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Researchers make breakthrough in bioprinting functional human heart tissue

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Researchers have developed a way of bioprinting tissues that change shape as a result of cell-generated forces, in the same way that it happens in biological tissues during organ development. The breakthrough science focused on replicating heart tissues, bringing research closer to generating functional, bioprinted organs, which would have broad applications in disease modelling, drug screening and regenerative medicine.

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Medicare to Negotiate Prices for 15 More Drugs, Including Ozempic

Drugs.com

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2025 -- Medicare will soon negotiate prices for 15 more drugs as part of an effort to reduce costs for seniors and people with disabilities, federal health officials announced in a news release. The negotiations, made possible.

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Drug candidate eliminates breast cancer tumors in mice in a single dose

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Despite significant therapeutic advances, breast cancer remains a leading cause of cancer-related death in women. Treatment typically involves surgery and follow-up hormone therapy, but late effects of these treatments include osteoporosis, sexual dysfunction and blood clots. Now, researchers have created a novel treatment that eliminated small breast tumors and significantly shrank large tumors in mice in a single dose, without problematic side effects.

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FDA Approves Spravato Nasal Spray for Treatment-Resistant Depression

Drugs.com

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2025 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Spravato (esketamine) CIII nasal spray for adults living with major depressive disorder who have had an inadequate response to at least two oral antidepressants.

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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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Fighting experience plays key role in brain chemical's control of male aggression

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Like humans, mice will compete over territory and mates, and show increased confidence in their fighting skills the more they win. At first, a brain chemical called dopamine is essential for young males to master this behavior. But as they gain experience, the chemical grows less important in promoting aggression, a new study shows.

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Study shows anti-clotting drug reduced bleeding events in patients with atrial fibrillation

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Researchers evaluated a drug that represents a new class of anticoagulants known as Factor XI inhibitors for treating patients with atrial fibrillation as part of the AZALEA-TIMI 71 Study. The trial was stopped early by the recommendation of the Data Monitoring Committee due to an overwhelming reduction in bleeding compared to standard-of-care treatment.

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Overactive Bladder Diagnoses Tripled, but Treatment Is Still Rare

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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2025 -- A sudden need to urinate is more common than previously known, but treatment is less common.Diagnoses for overactive bladder more than tripled between 2013 and 2017, after the American Urological Association (AUA).

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T cells rise up to fight infections in the gut

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Pathogen-fighting immune cells called tissue-resident memory CD8 T cells (TRM cells) go through a surprising transformation -- and relocation -- as they fight infections in the small intestine.

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High-Fiber Diets Linked to Gut Health & Fewer Harmful Bacteria

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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2025 -- Could eating more fiber be the key to a healthier gut? Research suggests the answer is yes. The findings, published recently in the journal Nature Microbiology, analyzed gut microbiomes from more than 12,000 people in 45.

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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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Why are most companies failing to benefit from AI? It's about the people not the tech

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Successful uptake of new technology is a matter of emotions -- and with 4 in 5 companies saying they're failing to capitalize on its potential, managers need to know how to deal with them, say researchers.

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“Chameleon” Immune Cells Linked To Severe Asthma

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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2025 -- A set of chameleon-like immune cells could be contributing to severe asthma in some patients.Intermediate group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) appear to be able to get around cutting-edge asthma treatments by.

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While most Americans use a device to monitor their heart, few share that data with their doctor

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A new national survey found that while many Americans use a device to monitor their heart, few share that data with their doctor.

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Sports Boost Academic Performance in Teens

Drugs.com

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2025 -- Want your kid to do well in school?Get them involved in an organized sport, a new study urges.Boys and girls are both more likely to earn a high school diploma if they take part in team sports like soccer or artistic.

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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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New research uncovers exotic electron crystal in graphene

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Researchers have identified a new class of quantum states in a custom-engineered graphene structure. The study reports the discovery of topological electronic crystals in twisted bilayer -- trilayer graphene, a system created by introducing a precise rotational twist between stacked two-dimensional materials.

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J&J joins Pfizer in detailing impact of Part D redesign

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The pharma expects a modest financial headwind this year from changes to Medicare prescription drug benefits under the Inflation Reduction Act.

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Float like a jellyfish: New coral mobility mechanisms uncovered

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

When it comes time to migrate, new research has found how a free-living coral ignores the classic advice and goes straight towards the light.

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Rural America Faces Growing Shortage of Eye Surgeons

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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2025 -- Rural areas are facing an increasing shortage of eye surgeons who can treat conditions like cataracts, glaucoma and detached retinas, a new study says.More than 17% of patients who need an ophthalmic surgeon live in.

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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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Subterranean 'islands': strongholds in a potentially less turbulent world

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Deeply hidden in Earth's mantle there are two huge 'islands' with the size of a continent. New research shows that these regions are not only hotter than the surrounding graveyard of cold sunken tectonic plates, but also that they must be ancient: at least half a billion years old, perhaps even older. These observations contradict the idea of a well-mixed and fast flowing Earth's mantle, a theory that is becoming more and more questioned.

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J&J oncology sales grow, but shares slide on outlook

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

CEO Joaquin Duato said the company is positioned for sustained growth in coming years even as competition batters Stelara, one of its top-sellers.

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Final synthetic yeast chromosome unlocks new era in biotechnology

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Scientists have completed construction of the final chromosome in the worlds' first synthetic yeast genome following more than a decade of work, opening new possibilities for creating resilient, engineered organisms.

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Intellia makes progress on HAE study; 2 more China drug deals

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The biotech said it has dosed the first participant in a Phase 3 study of its in vivo gene editing treatment. Elsewhere, the FDA imposed a hold on Atara and lifted another on Amylyx.

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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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Plants more likely to be 'eavesdroppers' than altruists when tapping into underground networks

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A new study has used a modelling approach to show that it is unlikely that plants would evolve to warn other plants of impending attack. Instead of using their communication networks to transmit warning signals, the findings suggest it is more likely that plants 'eavesdrop' on their neighbors.

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The Big Three PBMs’ 2025 Formulary Exclusions: Humira, Stelara, Private Labels, and the Shaky Future for Pharmacy Biosimilars

Drug Channels

For 2025, the three largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs)Caremark (CVS Health), Express Scripts (Cigna), and Optum Rx (United Health Group)have again each excluded hundreds of drugs from their standard formularies. You can find our updated counting below. As youll see below, the combination of formulary exclusion and private labels is creating an increasingly confusing and crowded biosimilar marketplace.

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Stronger stress response in monkeys helps them survive

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Researchers used the environmental circumstances and fecal samples collected from the six years prior to the severe El Ni o drought in Costa Rica to study the relationship between the endocrinologic stress response and survival in white-faced capuchin monkeys. Monkeys who showed a steeper rise in these stress hormones during the mild droughts were more likely to survive the severe El Nino drought.

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The Role of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) in Generic Drug Manufacturing: Ensuring Quality and Safety

Drug Patent Watch

The Unseen Heroes of Generic Drug Manufacturing: Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) As we navigate the complex world of generic drug manufacturing, it's easy to overlook the unsung heroes that ensure the quality and safety of these life-saving medications. I'm talking about Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), a set of guidelines that govern the production, testing, and packaging of generic drugs.

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AI in cell research: Moscot reveals cell dynamics in unprecedented detail

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Thanks to a new technology called Moscot ('Multi-Omics Single-Cell Optimal Transport'), researchers can now observe millions of cells simultaneously as they develop into a new organ -- for example, a pancreas.

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