect human health By Corie Lok October 17, 2023 Breadcrumb Home #WhyIScience Q&A: A research scientist uses mass spectrometry to discover how metabolites affect human health Amy Deik talks about her unique career path that led her to the Broad’s Metabolomics Platform.

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Scientists Spot Genes Linked to Raynaud's Phenomenon

Drugs.com

MONDAY, Oct. 16, 2023 -- Scientists have discovered two genes that may trigger Raynaud’s phenomenon, a condition that can cause fingers and toes to go cold and numb because of the constriction of tiny blood vessels under the skin. “We.

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Amino acid promotes tumour growth

Drug Target Review

Scientists at the Biozentrum, University of Basel, have found a key driver of metabolic rewiring in liver cancer cells. The liver is an essential organ that has a variety of crucial functions in the body, including metabolising nutrients, storing energy, regulating blood sugar levels and detoxifying and removing harmful substances. Liver cancer is one of the most dangerous cancers, with its main causes being obesity, excessive alcohol consumption and hepatitis C infection.

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Rite Aid Pharmacy Chain Files for Bankruptcy

Drugs.com

MONDAY, Oct. 16, 2023 -- The drugstore chain Rite Aid has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, due largely to competition and thousands of lawsuits for its role in allegedly filling unlawful opioid prescriptions. The company filed a notice Thursday.

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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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Improving Romanian teachers’ LGBT+ related attitudes through an online intervention – the LGBT inclusion project

On Medicine

Discrimination based on one’s group membership can be a significant source of stress. When it occurs frequently, it can have a long-term impact on both physical and mental health, as per the Minority Stress Model. Unfortunately, a recent poll reveals that 45% of Romanian LGBT+ respondents have experienced discrimination in at least one aspect of life within the past year.

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Donor's Immune Cells Could Help Transplant Recipients Avoid Organ Rejection

Drugs.com

MONDAY, Oct. 16, 2023 -- A liver transplant can give people a new lease on life, but at the cost of lifelong immune-suppressing medication and its risks. Now an innovative approach to reduce, or possibly eliminate, certain patients' reliance on.

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Source of largest ever Mars quake revealed

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Scientists have announced the results of an unprecedented collaboration to search for the source of the largest ever seismic event recorded on Mars. The study rules out a meteorite impact, suggesting instead that the quake was the result of enormous tectonic forces within Mars' crust.

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Ragweed, Mold & More: Get Ready for Fall Allergies

Drugs.com

SATURDAY, Oct. 14, 2023 -- While the hot, dry summer may have offered a break to people with some environmental allergies, that reprieve could be over. Ragweed and mold are in the air this fall. “This summer was good news for people who are.

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Art with DNA -- Digitally creating 16 million colors by chemistry

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

The DNA double helix is composed of two DNA molecules whose sequences are complementary to each other. The stability of the duplex can be fine-tuned in the lab by controlling the amount and location of imperfect complementary sequences. Fluorescent markers bound to one of the matching DNA strands make the duplex visible, and fluorescence intensity increases with increasing duplex stability.

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Novo’s Uli Stilz on biotech innovation and the future of diabetes drugs

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The Danish drugmaker's innovation hub in Boston has teamed up with the Broad Institute, Mass General Brigham, Harvard and Yale, expanding its research into cardiometabolic diseases.

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Pickleball Is All the Rage, Here's Tips on Preventing Injuries

Drugs.com

MONDAY, Oct. 16, 2023 -- Pickleball has become wildly popular, but that may be fueling a rise in pickleball-related injuries. “It’s quickly becoming a sport of choice for adults over the age of 50,” said Dr. Brian Cole, an.

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Genetic risk scores not useful in predicting disease

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A new study looked at 926 polygenic risk scores for 310 diseases. It found that, on average, only 11% of individuals who develop disease are identified, while at the same time 5% of people who do not develop the disease test positive. Unaffected people usually outnumber those affected which results in far more false than true positive predictions.

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The Battle for Oncology Margin: How Private Equity Enables Vertical Integration by Pharmaceutical Wholesalers

Drug Channels

In case you haven’t noticed, private equity firms have displaced hospitals and health systems as the major acquirers of community oncology practices. These financial firms have assembled significant oncology practice management companies that are primed for purchase by drug channel participants. Below, I review recent M&A trends and then examine the strategic objectives behind the acquisition of private-equity-backed OneOncology by AmerisourceBergen (Cencora) and another financial buyer.

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Study reveals our European ancestors ate seaweed and freshwater plants

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Researchers say they have found 'definitive' archaeological evidence that seaweeds and other local freshwater plants were eaten in the mesolithic, through the Neolithic transition to farming and into the Early Middle Ages, suggesting that these resources, now rarely eaten in Europe, only became marginal much more recently.

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Roche is stuck on molecular glue

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

One month after Roche’s Genentech inked a similar deal, the Swiss pharma is now paying $50 million to work with Monte Rosa on molecular glue medicines for cancer and neurological diseases.

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New patent for Vanda Pharms drug HETLIOZ LQ

Drug Patent Watch

Annual Drug Patent Expirations for HETLIOZ+LQ Hetlioz Lq is a drug marketed by Vanda Pharms Inc and is included in one NDA. It is available from one supplier. There are… The post New patent for Vanda Pharms drug HETLIOZ LQ appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.

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Keytruda gains first approval for pre- and post-surgery use in lung cancer

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The Merck drug leads competitors Opdivo and Imfinzi into a new immunotherapy setting, which aims to improve outcomes following the surgical removal of tumors.

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New patent for Vanda Pharms drug HETLIOZ

Drug Patent Watch

Annual Drug Patent Expirations for HETLIOZ Hetlioz is a drug marketed by Vanda Pharms Inc and is included in two NDAs. It is available from one supplier. There are twenty-two… The post New patent for Vanda Pharms drug HETLIOZ appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.

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J&J again bumps forecasts on strong immune drug sales

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Tuesday’s earnings were the first since J&J officially split off its consumer drug business, now the publicly traded company Kenvue.

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New patent for Ucb Inc drug FINTEPLA

Drug Patent Watch

Annual Drug Patent Expirations for FINTEPLA Fintepla is a drug marketed by Ucb Inc and is included in one NDA. It is available from one supplier. There are eleven patents… The post New patent for Ucb Inc drug FINTEPLA appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.

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Not Just a Lump: Many Women Miss Subtle Signs of Breast Cancer

Drugs.com

MONDAY, Oct. 16, 2023 -- The vast majority of women know a lump in their breast likely signals the presence of cancer, a new survey finds, but that's not the only sign of the disease. “Screening mammography is our No. 1 defense in detecting.

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Researchers receive $423,500 for study to improve outcomes from fungal infections

SCIENMAG: Medicine & Health

Aspergillus fumigatus is the major airborne fungus present indoors and outdoors that causes various diseases, the severity of which are dependent on an individual’s immune status.

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'Three's Company' Star Suzanne Somers Dies From Cancer at 76

Drugs.com

MONDAY, Oct. 16, 2023 -- Actress Suzanne Somers died “peacefully at home” Sunday morning after a return of breast cancer, her publicist announced. Best known for her roles on "Three's Company" and "Step by Step," Somers was.

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Ludwig Cancer Research launches leadership fellows program

SCIENMAG: Medicine & Health

OCTOBER 17, 2023, NEW YORK – It is with great pleasure that Ludwig Cancer Research announces its launch of the Ludwig Leadership Fellows Program. Credit: Ludwig Cancer Research OCTOBER 17, 2023, NEW YORK – It is with great pleasure that Ludwig Cancer Research announces its launch of the Ludwig Leadership Fellows Program.