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AI for real-time, patient-focused insight

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

BiomedGPT is a new a new type of artificial intelligence (AI) designed to support a wide range of medical and scientific tasks. This new study is described in the article as 'the first open-source and lightweight vision -- language foundation model, designed as a generalist capable of performing various biomedical tasks.

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Too Many Meds: 'Polypharmacy' Can Really Harm Alzheimer's Patients

Drugs.com

MONDAY, Nov. 4, 2024 -- Alzheimer’s disease patients prescribed fistfuls of daily drugs are at greater risk of harm, a new study warns.Patients with Alzheimer’s prescribed five or more daily medications suffer from more symptoms, falls and hos.

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The secrets of baseball's magic mud

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

The unique properties of baseball's famed 'magic' mud, which MLB equipment managers applied to every ball in the World Series, have never been scientifically quantified -- until now. Researchers now reveal what makes the magic mud so special.

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In a National First, an Idaho Health Department Is Refusing to Give COVID Vaccines

Drugs.com

MONDAY, Nov. 4, 2024 -- In what may be a first for the United States, a regional public health department in Idaho will no longer provide COVID-19 vaccines, following a close vote by its board.“I’m not aware of anything else like this,” said Adria.

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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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Fossil of huge terror bird offers new information about wildlife in South America 12 million years ago

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Evolutionary biologists report they have analyzed a fossil of an extinct giant meat-eating bird -- which they say could be the largest known member of its kind -- providing new information about animal life in northern South America millions of years ago.

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Astronomers discover the fastest-feeding black hole in the early universe

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Astronomers have discovered a supermassive black hole at the center of a galaxy just 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang that is consuming matter at a phenomenal rate -- over 40 times the theoretical limit. While short lived, this black hole's 'feast' could help astronomers explain how supermassive black holes grew so quickly in the early Universe.

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World War II Data Shows Impact of Sugar on Kids' Health

Drugs.com

MONDAY, Nov. 4, 2024 -- The home front hardships of World War II illustrate how too much sugar is harming people’s health today, a new study shows.British children who endured wartime rationing of sugar wound up with lifelong health benefits, r.

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Dance of electrons measured in the glow from exploding neutron-stars

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

The temperature of elementary particles has been observed in the radioactive glow following the collision of two neutron stars and the birth of a black hole. This has, for the first time, made it possible to measure the microscopic, physical properties in these cosmic events. Simultaneously, it reveals how snapshot observations made in an instant represents an object stretched out across time.

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'Dawson's Creek' Star James Van Der Beek Has Colon Cancer

Drugs.com

MONDAY, Nov. 4, 2024 -- Actor James Van Der Beek, perhaps best known for his role as Dawson Leery in the popular television series "Dawson's Creek," has announced that he has been diagnosed with colorectal cancer."I have colorectal cancer. I’ve b.

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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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Did the world's best-preserved dinosaurs really die in 'Pompeii-type' events?

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Extraordinarily well preserved fossils of feathered dinosaurs and other creatures got that way after being frozen in time by by volcanic eruptions, researchers have long suggested. Not so fast, says a new study.

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Too Much Sitting Harms the Heart, Even in Folks Who Exercise

Drugs.com

MONDAY, Nov. 4, 2024 -- There's just something about sitting.New research shows that too much time on sofas and chairs harms the heart -- even among people who get the minimum recommended amount of daily exercise.“Taking a quick walk after work may.

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Empowering versatile applications of digital PCR with standardized, validated assays

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Bio-Rad’s extensive ddPCR assay offerings help researchers leverage the full power of digital PCR.

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About 1 in 20 Women Use Marijuana During Pregnancy

Drugs.com

MONDAY, Nov. 4, 2024 -- Although numerous studies have shown that marijuana use during pregnancy may harm both the fetus and a mom-to-be, almost 6% of women responding to a recent survey said they used weed while pregnant.That's more than one in.

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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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Centers of excellence or product-centric BizDevOps managed services?

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

As novel therapeutics become more complex — and costly — to bring to market, drug developers are looking to unified clinical development platforms to streamline operations.

