First Prader-Willi drug to reduce hunger approved by FDA
BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing
MARCH 26, 2025
Clearance of Vykat unlocks what analysts anticipate will be a lucrative market opportunity for Soleno Therapeutics.
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A safe nuclear battery that could last a lifetime
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
MARCH 26, 2025
Lithium-ion batteries, used in consumer devices and electric vehicles, typically last hours or days between charges. However, with repeated use, they degrade and need to be charged more frequently. Now, researchers are considering radiocarbon as a source for safe, small and affordable nuclear batteries that could last decades or longer without charging.
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Gum May Be a Hidden Source of Microplastics
Drugs.com
MARCH 26, 2025
WEDNESDAY, March 26, 2025 -- That stick of gum you’re chewing? It might be minty fresh, but it could also come with a little something extra: tiny bits of plastic. A new study finds that one piece of gum can release hundreds -- possibly.
Cuttlefish 'mesmerize' their prey with a moving skin pattern, study finds
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
MARCH 26, 2025
While sneaking up on prey, cuttlefish employ a dynamic skin display to avoid detection in last moments of approach, researchers have found.
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!
Wave to seek approval of Duchenne drug after mid-stage study data
BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing
MARCH 26, 2025
The company plans to file next year for an accelerated clearance of its "exon-skipping" treatment, which would compete with one of Sarepta's medicines.
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Tuberculosis on the Rise Again in the United States
Drugs.com
MARCH 26, 2025
WEDNESDAY, March 26, 2025 -- Preliminary data released this month by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate that more than 10,300 tuberculosis (TB) cases were reported last year, representing an 8 percent increase from 2023.
Mini rolling robot takes virtual biopsies
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
MARCH 26, 2025
A tiny magnetic robot which can take 3D scans from deep within the body, that could revolutionize early cancer detection, has been developed by researchers. The team say this is the first time it has been possible to generate high-resolution three-dimensional ultrasound images taken from a probe deep inside the gastrointestinal tract, or gut.
Makary confirmed by Senate as FDA commissioner
BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing
MARCH 26, 2025
The Johns Hopkins surgeon will helm the agency as layoffs loom and important decisions on treatments for rare and infectious diseases await.
Artificial intelligence uses less energy by mimicking the human brain
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
MARCH 26, 2025
Electrical and computer engineers have developed a 'Super-Turing AI,' which operates more like the human brain. This new AI integrates certain processes instead of separating them and then migrating huge amounts of data like current systems do.
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
1,2,3‐Triazole Tethered Spiro[Indoline‐Oxirane] Derivatives Induce Anticancer Effects in Human Hepatoma Cells
Chemical Biology and Drug Design
MARCH 26, 2025
Synthesis and anticancer studies of spiro[indoline-oxirane] derivatives. ABSTRACT Epoxides are well-known compounds as anticancer agents. In this article, we present the synthesis of novel 3-phenyl-1-((1-aryl-1 H -1,2,3-triazol-5-yl)methyl)spiro[indoline-3,2-oxiran]-2-one derivatives by the regioselective reaction of sulfur ylides with 1,2,3-triazole-tethered isatins and their anticancer effects on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells HepG2 and HCCLM3.
Five minutes a day eccentric exercise can improve your life
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
MARCH 26, 2025
As little as five minutes a day of eccentric exercise could offer significant health benefits to those living a stagnant lifestyle.
Epicrispr banks $68M to test epigenetic editing on rare muscle disease
BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing
MARCH 26, 2025
The startup is using CRISPR tools to stop errant expression of a gene linked to facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy, a disorder on the radars of several drugmakers.
Earliest days of Earth's formation
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
MARCH 26, 2025
New research sheds light on the earliest days of the earth's formation and potentially calls into question some earlier assumptions in planetary science about the early years of rocky planets. Establishing a direct link between the Earth's interior dynamics occurring within the first 100 million years of its history and its present-day structure, the work is one of the first in the field to combine fluid mechanics with chemistry to better understand the Earth's early evolution.
