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OCTOBER 1, 2024

Miniature robots on the millimeter scale often lack the strength to transport instruments for endoscopic microsurgery through the body. Scientists are now combining several millimeter-sized TrainBots into one unit and equipping them with improved 'feet'. For the first time, the team was able to perform an electric surgical procedure on a bile duct obstruction experimentally with a robotic convoy.

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The company’s official launch comes five months after major investors such as Atlas Venture and Bain Capital filed a Shanghai stock exchange filing for a biotech named “Hercules CM NewCo.

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OCTOBER 1, 2024

A research team systematically analyzed 40 empirical studies, the majority of which had found that outdoor air pollution is associated with differences in children's brains. These differences include volumes of white matter, which is associated with cognitive function, connections throughout the brain and even early markers for Alzheimer's.

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Medical meetings often feature important clinical trial results, making them barometers of biotech and pharma companies' research progress. Here’s a list of conferences to watch in 2025.

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OCTOBER 1, 2024

Astronomers have detected carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide on the frozen surface of Pluto's largest moon, Charon, using observations from the James Webb Space Telescope. These discoveries add to Charon's known chemical inventory, previously identified by ground- and space-based observations, that includes water ice, ammonia-bearing species and the organic materials responsible for Charon's gray and red coloration.

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OCTOBER 1, 2024

TUESDAY, Oct. 1, 2024 -- Food left in the stomach or stool left in the bowel can impede a doctor's ability to successfully perform an endoscopy or colonoscopy.Now, research finds this scenario is more likely if the patient is taking popular new.

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Drug Patent Watch

OCTOBER 1, 2024

In the complex world of intellectual property and pharmaceutical development, understanding the intricacies of patent term extension (PTE) is crucial for innovators and businesses alike. One of the most critical aspects of PTE is calculating the regulatory review period, which can significantly impact the lifespan and profitability of a patented product.

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OCTOBER 1, 2024

A new study documents how Southern Californians are chronically being exposed to toxic airborne chemicals called plasticizers, including one that's been banned from children's items and beauty products.

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Drug Patent Watch

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Have you ever wondered why some medications seem to cost an arm and a leg, while others are surprisingly affordable? The answer often lies in the complex world of drug patents. Let’s dive into the fascinating realm of pharmaceutical intellectual property and explore when drug patents expire. Drug patents are a crucial aspect of the pharmaceutical industry.

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Science Daily: Pharmacology News

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Astronomers have discovered an exoplanet orbiting Barnard's star, the closest single star to our Sun. On this newly discovered exoplanet, which has at least half the mass of Venus, a year lasts just over three Earth days. The team's observations also hint at the existence of three more exoplanet candidates, in various orbits around the star.

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OCTOBER 1, 2024

TUESDAY, Oct. 1, 2024 -- A new law just passed in California makes it the first state to tell public schools they may no longer serve foods that contain six artificial dyes linked to health and behavior problems among children.Gov. Gavin Newsom.

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OCTOBER 1, 2024

Inspired by the dynamic color-changing properties of squid skin, researchers have developed a method to manufacture a heat-adjusting material that is breathable and washable and can be integrated into flexible fabric. The composite material operates in the infrared spectrum and consists of a polymer covered with copper islands. Stretching the material separates the islands and changes how it transmits and reflects infrared light; this innovation creates the possibility of controlling the tempera

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OCTOBER 1, 2024

TUESDAY, Oct. 1, 2024 -- While rare, heart-related side effects sometimes follow a COVID-19 vaccine shot, new research shows that's more than offset by heart-healthy benefits.Folks who are fully vaccinated are significantly less likely to develop.

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OCTOBER 1, 2024

Deep brain stimulation may provide immediate improvement in arm and hand strength and function weakened by traumatic brain injury or stroke.

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OCTOBER 1, 2024

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Science Daily: Pharmacology News

OCTOBER 1, 2024

A new survey of climate experts reveals that a majority believes the Earth to be headed for a rise in global temperatures far higher than the 2015 Paris Agreement targets of 1.5 to well-below 2 degrees Celsius. It also shows that two-thirds of respondents believe we may succeed in achieving net zero CO2 emissions during the second half of this century.

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Drug Patent Watch

OCTOBER 1, 2024

To find Key Starting Materials (KSMs) for pharmaceutical Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs), you can follow these steps: Remember that the availability and sourcing of KSMs can vary depending on the specific API and regulatory requirements in different countries. It’s essential to ensure that any KSMs used in pharmaceutical manufacturing meet the necessary quality and regulatory standards.

