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FDA adds warning to RSV shots from GSK, Pfizer

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The regulator is requiring labeling that warns of Guillan-Barré syndrome, although it said data don’t prove a causal link and affirmed the shots’ benefit outweighs their risks.

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Evolutionary biology: Ants can hold a grudge

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Evolutionary biologists are investigating the extent to which ants learn from past experiences. After being attacked by ants from a particular nest, ants behave more aggressively towards others from that same nest.

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Galapagos, after research struggles, will split in two and revamp Gilead deal

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Alongside plans to spin out a new company, the Belgian drugmaker said it will cut some 300 positions, or about 40% of its current workforce.

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Despite Previous Data, Paxlovid May Be Useful for Long Covid After All

Drugs.com

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 8, 2024 -- The antiviral pill Paxlovid might help some patients who are suffering from long COVID.A five-day course of Paxlovid is known to help limit symptoms and shorten illness in patients during an initial bout of COVID-19.

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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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How deep sleep clears a mouse's mind, literally

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A good night's sleep does more than just help you feel rested--it might literally clear your mind. A new study shows how deep sleep may wash away waste buildup in the brain during waking hours, an essential process for maintaining brain health. The findings also offer insights into how sleep aids may disrupt the 'brainwashing' system, potentially affecting cognitive function in the long run.

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Some GLP-1s Achieve More Weight Loss Than Others: Study

Drugs.com

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 8, 2025 -- Three GLP-1 drugs are best at helping obese and overweight people drop weight, including one that hasnt yet been approved for that purpose.A new evidence review published in the Annals of Internal Medicine shows that the.

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Morning Coffee Linked to Longer Life, Heart Health Benefits

Drugs.com

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 8, 2025 -- For many, coffee is a beloved morning ritual, fueling the day ahead. But what if the time you drink it could influence how long -- and how well -- you live?New research published Jan. 8 in the European Heart Journal.

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When the past meets the future: Innovative drone mapping unlocks secrets of Bronze Age 'mega fortress' in the Caucasus

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

An academic has used drone mapping to investigate a 3000-year-old 'mega fortress' in the Caucasus mountains, revealing details that re-shape understanding of the site and contribute to a global reassessment of ancient settlement growth and urbanism.

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Airport and Aircraft Noise Can Hurt Your Heart

Drugs.com

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 8, 2025 -- Folks who live near airports are used to the regular roar of jet airliners taking off and landing. But they likely don’t know that all this ruckus could be harming their heart health, a new study says. People.

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Human 'domainome' reveals root cause of heritable disease

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Unstable proteins are the main drivers of many different heritable diseases, according to a new study, including genetic disorders responsible for the formation of cataracts, and different types of rare neurological, developmental and muscle-wasting diseases. Unstable proteins are more likely to misfold and degrade, causing them to stop working or accumulate in harmful amounts inside cells.

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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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Diabetes Prevention Program Saves People Money, Study Shows

Drugs.com

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 8, 2025 -- Preventing diabetes can be as good for a persons wallet as it is for their health, a new study says.People participating in a diabetes prevention program saved more than $5,000 in direct medical costs over two years, r.

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Why do birds make so many different sounds? A study gets at the underlying factors

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Researchers conducted a global study of the factors that influence bird sounds, using more than 100,000 audio recordings from around the world.

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Can the Mediterranean Diet Boost Your Memory?

Drugs.com

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 8, 2025 -- The Mediterranean diet is renown for its ability to improve heart health and help folks lose weight.Now a new rat study says this eating pattern also might provide folks a boost in brain power.Lab rats fed a Mediterranean.

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Electrohydraulic wearable devices create unprecedented haptic sensations

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Scientists have invented compact wearable devices that deliver rich, expressive, and pleasant tactile sensations that go far beyond the buzzing vibrations of today's consumer devices.

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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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Sugary Drinks Are To Blame for Millions of Diabetes, Heart Disease Cases Worldwide

Drugs.com

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 8, -- Sugar-sweetened drink consumption accounts for more than 2 million new cases of type 2 diabetes, and 1.2 million new cases of heart disease worldwide annually.According to new research published Jan. 6 in the journal Nature.

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Rethinking population management in zoos

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Until now, contraception has been the method of choice for zoos to avoid surplus animals. Researchers are now calling for a paradigm shift: zoos could preserve their breeding populations, raise awareness of conservation challenges and improve animal welfare and their carbon footprint by allowing animals to reproduce naturally and culling surplus animals.

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Kidney disease drugmaker Maze files for IPO

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Maze fits the mold of biotechs that have pulled off successful offerings recently: The seven-year old startup, which raised about $500 million privately, has a drug in Phase 2 testing.

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New AI predicts inner workings of cells

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

In the same way that ChatGPT understands human language, a new AI model developed by computational biologists captures the language of cells to accurately predict their activities.

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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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Let's Address Tomorrow's Antivax Arguments Today: Pediatrics Expert

Drugs.com

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 8, 2025 -- Public health officials must prepare to counter ongoing anti-vaccine sentiment in coming years, argues a leading pediatrician-scientist.Antivaccine activism became a major lethal force in America during the COVID-19 pan.

