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Breakthrough reveals new drug target for inflammatory diseases

Drug Discovery World

The discovery of a new regulator affecting immune cells could lead to new treatments to reduce inflammation in diseases including arthritis and severe Covid-19. A large research collaboration, led by the University of Exeter’s MRC Centre for Medical Mycology, has focused on how immune cells sense their environment. This activity triggers responses which are finely balanced, to protect against disease and infection, and to reduce cell-damaging inflammation.

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Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of Quinoline (Quinolinone) Derivatives as NADPH Oxidase (NOX) Inhibitors

Chemical Biology and Drug Design

A series of quinoline(quinolinone) derivatives were designed and synthesized based on pharmacophore. Among them, 19d exhibits potent antiproliferative and NOXs inhibitory activities, suggesting its potential value for further research. ABSTRACT NADPH oxidases (NOXs) are the sole enzyme in the human body that can directly produce reactive oxygen species.

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New DDW Highlights podcast: 19 August 2024

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 chosen news highlights this week all feature advances in drug development in oncology indications and reflect the breadth of therapeutic approaches to cancer treatment.

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A common fatty acid may help restore healthy vaginal bacteria after infection

Broad Institute

A common fatty acid may help restore healthy vaginal bacteria after infection By Ari Navetta August 19, 2024 Breadcrumb Home A common fatty acid may help restore healthy vaginal bacteria after infection Treatments using oleic acid, a naturally occurring oil used in cells, could improve treatment of recurrent bacterial vaginosis infections. By Ari Navetta August 19, 2024 Credit: Meilin Zhu Lactobacillus iners after treatment with oleic acid Related people Paul Blainey Related programs Metabolomi

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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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Investigational therapy for advanced cancers enters trials

Drug Discovery World

CV6 Therapeutics has initiated patient dosing in Phase Ia clinical trial evaluating its investigational first-in-class, specific dUTPase inhibitor CV6-168 + infusional 5-fluorouracil (5-FU). The study will assess the safety, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic profiles and anti-tumour activity for CV6-168 in the treatment of patients with advanced metastatic solid tumours refractory to standard treatment, including colon, gastric, breast, ovarian, lung, and other solid tumours.

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Using AI to find the polymers of the future

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Finding the next groundbreaking polymer is always a challenge, but now researchers are using artificial intelligence (AI) to shape and transform the future of the field.

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New insights on how bird flu crosses the species barrier

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

The avian influenza virus needs to mutate to cross the species barrier and to infect and replicate within mammalian cells. Scientists have now deciphered the structure of the avian influenza virus's polymerase when it interacts with a human protein essential for the virus to replicate within the cell. The structure of this replication complex provides important information about the mutations that avian influenza polymerase must undergo to adapt to mammals, including humans.

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DDW Highlights: 19 August 2024

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 chosen news highlights this week all feature advances in drug development in oncology indications and reflect the breadth of therapeutic approaches to cancer treatment.

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Many Cases of Iron Deficiency Go Too Long Without Proper Treatment

Drugs.com

MONDAY, Aug. 19, 2024 -- Iron deficiency isn’t being effectively treated in the United States, with low iron levels persisting for years in most patients, a new study finds.Almost 3 of 5 (58%) patients with iron deficiency still had low iron levels.

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Taming Parkinson's disease with intelligent brain pacemakers

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Two new studies are pointing the way toward round-the-clock personalized care for people with Parkinson's disease through an implanted device that can treat movement problems during the day and insomnia at night.

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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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Your Gut Could Be Source of Powerful New Antibiotics

Drugs.com

MONDAY, Aug. 19, 2024 -- The crowded microbial space of the human gut is revealing potential routes to new antibiotics, scientists report.Molecules isolated from studying the gut's microbiome have yielded unexpected results that could lead to new.

