Tue.May 14, 2024

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Virtual reality becomes more engaging when designers use cinematic tools

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Cinematography techniques can significantly increase user engagement with virtual environments and, in particular, the aesthetic appeal of what users see in virtual reality.

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Why C-Section Babies Need 2 Doses of Measles Vaccine

Drugs.com

TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 -- Babies born by C-section are unlikely to receive protection from a single dose of measles vaccine, a new study finds.A single measles jab is up to 2.

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People without an inner voice have poorer verbal memory

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

The vast majority of people have an ongoing conversation with themselves, an inner voice, that plays an important role in their daily lives. But between 5-10 per cent of the population do not have the same experience of an inner voice, and they find it more difficult to perform certain verbal memory tasks, new research shows.

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More Studies Support Wegovy's Long-Term Weight-Loss Benefits

Drugs.com

TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 -- Semaglutide -- the active ingredient in the blockbuster weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy -- can produce long-term weight and heart health benefits, a pair of new studies show.Researchers found that overweight and obese.

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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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2023 was the hottest summer in two thousand years

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Researchers have found that 2023 was the hottest summer in the Northern Hemisphere in the past two thousand years, almost four degrees warmer than the coldest summer during the same period.

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Artificial intelligence tool detects male-female-related differences in brain structure

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Artificial intelligence (AI) computer programs that process MRI results show differences in how the brains of men and women are organized at a cellular level, a new study shows. These variations were spotted in white matter, tissue primarily located in the human brain's innermost layer, which fosters communication between regions.

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Science Shows How Night Shifts Help Bring on Disease

Drugs.com

TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 -- Night shift work can increase a person’s risk of chronic disease, and a new study reveals one possible explanation for this.It appears that just a few days on a night shift schedule throws off body rhythms tied to.

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WASP-193b, a giant planet with a density similar to that of cotton candy

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Astronomers have just discovered WASP-193b, an extraordinarily low-density giant planet orbiting a distant Sun-like star.

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Vaping Rates Fall Among Teens, But Still Too High

Drugs.com

TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 -- Vaping rates among U.S. kids in grades 9 through 12 fell to 5% in 2021, the latest year for which data is available. That's down from a peak of 7.2% of teens who vaped in 2019, a new report finds.However, the 5% vaping rate.

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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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Researchers discover the universe's oldest stars in our own galactic backyard

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Astronomers discovered three of the oldest stars in the universe, and they live in our own galactic neighborhood. The stars are in the Milky Way's 'halo' -- the cloud of stars that envelopes the entire main galactic disk -- and they appear to have formed between 12 and 13 billion years ago, when the very first galaxies were taking shape.

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San Francisco Set to Ban 'Forever Chemicals' in Firefighter Gear

Drugs.com

TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 -- San Francisco is on the verge of passing a ban on "forever chemicals" in the protective clothing firefighters wear while battling blazes.City lawmakers are expected to pass an ordinance on Tuesday that will prohibit.

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Young whale's journey highlights threats facing ocean animals

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A young whale's journey across the Mediterranean highlights the many threats facing ocean animals, researchers say.

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Melanoma Can Strike Black Americans, Often With Deadlier Results

Drugs.com

TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 -- Melanoma, while rare among Black Americans, is often detected later with devastating consequences, a new study finds.Black people are frequently diagnosed with melanoma at later stages, increasing their risk of death.

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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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Mixed public opinion on polygenic embryo screening for IVF

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Survey reveals nearly three-quarters of U.S. adults support using emerging technology to screen embryos during IVF for risk of developing certain health conditions or traits that arise from more than one gene. Only about one-third of respondents approved of using the technology to predict traits unrelated to disease. Nearly all expressed concerns about potential negative outcomes for individuals or society.

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U.S. Drowning Deaths Rising Again After Years of Decline

Drugs.com

TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 (HeathDay News) -- Following decades of declines, drowning deaths are once again climbing in the United States, new government data shows. More than 4,500 people died from drowning each year in 2020 through 2022, 500 more per.

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FogPharma, Artbio join forces to design a different radiopharma drug

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The biotechs aim to marry FogPharma’s polypeptide science with Artbio’s lead-based radiopharmaceutical technology in one of the industry’s hottest fields.

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Smoking During Pregnancy Could Raise Baby's Odds for Obesity Later

Drugs.com

TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 -- Women who smoke during pregnancy run a higher risk of their kids becoming overweight or obese, and researchers now think they know one reason why.Children born of moms who smoked while expecting tend to have gut bacteria.

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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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Sands Capital raises $555M fund amid upturn in biotech ‘crossover’ investing

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The firm, one of the sector’s more active crossover investors, closed the fund during a surge in the financings that bridge biotechs to the public markets.

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Patients Over 80 Still Benefit From Treatment for AML Blood Cancer

Drugs.com

TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 -- Seniors over 80 with acute myeloid leukemia can safely and effectively take the standard targeted therapy for the blood cancer, a new study finds.The oral drug venetoclax is typically given to older AML patients whose.

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Bayer details layoffs as company shake-up continues

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The reduction of 1,500 roles in the first quarter is part of CEO Bill Anderson’s plan to shrink Bayer’s bureaucracy and “radically realign” its culture.

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Americans With Private Insurance May Pay More for Hospital Stay

Drugs.com

TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 -- Having private insurance may not be all it is cracked up to be when it comes to hospital bills, new research warns.In a report published Monday by the nonprofit research institute RAND Corp., researchers discovered that.

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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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Navigating Trust and Data in Healthcare Marketing

Perficient: Drug Development

In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare, trust reigns supreme. As consumers increasingly rely on data to inform their decisions, the healthcare industry faces a pressing need to not only meet but exceed expectations. With disruptive forces emerging from various corners, healthcare organizations find themselves in a race to create personalized experiences that foster lasting engagement and trust.

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Plasmids 101: Modular Cloning Applications and Kits

addgene Blog

Modular cloning is a popular DNA assembly tool used to build single- and multi-gene constructs for a variety of applications. MoClo tools can be used in bacterial and cell-free expression systems, mammalian cells, yeast, flies, and even plants! In this blog we will review common uses of MoClo and the kits Addgene offers to kickstart these applications, no matter what your model organism is.

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Perficient Earns Data Cloud Expert Specialization

Perficient: Drug Development

We’re excited to announce our Data Cloud Expert specialization! This is the highest level of Salesforce-validated expertise for Data Cloud. This achievement isn’t just a milestone, it’s a testament to our commitment to revolutionizing how businesses leverage their data to drive business outcomes, unlock trapped data, and enhance customer experiences.

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Another IRA Surprise: Part B Coinsurance Inflation Adjustments Are Increasing Patient Costs

Drug Channels

Contrary to what you may have heard, the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) inflation rebates for Medicare Part B drugs do not always save money for seniors. As we document below, a growing share of Part B drugs have inflation-adjusted coinsurance rates that have been increasing , not declining. In many cases, the coinsurance rate declines only briefly before rebounding back to the standard 20% rate.

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Merkin Prize in Biomedical Technology awarded to F. William Studier for development of widely used protein- and RNA-production platform

Broad Institute

Merkin Prize in Biomedical Technology awarded to F. William Studier for development of widely used protein- and RNA-production platform By Corie Lok May 14, 2024 Breadcrumb Home Merkin Prize in Biomedical Technology awarded to F. William Studier for development of widely used protein- and RNA-production platform The $400,000 award recognizes the far-reaching medical impacts of Studier’s development, in the 1980s, of an efficient and scalable technology to produce mass amounts of RNA and proteins

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