How Machine Learning Drives Clinical Trial Efficiency
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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.
Federal Government Pulls Back $11.4 Billion in COVID Health Funds
Drugs.com
MARCH 26, 2025
WEDNESDAY, March 26, 2025 -- The federal government is clawing back $11.4 billion in COVID funding, a move that could affect local and state public health efforts across the country. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said the.
Scientists uncover key mechanism in evolution: Whole-genome duplication drives long-term adaptation
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
MARCH 26, 2025
Scientists uncovered how whole-genome duplication emerges and remains stable over thousands of generations of evolution in the lab.
Bayer gains cancer drug from China’s Puhe; Axsome gets mixed ADHD data
BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing
MARCH 26, 2025
The German firm licensed a PRMT5 inhibitor that’s now in Phase 1 testing. Elsewhere, GSK is testing an intriguing hypothesis and Novo fine tuned its Wegovy cash-pay program.
New species revealed after 25 years of study on 'inside out' fossil -- and named after discoverer's mum
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
MARCH 26, 2025
A new species of fossil is 444 million years-old with soft insides perfectly preserved. Research 'ultramarathon' saw palaeontologist puzzled by bizarre fossil for 25 years.
Deliver Fast, Flexible Clinical Trial Insights with Spotfire
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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.
Powerful MRI Scans Aid Epilepsy Surgery
Drugs.com
MARCH 26, 2025
WEDNESDAY, March 26, 2025 -- The first sign of seizures for Amanda Bradbury were auras in her vision that cropped up around age 19.Then came frequent bouts of anxiety, struggling to maintain focus and follow conversations, forgetting things, and.
Entangled in self-discovery: Quantum computers analyze their own entanglement
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
MARCH 26, 2025
Quantum computers are able to solve complex calculations that would take traditional computers thousands of years in just a few minutes. What if that analytical power is turned inwards towards the computer itself?
Black Americans Twice As Likely To Die During Childhood As Whites
Drugs.com
MARCH 26, 2025
WEDNESDAY, March 26, 2025 -- Black babies and children are more than twice as likely to die as white kids, and that gap has grown since the 1950s, a new study says.Black kids died at a rate 2.15 times that of white children in the 2010s.
How elephants plan their journeys: New study reveals energy-saving strategies
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
MARCH 26, 2025
A new study has revealed that African Elephants have an extraordinary ability to meet their colossal food requirements as efficiently as possible. Data from over 150 elephants demonstrated that these giants plan their journeys based on energy costs and resource availability.
Clinical Data Like You´ve Never Seen It Before: Why Spotfire Is the Leading Tool for Clinical Analytics
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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
FDA approves first-of-its-kind antibiotic from GSK
BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing
MARCH 26, 2025
The drug is a needed new option for treating uncomplicated UTIs, a common infection that’s becoming harder to treat as rates of microbial resistance rise.
How did the large brain evolve?
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
MARCH 26, 2025
Two specific genes that evolve exclusively in humans jointly influence the development of the cerebrum. Researchers have provided evidence that these genes contribute together to the evolutionary enlargement of the brain.
Colon Cancer Increases Risk Of Heart-Related Death
Drugs.com
MARCH 26, 2025
WEDNESDAY, March 26, 2025 -- Colon cancer is a particularly deadly form of the disease, the second most common cause of cancer deaths in the U.S.But patients diagnosed with colon cancer also need to be concerned about their heart health, especially.
Is your job making you happy? Insights from job satisfaction data
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
MARCH 26, 2025
New research has found that employers and policymakers might want to start paying attention to how workers are feeling, because employee happiness contains critical economic information.
New Material Allows Amputees To Adjust Prosthetic Limb Fit Via Smartphone
Drugs.com
MARCH 26, 2025
WEDNESDAY, March 26, 2025 -- Chafing, blisters and sores are common problems for people fitted with an artificial limb.The artificial limbs fixed, rigid shape cant adapt to changes in a persons body, ultimately causing it to rub against a perso.
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