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New device could allow you to taste a cake in virtual reality

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Novel technology intends to redefine the virtual reality experience by expanding to incorporate a new sensory connection: taste.

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Severe Flu Season Raises Concerns About Brain Complications in Kids

Drugs.com

FRIDAY, Feb. 28, 2025 -- As this year’s severe flu season rages across the country, federal health officials are investigating a rise in rare but life-threatening brain complications in children. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and.

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Leqembi, after delay, gets back on track toward EU approval

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

European regulators “reaffirmed” a positive view of Eisai and Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug after conducting a new safety review.

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No Suicide Risk Associated With GLP-1 Drugs

Drugs.com

FRIDAY, Feb. 28, 2025 -- GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic/Wegovy dont increase a persons risk of suicidal actions or thoughts, a new study has concluded.Earlier research had potentially linked these drugs -- which are used to treat type 2 diabetes and obe.

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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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BridgeBio oncology spinout to go public in blank-check merger

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The deal comes amid an uptick in so-called SPAC deals, which had fallen out of favor due to poor returns and increased federal oversight.

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Praxis hits trial setback; Bristol Myers lays off staff in New Jersey

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The brain drug developer is continuing a trial despite a recommendation it be stopped for futility. Elsewhere, Eli Lilly struck a molecular glue deal and Zevra sold a priority review voucher.

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FDA Makes Access to Clozapine Easier for Patients With Schizophrenia

Drugs.com

FRIDAY, Feb. 28, 2025 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has removed one hurdle faced by patients with schizophrenia when filling prescriptions for the antipsychotic medication clozapine.The agency has eliminated the need for pharmacists to.

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The Global Statistical Test for Multiple Endpoints Analysis

Quanticate

Learn how the Global Statistical Test (GST) enhances clinical trials by analysing multiple endpoints while controlling Type-I error rates.

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COVID Hospital Patients Face Increased Risk Of Death For 2+ Years Afterward

Drugs.com

FRIDAY, Feb. 28, 2025 People hospitalized for a severe bout of COVID-19 are far from in the clear after they've recovered enough to return home, a new study says.COVID hospital patients have an increased risk of death from any cause for at least.

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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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Accelerating and Enabling Consistency of Bioprocessing Scale-up

Fierce BioTech

Accelerating and Enabling Consistency of Bioprocessing Scale-up pesurya Fri, 02/28/2025 - 14:38 Thu, 03/27/2025 - 11:00 Resource Type Webinar Vivian Ott Maren Grun Unlock the secrets of bioprocessing scale-up through media optimization and commercialization and learn how to tackle common challenges in scaling up mAb manufacturing processes. This insightful webinar explores the growing need for process intensification in bioprocessing as a crucial step toward enhancing efficiency and sustainabili

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Poor Sleep Endangering The Health of Two-Thirds of Americans

Drugs.com

FRIDAY, Feb. 28, 2025 -- About two-thirds of Americans are getting too little or too much sleep, risking their health, a new study suggests.In fact, people not getting the right amount of sleep seven to nine hours a night had a 29% increased ris.

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Obesity starts in the brain

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A study has provided new insights into the role of the brain as a crucial control center and the origin of obesity and type 2 diabetes. The hormone insulin plays a key role in the development of obesity. The brain's sensitivity to insulin is associated with long-term weight gain and unhealthy body fat distribution. What specific functions does insulin perform in the brain, and how does it affect individuals of normal weight?

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Physical Activity Linked to Better Mental, Brain Health

Drugs.com

FRIDAY. Feb. 28, 2025 -- Moving your body helps your brain, a new study suggests.Folks who regularly exercise have better mental and brain health, researchers will report in early April at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology 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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Drone captures narwhals using their tusks to explore, forage and play

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Using drones, 17 distinct behaviors of narwhals were captured in the wild. Findings reveal complex behaviors of the Arctic's iconic whale never seen before. This highly gregarious whale uses its tusk to investigate, manipulate and influence the behavior of a fish, the Arctic char. The study also provides the first evidence of play, specifically exploratory-object play, and the first reports of kleptoparasitism, a 'food thief' situation, among narwhals and glaucous gulls.

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Young Women Suffer Menopause Symptoms In Silence, Study Says

Drugs.com

FRIDAY, Feb. 28, 2025 -- Many young women entering menopause suffer needlessly from symptoms related to the transition, a new study suggests.More than half of women aged 30 to 35 have already developed moderate to severe symptoms of impending.