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Urban street networks, building density shape severity of floods

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

The design of streets and layout of buildings have an impact on a city's resilience in the face of increasingly severe floods brought on by climate change. Researchers look at buildings and other urban structures as physicists consider elements in complex material systems. With this insight, the researchers have developed a new approach to urban flood modelling and found their results helpful in analyzing city-to-city variations in flood risk globally.

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Brain Implant Helps Tame Parkinson's for Easier Daily Living

Drugs.com

MONDAY, Aug. 19, 2024 -- A brain implant guided by AI could provide around-the-clock personalized care for people with Parkinson’s disease, a new study suggests.The implant uses AI to monitor a patient’s brain activity for changes that can cause mov.

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Perficient Named a 2024 Top Workplace in Atlanta

Perficient: Drug Development

We’re thrilled to announce that Perficient has been recognized as a 2024 Top Workplace by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution ! The Top Workplace award is a testament to our exceptional work environment and incredible company culture. Not to mention, this marks the second consecutive year we have received this honor. Winning a Top Workplace award is particularly meaningful as it is based solely on anonymous employee feedback.

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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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Insights From a Fish Might Help People Battling Spinal Cord Injury

Drugs.com

MONDAY, Aug. 19, 2024 -- A fish might hold clues to healing spinal cord injuries in humans, researchers report.The damaged nerve cells of zebrafish can survive a spinal cord injury, eventually restoring full movement in the fish.That’s very unlike h.

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Searching old stem cells that stay young forever

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

The sea anemone Nematostella vectensis is potentially immortal. Using molecular genetic methods, developmental biologists have now identified possible candidates for multipotent stem cells in the sea anemone for the first time. These stem cells are regulated by evolutionary highly conserved genes.

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'Stealth' Foods That Sneak Saturated Fat, Sugar Into Your Diet

Drugs.com

MONDAY, Aug. 19, 2024 -- "Stealth" foods are sneaking saturated fat and added sugars into even the strictest diets, a new study shows.Most saturated fats and added sugars come from well-known sources – soft drinks, cheese, pizza, ice cream, cakes a.

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As Bristol Myers’ schizophrenia drug nears approval, AbbVie and others hope to provide competition

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

A new wave of antipsychotics could improve patient adherence. The race to corner this large projected market is already getting tight.

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Long COVID Is Taking Big Toll on U.S. Workforce

Drugs.com

MONDAY, Aug. 19, 2024 -- Millions of Americans -- mostly younger adults -- could be unable to work due to the lingering symptoms of Long COVID, a new study says.About 14% of working-age people with Long COVID symptoms hadn’t returned to their jobs w.

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Morphable materials: Researchers coax nanoparticles to reconfigure themselves

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A view into how nanoscale building blocks can rearrange into different organized structures on command is now possible with an approach that combines an electron microscope, a small sample holder with microscopic channels, and computer simulations, according to a new study.

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Scrolling Through Online Videos Only Increases Boredom: Study

Drugs.com

MONDAY, Aug. 19, 2024 -- Bored?Zipping through online videos isn’t going to help you, a new study shows.Watching short snippets of videos or fast-forwarding through them makes people more bored rather than less, according to the results of seven e.

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Discovering Covalent Cyclic Peptide Inhibitors of 2 Peptidyl Arginine Deiminase 4 (PADI4) Using mRNA3 Display with a Genetically Encoded Electrophilic 4 Warhead

Covalent Modifiers

Isabel Mathiesen, Ewen Calder, Simone Kunzelmann, Louise Walport ChemRxiv , 2024 [link] Covalent drugs can achieve high potency with long dosing intervals. However, concerns remain about side-effects associated with off-target reactivity. Combining macrocyclic peptides with covalent warheads provides a solution to minimise off-target reactivity: the peptide enables highly specific target binding, positioning a weakly reactive warhead proximal to a suitable residue in the target.

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Scientists Map Genetics of Lyme Disease Bacteria, Aiding Research

Drugs.com

MONDAY, Aug. 19, 2024 -- All 23 known species of the bacteria that cause Lyme disease have now been genetically mapped, providing an aid to better diagnosis and research."This comprehensive, high-quality sequencing investigation of Lyme disease and.

