Tue.Apr 08, 2025

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ALS drug effectively treats Alzheimer's disease in new animal study

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Experimental drug NU-9 -- a small molecule compound approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for clinical trials for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) -- improves neuron health in animal models of Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study.

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Mehmet Oz Confirmed as Head of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Drugs.com

TUESDAY, April 8, 2025 -- The U.S. Senate has confirmed the appointment of Mehmet Oz, M.D., to head the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), according to a report from The New York Times.The TV celebrity doctor and cardiothoracic.

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Eye health linked to dementia risk

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Researchers discovered the blood vessels at the back of the eye -- called retinal microvasculature -- can show early signs someone is at risk of developing dementia.

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US risks losing biotech edge to China, report warns

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

“There will be a ChatGPT moment for biotechnology,” a bipartisan commission wrote in the new report, which calls for the U.S. to invest at least $15 billion into the sector over the next five years.

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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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Carb restriction offers relief from calorie counting

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

The intermittent fasting diet, which involves periods of severe calorie restriction, may be on the way out, as research is suggesting that rather than drastically reducing calories, people can achieve similar metabolic benefits by cutting back on carbs.

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New research finds fluorescence in feathers of long-eared owls

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Researchers report their discovery of fluorescent pigments in the feathers of Long-eared Owls, that can only be seen by humans with the help of ultraviolet light.

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Federal Funding Cuts Would 'Decimate' Medical Research, Expert Warns

Drugs.com

TUESDAY, April 8, 2025 -- Federal cuts to funding could decimate medical research in the United States, delaying cures and costing countless lives, according to a leader in cancer research.Theres been an overall freeze in funding from the Natio.

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Tiny, soft robot flexes its potential as a life saver

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A tiny, soft, flexible robot that can crawl through earthquake rubble to find trapped victims or travel inside the human body to deliver medicine may seem like science fiction, but an international team is pioneering such adaptable robots by integrating flexible electronics with magnetically controlled motion.

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TB Cases Go Undetected In Prisons, Threatening Nearby Communities

Drugs.com

TUESDAY, April 8, 2025 -- Tuberculosis (TB) might seem like a disease from days gone by, but a new study suggests the COVID pandemic might have given the infectious menace a new foothold.Most modern-day TB cases happen in prisons, where inmates in.

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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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Life recovered rapidly at site of dino-killing asteroid: A hydrothermal system may have helped

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

About 66 million years ago, an asteroid slammed into the planet, wiping out all non-avian dinosaurs and about 70% of all marine species. But the crater it left behind in the Gulf of Mexico was a literal hotbed for life enriching the overlying ocean for at least 700,000 years, according to new research.

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Medicare Advantage Plans Squeezing Billions More From U.S. Government

Drugs.com

TUESDAY, April 8, 2025 -- Medicare Advantage plans are squeezing billions out of the federal government by billing more for patient care, a new study says.Medicare Advantage plans received an extra $33 billion in revenue from the feds in 2021 due.

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Ancient fossil sheds big light on evolution mystery: Solving a 100-year arthropod mystery

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Researchers formally describe Helmetia expansa, offering new insights into its anatomy, behavior and evolutionary relationships.

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CBD Could Calm Kids With Autism

Drugs.com

TUESDAY, April 8, 2025 -- A non-intoxicating extract of cannabis appears to help children and teenagers with autism, a new study says.Cannabidiol (CBD) enhanced social responsiveness, reduced disruptive behavior and alleviated anxiety among kids.

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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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Dinosaurs' apparent decline prior to asteroid may be due to poor fossil record

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

The idea that dinosaurs were already in decline before an asteroid wiped most of them out 66 million years ago may be explained by a worsening fossil record from that time rather than a genuine dwindling of dinosaur species, suggests a new study.

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Rallybio discontinues lead drug for rare maternal disorder

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The company has decided to switch gears following disappointing data for a monoclonal antibody targeting a rare maternal blood disorder.

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AI Outperforms Urgent Care Docs, Study Says

Drugs.com

TUESDAY, April 8, 2025 -- Cough? Sore throat? UTI? Eye infection?Artificial intelligence (AI) might one day be seeing you for these sorts of conditions, a new study says.AI programs appear to outperform human doctors when it comes to urgent care.

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Rallybio discontinues lead candidate for rare maternal disease

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The company has decided to switch gears following disappointing data for a monoclonal antibody targeting a rare maternal blood disorder.

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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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Pregnancy Might Offer Protection Against Long COVID

Drugs.com

TUESDAY, April 8, 2025 -- Pregnancy might offer women some protection from developing long COVID, a new study says.Women infected with COVID-19 during pregnancy were 14% to 30% less likely to develop lasting symptoms from their illness, researchers.