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Discovery of new class of particles could take quantum mechanics one step further

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

In a study, physicists now observed a class of quantum particles called fractional excitons, which behave in unexpected ways and could significantly expand scientists' understanding of the quantum realm.

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Mastering the Fight Against Drug Resistance: How to Choose and Use the Right Models

Crown Bioscience

How To Choose and Use Drug Resistance Models Drug resistance remains one of the most pressing challenges in cancer drug development, as 90% of cancer deaths worldwide can be attributed to resistance and the drug ineffectiveness associated with it. This ongoing issue can take one of two forms: intrinsic resistance, where cancer cells show inherent insensitivity to therapies from the outset, and required resistance, which develops during treatment as cancer cells adapt and evolve to survive exposu

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Tiny microbe colonies communicate to coordinate their behavior

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A new study reveals evidence of electrical signaling and coordinated behavior in choanoflagellates, the closest living relatives of animals. This elaborate example of cell communication offers key insights into the early evolution of animal multicellularity and nervous systems.

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Crucial Data Solutions Begins 2025 with AI Breakthroughs and Leadership Momentum

Crucial Data Solutions

RENO, NV, UNITED STATES, January 8, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ — Crucial Data Solutions (CDS), a leader in eClinical technology and a. The post Crucial Data Solutions Begins 2025 with AI Breakthroughs and Leadership Momentum appeared first on Crucial Data Solutions.

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Tenvie raises $200M for brain drug R&D; Sana spikes on single patient’s results

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The Arch-backed startup begins life with several assets acquired from Denali Therapeutics. Elsewhere, Jasper got a negative reaction to data for its hives drug and Stoke finalized Phase 3 trial plans.

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End-to-End CNS Drug Development Solutions

Alta Sciences

End-to-End CNS Drug Development Solutions tchichekian Wed, 01/08/2025 - 19:22 Image 700X175 CNS LP TOP BANNER IMAGE.

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Optimizing Your Drug Patent Strategy: A Comprehensive Guide for Pharmaceutical Companies

Drug Patent Watch

A robust patent strategy can make or break a company’s success. With billions of dollars invested in research and development, protecting your intellectual property is not just importantit’s essential. This comprehensive guide will walk you through the intricacies of optimizing your drug patent strategy, ensuring that your innovations are safeguarded and your market position is strengthened.

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Excel VBA Setup: A Step-by-Step Guide

Perficient: Drug Development

Guide to Setting Up VBA in Excel VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) is an essential tool for automating repetitive tasks and creating custom solutions in Microsoft Excel. This Blog will walk you through the steps to set up VBA and get started with your first macro. Step 1: Enable the Developer Tab for VBA in Excel To use VBA in Excel, you must first enable the Developer tab.

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What’s in a Claim? The Federal Circuit Rules on Orange Book Patent Listings

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

By Sara W. Koblitz Whether a patent can be listed in the Orange Book is a critical issue for both brand and generic manufacturers, and, of particular interest in the last few years is whether patents claiming just the device constituent of a combination product is eligible for listing. While mums the word from FDA, the FTC has some strong opinions on the issue.

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Empower Your Business with AI at the Salesforce Manufacturing Summit

Perficient: Drug Development

The future of the manufacturing industry is here, and Perficient is excited to be part of it! Join us at the Salesforce Manufacturing Summit , where people and AI come together to drive better connections and transform the industry. Are you ready for it? Event Details: Date: Wednesday, January 15, 2025 Time: 8:00 AM 6:00 PM EST Location: JW Marriott Atlanta Buckhead Atlanta, GA 30326 Registration : Register Here | Space is limited, so dont wait to sign up.

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Reflecting on 2024: Workplace and Worker Safety, Health, and Well-being

NIOSH Science Blog: Drugs

As we close out the year, we are taking a moment to reflect on and celebrate some of the notable achievements and significant progress the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has made in improving and protecting the health, safety, and well-being of workers across our nation. NIOSH used innovative ways to develop practical solutions to improve how workers can tell if their respirator is fitting properly.

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Expertise as Currency: How Thought-Leadership Helps You Close More Deals!

Perficient: Drug Development

Its difficult, in the consulting services industry, to explain the requirement for existence of a core thought leadership group to augment the sales and marketing teams that are tasked with collection of logos. In todays hypercompetitive and fast evolving marketplace, the lines between thought leadership and sales are increasingly intertwined… Thought leadership, when done right, isnt just about looking and talking smart (though thats nice).

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January Fellow's Spotlight on Dr. Abigael Cheruiyot

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Our first Fellows Spotlight of 2025 goes to Keystone Symposia Fellow Dr. Abigael Cheruiyot! Dr. Cheruiyot is a post-doctoral fellow at the Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School (HMS) I n the lab of Dr. Jean Schaffer, s he studies molecular mechanisms underlying protein synthesis in pancreatic beta cells, and alterations of such mechanisms in diabetes.

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Optimizely Spire CMS Page Variants: Custom Rule Type Option

Perficient: Drug Development

Optimizely Spire CMS provides a feature to create variants of CMS pages. Page variants are variations of a website page with rules for displaying it to end users. Optimizely Spire CMS supports page variants for all CMS pages, including the header and footer. The primary purpose of that user is to see different variations of the same page. Optimizely Spire CMS provides a feature to apply rule types on page variants.