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Science Daily: Pharmacology News

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Using a sophisticated brain-imaging system, neuroscientists say they have successfully reactivated a specific memory circuit in mice, causing them to seek out shelter when no shelter is actually present.

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OCTOBER 1, 2024

TUESDAY, Oct. 1, 2024 -- A rare, highly contagious Ebola-like virus has claimed eight lives in Rwanda, and U.S. health officials are closely monitoring the outbreak.Marburg virus causes a rare hemorrhagic fever that has no authorized vaccine or.

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Science Daily: Pharmacology News

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Researchers explored how infants act purposefully by attaching a colorful mobile to their foot and tracking movements with a Vicon 3D motion capture system. The study tested AI's ability to detect changes in infant movement patterns. Findings showed that AI techniques, especially the deep learning model 2D-CapsNet, effectively classified different stages of behavior.

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OCTOBER 1, 2024

TUESDAY, Oct. 1, 2024 -- Following the historic destruction of Hurricane Helene, many Americans must now return to their mangled homes and begin the heartbreaking task of clean-up.After making landfall in Florida near Tallahassee as a ferocious.

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OCTOBER 1, 2024

Over the next three months, the agency could approve a rival to a fast-selling Pfizer heart drug, a much-debated lung cancer medicine and an addition to Vertex's dominant cystic fibrosis business.

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OCTOBER 1, 2024

TUESDAY, Oct. 1, 2024 -- A new test called CheekAge, based on a quick swab of cells in the mouth, might someday be used to predict how long a person has to live, developers report.The test tracks what are known as epigenetics: The way in which a.

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OCTOBER 1, 2024

IGM is the latest biotech to focus on the potential for T cell engagers to treat inflammatory conditions. Elsewhere, Metsera signed a manufacturing deal and UCB started a first-of-its-kind trial.

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OCTOBER 1, 2024

TUESDAY, Oct. 1, 2024 -- While women overall are less likely to die of breast cancer now, some alarming disparities remain, a new American Cancer Society (ACS) analysis warns.Death rates for American Indian and Alaska Native women haven't changed.

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Drug Target Review

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Can you tell us about your journey in the field of STEM and the challenges you encountered along the way? Since I was a child, I always wanted to be a doctor. From a scientific point of view, I liked the possibility of studying and learning about the human body, its vital functions, how it gets sick, and how to treat it. From a human point of view, I have always considered doctors’ work as a sort of mission for the good of others.

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OCTOBER 1, 2024

TUESDAY, Oct. 1, 2024 -- Clinical trials sponsored by Big Pharma enrolled eight times as many patients as U.S.-government trials did between 2018 and 2022, new research shows.The study -- conducted by researchers at Fred Hutch Cancer Center in.

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

OCTOBER 1, 2024

By Kurt R. Karst — If you monitor Regulations.gov dockets and litigation dockets on PACER like we do, then you know that one company name—more than any other over the past several years—pops up: Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc. But unlike the fictitious Vandelay Industries of Seinfeld that George Costanza claims to have been interviewed for as a latex salesman, Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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OCTOBER 1, 2024

TUESDAY, Oct. 1, 2024 -- Besides being useless in altering a person's sexuality or gender identity, so-called "conversion therapy" or "conversion practice" can greatly raise the odds that an LGBT person experiences mental health issues, new.

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Covalent Modifiers

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Njomen, E., Hayward, R.E., DeMeester, K.E. et al. Multi-tiered chemical proteomic maps of tryptoline acrylamide–protein interactions in cancer cells. Nat. Chem. (2024). [link] Covalent chemistry is a versatile approach for expanding the ligandability of the human proteome. Activity-based protein profiling (ABPP) can infer the specific residues modified by electrophilic compounds through competition with broadly reactive probes.

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OCTOBER 1, 2024

TUESDAY, Oct. 1, 2024 -- Patients with a fast-spreading blood cancer respond well to outpatient treatment with CAR-T therapy, the largest study examining its use in a community setting has found.CAR-T is shorthand for chimeric antigen receptor.

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Broad Institute

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Fireside Chat - Racial Disparities in Cancer Research and Outcomes By Rose Circeo October 1, 2024 Breadcrumb Home Fireside Chat - Racial Disparities in Cancer Research and Outcomes Join Equity in Biomedicine and Women At Broad for a fireside chat between Dr. Nyasha Chambwe and our very own Dr. Alicia Martin to discuss Racial Disparities in Cancer Research and Outcomes.

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BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

OCTOBER 1, 2024

As CVS pursues a massive cost-cutting plan — and reportedly considers a potential breakup of its businesses — the healthcare behemoth has decided to cut 1% of its workforce.

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