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New method for detecting nanoplastics in body fluids

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Microplastics and the much smaller nanoplastics enter the human body in various ways, for example through food or the air we breathe. A large proportion is excreted, but a certain amount remains in organs, blood and other body fluids. Scientists have now been able to develop a method for detecting and quantifying nanoplastics in transparent body fluids and determining their chemical composition.

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CDC Denies Milwaukee's Request for Help on Lead in Schools

Drugs.com

MONDAY, April 14, 2025 -- When officials in Wisconsin's largest city asked the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for help dealing with high levels of lead in city schools, the answer wasn't what they expected. The CDC said no.

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Popular CT scans could account for 5% of all cancer cases a year, study suggests

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

CT scans may account for 5% of all cancers annually, according to a new study that cautions against overusing and overdosing CTs. The danger is greatest for infants, followed by children and adolescents. But adults also are at risk, since they are the most likely to get scans.

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ADHD Drugs Generally Safe For Heart Health, Review Says

Drugs.com

MONDAY, April 14, 2025 -- Worried about taking the ADHD meds youve been prescribed because they might harm your heart health?Theres no need to fret, according to a new evidence review.ADHD medications generally have just a small effect on a per.

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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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US launches probe that could set stage for pharma tariffs

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The Commerce Department has begun a so-called Section 232 investigation into the national security effects of the U.S. importing pharmaceuticals and their starting materials.

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Wealth inequality's deep roots in human prehistory

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Wealth inequality began shaping human societies more than 10,000 years ago, long before the rise of ancient empires or the invention of writing. That's according to a new study that challenges traditional views that disparities in wealth emerged suddenly with large civilizations like Egypt or Mesopotamia.

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Menstrual Cycle Could Be Contributing To Sickle Cell Pain Events

Drugs.com

MONDAY, April 14, 2025 -- Women with sickle cell disease often have pain crises around the time of their period, and researchers now think they know why.Inflammation increases significantly in women during their period, and that could be.

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Footprints of tail-clubbed armored dinosaurs found for the first time

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Footprints of armored dinosaurs with tail clubs have been identified, following discoveries made in the Canadian Rockies. The 100-million-year-old fossilized footprints were found at sites at both Tumbler Ridge, BC, and northwestern Alberta.

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Pharma bosses face down investor angst on tariffs, HHS chaos

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

As first quarter earnings begin, executives are confronting market turmoil, regulatory instability and the threat of U.S. tariffs on their products.

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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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Physics reveals the optimal roof ratios for energy efficiency

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

There are roof shapes and ratios that maximize heat retainment and energy efficiency and, interestingly, ancient Italian architects and builders seemed to know it, too.

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Home-Delivered Medical Meals Could Prevent Millions Of Hospitalizations A Year

Drugs.com

MONDAY, April 14, 2025 -- Home-delivered meals tailored to peoples chronic illnesses can prevent hospitalizations, help folks remain healthy and save billions of dollars each year, a new study says.In Food Is Medicine programs, people with condi.

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Pioneering research reveals Arctic matter pathways poised for major shifts amidst climate change

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A new study has shed unprecedented light on the highly variable and climate-sensitive routes that substances from Siberian rivers use to travel across the Arctic Ocean. The findings raise fresh concerns about the increasing spread of pollutants and the potential consequences for fragile polar ecosystems as climate change accelerates.

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Third Harmonic outlines plans for dissolution

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The Atlas-backed company plans to liquidate its assets, including an experimental drug for chronic spontaneous urticaria it pursued after halting work on a different immune drug in 2022.

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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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Scientists may have solved a puzzling space rock mystery

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Researchers may have answered one of space science's long-running questions -- and it could change our understanding of how life began. Carbon-rich asteroids are abundant in space yet make up less than 5 per cent of meteorites found on Earth.

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Safety worries spur Pfizer to drop another obesity pill

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Signs of potential liver damage in a study participant led the company to abandon danuglipron, a drug it hoped would help it break into the highly lucrative market for obesity drugs.