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Exploring AI in Healthcare at the 2025 National Conference on Artificial Intelligence 

Perficient: Drug Development

The 2025 National Conference on Artificial Intelligence is an unparalleled opportunity to dive deep into the transformative potential of AI across various sectors. With topics ranging from responsible AI to workforce development, this conference explores the vast possibilities of AI. I am thrilled to be leading a panel discussion on AI in healthcare at this year’s conference, taking place from April 9-11.

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'Telelactation' Support Promotes Breastfeeding

Drugs.com

FRIDAY, Feb. 28, 2025 -- Need help figuring out breastfeeding? There's an app for that, researchers say.Telelactation support is effective in promoting breastfeeding among new mothers, according to a new report published Feb. 27 in JAMA Network Op.

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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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Making Sense of Sitecore Search: Crawlers, Extractors, and Widgets

Perficient: Drug Development

Optimizing Sitecore Search: Enhancing User Experience and Content Indexing Sitecore Search is a powerful tool that helps users quickly find relevant content by indexing various sources and presenting results in an intuitive, customizable way. To get the most out of it, businesses must optimize how search widgets function, manage crawlers to keep content fresh, and enhance query handling through automated tools.

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Comparing Gene Editing Platforms: CRISPR vs. Traditional Methods

Crown Bioscience

Gene editing has become a cornerstone of modern molecular biology, with applications ranging from basic research to clinical therapies. While traditional methods such as Zinc Finger Nucleases (ZFNs) and Transcription Activator-Like Effector Nucleases (TALENs) provided early breakthroughs in targeted genetic modifications, they required intricate protein engineering and significant expertise.

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Tea-Time: Tips for Leveraging Time After Standup

Perficient: Drug Development

Its typical to aim for 15-minute Standups, but how many times have your standups gotten side-tracked and suddenly more than a half-hour has gone by? These occurrences are not exactly my cup of tea… Of course, sometimes topics need to be discussed, and planning a follow-up meeting will only slow down or delay resolution. Its important to keep Standups on-topic, and if run effectively, consider taking time after the Standup (I like to call it a Stay-After) with a smaller audience to cover Te

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Patient Care’s Next Big Shift: 80% of Leaders Say This Is the Game Changer

Drug Channels

Todays guest post comes from Scott Genone, Chief Product Officer at CareMetx. Scott shares key findings from CareMetxs recent survey of over 100 industry leaders. He explains how such advanced technologies as AI and machine learning will reshape patient services and improve the experience for both patients and healthcare providers. To view the full survey results, download The 2025 Patient Services Report: Provider Engagement is Make or Break for Success.

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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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Personalization in Sitecore XM Cloud: What’s New, What’s Different, and What It’s Built On!

Perficient: Drug Development

Personalization has always been one of the most sought after features for brands, allowing them to deliver tailored digital experiences. Sitecore’s CMS products – XP and XM have had built in personalization capabilities ensuring that the right content reaches the right contacts, for example, by showing, hiding, or adjusting content. In recent years, the shift towards headless solutions has gained significant momentum, enabling greater flexibility, omnichannel delivery, and seamless i

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Comparing protein language models through embedding space comparison

Broad Institute

Comparing protein language models through embedding space comparison By nkarpova@broadinstitute.

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Website Speed is Important When Time is Money

Perficient: Drug Development

Website speed, or website performance, is one crucial component of an amazing digital experience and it’s the first factor visitors notice. Recent data reports that nearly half of users expect a website to load within 2-3 seconds. Anything longer than that will likely result in an abandoned visit (bounce). So, with ever-increasing competition ( a new website is built every 3 seconds ), youre losing business if your site is too slow.

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Interpreting gene expression models with sparse autoencoders

Broad Institute

Interpreting gene expression models with sparse autoencoders By nkarpova@broadinstitute.

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Pitfalls Of The Scarcity Mindset

LifeSciVC

By Ankit Mahadevia, serial biotech entrepreneur and former CEO of Spero Therapeutics, as part of the From The Trenches feature of LifeSciVC I recently had an illuminating discussion with a seed-stage biotech Founder, who was reflecting after a hard and fruitless few months of fundraising. A common theme of feedback (a detailed version of too early) recommended additional investments in characterizing the lead molecule (PK/PD, key experiments to show competitive differentiation) and hires on the

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