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New Approach to Fight Huntington's Disease Shows Early Promise

Drugs.com

MONDAY, Nov. 4, 2024 -- Huntington's disease is a devastating, fatal neurological illness with little means of treatment, but a new study in mice offers a glimmer of hope. Huntington's occurs when inherited genes cause key proteins to fold and.

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A transatlantic collaboration is uncovering the role of key genetic variants in common diseases like type 2 diabetes and obesity

Broad Institute

A transatlantic collaboration is uncovering the role of key genetic variants in common diseases like type 2 diabetes and obesity By Corie Lok November 4, 2024 Breadcrumb Home A transatlantic collaboration is uncovering the role of key genetic variants in common diseases like type 2 diabetes and obesity The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Genomic Mechanisms of Disease brings together Danish and Broad scientists.

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Viking data provide latest test of oral obesity drug potential

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Wall Street analysts were impressed by data showing competitive rates of weight loss for Viking’s therapy, but shares in the company still slipped.

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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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History of Concussion Could Raise a New Mom's Odds for Mental Health Issues

Drugs.com

MONDAY, Nov. 4, 2024 -- Women who’ve had concussions are more likely to suffer severe mental health problems following childbirth, a new study shows.A history of concussion increased a new mother’s risk of severe mental illness by 25%, after adj.

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Novo inks Ascendis deal to develop long-acting GLP-1, other metabolic drugs

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Per terms, Novo could pay up to $285 million in upfront and milestone fees to Ascendis, which specializes in a kind of drug-enhancing technology.

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Text-Messaging Program Helps Parents Keep Infants at Healthy Weight

Drugs.com

MONDAY, Nov. 4, 2024 -- Text messages and other online feedback can help prevent obesity in very young children, a new study demonstrates.Kids had a healthier weight-for-height growth curve during their first two years if parents were offered.

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Neurogene secures $200M ahead of anticipated study readout

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The news led to a stock surge on expectations that forthcoming data for the company’s experimental gene therapy for Rett syndrome may turn out positive.

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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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More Hot Flashes Could Mean Higher Odds for Type 2 Diabetes

Drugs.com

MONDAY, Nov. 4, 2024 -- Menopausal women with frequent hot flashes and night sweats are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, a new study warns.Middle-aged women who regularly suffer those well-known symptoms of menopause are 50% more likely to.

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Case Study: How to Ensure Safety While Manufacturing Highly Potent APIs

Alta Sciences

Case Study: How to Ensure Safety While Manufacturing Highly Potent APIs aasimakopoulos Mon, 11/04/2024 - 17:37 Highly potent active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) require careful attention to safety and handling during formulation and manufacturing. This blog explores the process required for manufacturing a highly potent API for an ophthalmic indication, based on a case study involving loteprednol etabonate, a topical corticosteroid used to treat eye inflammations.

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Improving community engagement in addiction science

National Institute on Drug Abuse: Nora's Blog

Improving community engagement in addiction science mfleming Mon, 11/04/2024 - 19:11 Nora's Blog November 12, 2024 Image ©Getty Images/ MStudioImages Medical research can sometimes become disconnected from the interests and needs of the people it is intended to serve. This is true across diseases and disorders, and addiction research is no exception.

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Addressing the Challenge of Antibiotic Resistance

DrugBank

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that if current trends persist, antibiotic resistance could cause 10 million deaths annually by 2050. The pharmaceutical industry is the primary source of antibiotic innovation; therefore, it must lead the way in combating resistance.   Urgency of Antibiotic Resistance    The escalating threat of antibiotic resistance is an incoming global crisis projected to affect international health and the economy.

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Nonclinical Experts Discuss the Promise of Gene Therapy

Alta Sciences

Nonclinical Experts Discuss the Promise of Gene Therapy blussier Mon, 11/04/2024 - 21:08 HTML Driving Progress in Gene Therapy Altasciences is a leader in nonclinical research, including gene therapy. In this video, our experts discuss the latest advancements and challenges in the field, while showcasing how our cutting-edge facilities are specifically tailored to support your innovative gene therapy projects.