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How to Ensure Compliance in Generic Drug Development

Drug Patent Watch

"Compliance in Generic Drug Development: A Critical Component of Success As the generic drug industry continues to grow, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements has become a top priority for pharmaceutical companies. At DrugPatentWatch, we've seen firsthand the importance of staying on top of regulatory changes and maintaining a robust compliance program.

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Verve’s second swing at gene editing for heart disease shows early promise

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Wall Street analysts said the results for Verve’s therapy appeared competitive on efficacy, while avoiding any major safety concerns — at least so far.

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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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Cancer Screening Rates Down Among American Adults

Drugs.com

MONDAY, April 14, 2025 -- Cancer screenings are literal life savers, catching tumors early enough to cure patients and prevent deaths.Unfortunately, routine cancer screening rates have declined significantly in the United States, a new survey.

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Translating FDA guidance into action: Regulatory considerations for orphan drug developers

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The rare disease drug landscape is evolving, with regulatory guidance shaping its future. Learn more.

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Cystic Fibrosis Screening Favors White Children, Report Says

Drugs.com

MONDAY, April 14, 2025 -- Current newborn screening for cystic fibrosis favors white children over those from other racial and ethnic backgrounds, researchers report.Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disorder that causes problems with breathing and.

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The critical role of evidence-based databases in pharmacogenomics: Ensuring accuracy, consistency and relevance

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Discover how QIAGEN PGXI transforms pharmacogenomics with faster, more accurate insights!

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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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Fisher-Price Recalls 253,000 Baby Toys Over Choking Risk

Drugs.com

MONDAY, April 14, 2025 Fisher-Price has recalled 253,000 baby stroller toys in the U.S. because of a choking risk, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). An additional 4,500 toys sold in Canada have also been recalled, a.

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Mining the hidden gems in unstructured EMR data

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Pharma companies are increasingly turning to real-world data to answer their commercial business questions, but not all realize that unstructured EMR

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Spirulina’s role in shaping the future of preventative biologics

Drug Target Review

The antibiotic market has long faced significant barriers to innovation, with structural issues that make it difficult for new antibiotics to gain traction. As the demand for novel antibiotics remains limited due to the preference for cheaper generics, the market has struggled to incentivise much-needed breakthroughs. This is where Brian Finrows expertise comes in.

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Theranostic Strategies: Dual-Function Agents for Imaging and Therapy

Crown Bioscience

Introduction to Theranostics: Bridging Imaging and Therapy The convergence of diagnostics and therapeuticscollectively termed theranosticsis revolutionizing precision medicine. By integrating imaging and therapy within a single platform, theranostics allows for the real-time visualization of disease progression while simultaneously delivering targeted treatment.

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Exosomes from Stem Cells: iPSC vs. MSC-Derived Exosomes for Aesthetic and Regenerative Medicine

Reprocell

In the ever-evolving landscape of medical beauty treatments, exosomes have emerged as a groundbreaking innovation, offering promising avenues for skin rejuvenation and anti-aging therapies. These nanosized extracellular vesicles are secreted by various cell types, including stem cells, and play a pivotal role in intercellular communication by transferring proteins, lipids, and genetic material to target cells while facilitating numerous regenerative processes.

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The Role of the Local Person Responsible for Pharmacovigilance (LPPV) in the DACHL Region

thought leadership

Ensuring patient safety and compliance with pharmacovigilance (PV) regulations is a critical responsibility for marketing authorization holders (MAHs). For companies planning to market their medicinal products in German-speaking countriesGermany, Austria, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein (DACHL)understanding the unique local requirements for a Local Person Responsible for PV (LPPV) is essential.

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The Magic of Fast Feedback Loops

Codon

Ella Watkins-Dulaney Fast feedback loops are psychological alchemy. They’re what make video games, programming, woodworking, and playing sports flow-inducing. They increase our engagement by extending our sense of self into our tools. In computer programming, for example, many people have written about how even small differences in interaction latency can transform a computer from an external artifact to a cognitive augment.

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Two Deaths in Oregon County Linked to Fatal Brain Disorder

Drugs.com

MONDAY, April 14, 2025 Health officials in Hood River County, Oregon, are investigating three cases of a rare and fatal brain disease known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). Two people in the county, which has a population of about 24,000, have.

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