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Drug Discovery Industry Roundup with Barry Bunin — April 8th, 2025

Collaborative Drug

Drug Discovery Industry Roundup with Barry Bunin April 8th, 2025

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Liquid Egg Products Recalled Over Possible Bleach Contamination

Drugs.com

TUESDAY, April 8, 2025 -- More than 212,000 pounds of liquid egg substitutes have been recalled because they may be contaminated with a cleaning solution that contains bleach.Cargill Kitchen Solutions, based in Lake Odessa, Mich., recalled the.

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Antibodies 101: Normalization and Loading Controls for Western Blots

addgene Blog

Ah, the notorious western blot : we meet again. So useful, yet so finicky to design and optimize. Today well cover the normalization and loading controls needed for relative quantification of a western blot and why you might want to be careful relying on so called housekeeping proteins.

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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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ISSUE NO. 43 — Advancing Vision Care With Formulation and Manufacture of Ocular Therapeutics

Alta Sciences

ISSUE NO. 43 Advancing Vision Care With Formulation and Manufacture of Ocular Therapeutics pmjackson Tue, 04/08/2025 - 15:28 According to the WHO, at least a billion people are currently living with vision impairment from a preventable or treatable source. Precedence Research reports that the global ophthalmic drug market size is estimated to double in 10 years, from $34.6 billion in 2021 to an estimated $68.93 billion by 2030.

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From Startup to Global Leader: How CTI is Shaping the Future of Clinical Research in Ohio and Beyond

Fierce BioTech

Q&A with Tim Schroder, Chairman, CEO and Founder of CTI | CTI grew from a Cincinnati startup to a global leader in clinical research. CEO Tim Schroder shares insights on its success and whats next.

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Smoke from US wildfires, prescribed burns caused premature deaths, billions in health damages

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Researchers estimated that smoke from wildfires and prescribed burns caused $200 billion in health damages in 2017, and that these were associated with 20,000 premature deaths. Senior citizens were harmed the most, and Native American and Black communities experienced the greatest damages per capita.

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From Hit to IND: Streamlining Drug Discovery Through Multidisciplinary Integration

Fierce BioTech

From Hit to IND: Streamlining Drug Discovery Through Multidisciplinary Integration pesurya Tue, 04/08/2025 - 12:08 Wed, 05/28/2025 - 11:00 Resource Type Webinar Subas Sakya, Ph.D. Babu Boga, Ph.D. Drug discovery is inherently a time-consuming and costly endeavor. How can todays new drug innovators accelerate their programs through a simple, fast, and streamlined processespecially when working with multiple vendors?

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Study Finds Sharp Rise in Dangerous Strep Infections

Drugs.com

TUESDAY, April 8, 2025 -- Severe and possibly deadly strep infections are on the rise in the U.S., a study published Monday in Journal of the American Medical Association said.The rate of invasive group A strep infections more than doubled from.

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Rethinking Drug Commercialization: Navigating a Shifting Biotech Investment Landscape

Fierce BioTech

Rethinking Drug Commercialization: Navigating a Shifting Biotech Investment Landscape swheeler Tue, 04/08/2025 - 16:40 Thu, 05/15/2025 - 12:00 Resource Type Webinar Susanne Munksted The biotech dealmaking landscape is changingdeals are happening later in development, and securing capital is tougher than ever. For biotech companies, especially those developing precision and rare disease therapies, this creates unexpected commercialization challenges with limited resources and expertise.

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In Guatemala, painted altar found at Tikal adds new context to mysterious Maya history

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Just steps from the center of Tikal, a 2,400-year-old Maya city in the heart of modern-day Guatemala, a global team of researchers has unearthed a buried altar that could unlock the secrets of a mysterious time of upheaval in the ancient world. The altar, built around the late 300s A.D., is decorated with four painted panels of red, black and yellow depicting a person wearing a feathered headdress and flanked by shields or regalia.

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The Great RIF(T): One FDA Division’s Destruction and What it Could Mean for Generic Drugs

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

By Kurt R. Karst The FDA Reduction-in-Force (Termination)or RIF(T)announced last week has resulted in countless stories in the press and on personal LinkedIn accounts from those RIFd. As the dust begins to settle and we all assess what this means for the future of FDA and the public health, generally, this blogger wanted to call out one particular division in the Office of Generic Drugs (OGD), funded by user fees under the Generic Drug User Fee Amendments (GDUFA), that was eradicated and what t

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