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Novo plans new plant as it races to meet drug demand

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The new factory, which Novo is committing some $220 million to build, will supply raw materials for the company’s chronic disease medicines.

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Metal Wire Fragments Trigger Recall of 167,000 Lbs of Perdue Chicken Products

Drugs.com

MONDAY, Aug. 19, 2024 -- Perdue Foods has recalled over 167,000 pounds of chicken nuggets and tenders after consumers complained of finding bits of metal in the products.The recall covers select lots of Perdue Breaded Chicken Tenders, Butcher Box.

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FDA lifts partial hold on study of BioNTech-partnered ADC

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Partner MediLink Therapeutics is limiting the drug’s dosing after reports of lowered white blood cell counts and inflammation of the digestive tract.

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In Rural America, Gun Violence Rises as Deer Hunting Season Begins

Drugs.com

MONDAY, Aug. 19, 2024 -- Across rural America, the increased presence of loaded guns in homes and vehicles could lead to a spike in gun injuries and homicides at the start of every deer hunting season, a new study warns.In fact, in the U.S. rural.

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Keypoint Newsletter: Welcoming Our New CEO!

keypoint

We have some big news to share, with the announcement of our new President and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. James Baumgartner! James (Jamie) Baumgartner, PhD, has spent the majority of his career in pharmaceutical drug discovery and development with a focus on accelerating timelines and success probability for moving drug candidates into human clinical trials.

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Market Insights: What’s Driving the Shift Toward FSP Models in Clinical Development?

Fierce BioTech

As advancements in medical science progress, clinical research and development (R&D) are subject to more sophisticated and complex study designs and protocols that require precise global coordi | Market Insights: What’s Driving the Shift Toward FSP Models in Clinical Development?

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New tentative approval for Alembic drug dabigatran etexilate mesylate

Drug Patent Watch

Dabigatran etexilate mesylate is the generic ingredient in two branded drugs marketed by Alkem Labs Ltd, Apotex, Hetero Labs Ltd Iii, and Boehringer Ingelheim and, and is included in five NDAs.

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Can Your Site Handle the Holiday Rush?

Perficient: Drug Development

This holiday season, what difference will 3.6 seconds make? For your e-commerce site’s load time, it will mean a significant difference in revenue. Slow page load times directly correlate to decreased profitability and conversions. For example, a page loading in 2.4 seconds converts at 2%, while a page taking 6 seconds to load will only convert at 0.6%.

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Navigating Audit Trail Review Regulations in Clinical Research

Quanticate

In recent years the requirement for maintaining a robust audit trail has become crucial for ensuring data integrity, transparency, and compliance with regulatory requirements. An audit trail is a comprehensive log that records all activities, including modifications, additions, and deletions of data, within a clinical trial. It acts as a chronological record that helps trace the path of data, providing evidence that the data collected was performed in accordance with the protocol and regulatory

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Step-by-Step Guide: Activating Your Salesforce Experience Cloud Site

Perficient: Drug Development

Hello Trailblazers! Salesforce Experience Cloud (formerly Community Cloud) is a powerful platform that allows businesses to create engaging and personalized online communities, portals, and websites for their customers, partners, and employees. Activating an Experience Cloud site is a crucial step in harnessing the platform’s potential to enhance customer experience and drive business success.

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Ensuring Quality in Clinical-Phase Drug Manufacturing

thought leadership

Importance of Quality Assurance in Clinical-Phase Drug Manufacturing Quality Assurance (QA) is a critical function in the pharmaceutical industry , ensuring that every aspect of drug manufacturing meets predefined standards of quality. In the context of clinical-phase drug manufacturing, QA encompasses a range of activities designed to ensure that investigational drugs are produced consistently and meet the stringent requirements necessary for clinical trials.