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Curcumin affects apoptosis of colorectal cancer cells through ATF6?mediated endoplasmic reticulum stress

Chemical Biology and Drug Design

Curcumin activates ATF6-regulated endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, promotes ATF6 nuclear translocation, activates Chop/Bax/Bcl-2/Caspase-3 apoptosis pathway, and promotes apoptosis of CRC cells. Abstract Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the main cause of cancer-associated death. Herein, we treated SW620 and HT-29 CRC cells with different curcumin concentrations, followed by treatment with the half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) curcumin/endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) inhibitor 4-phenyl

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A new startup from Feng Zhang and an ex-Illumina executive zeroes in on the epigenome

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Moonwalk Biosciences, the latest biotech cofounded by the gene editing scientist, joins other startups aiming to alter gene expression without changing DNA.

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FDA Looking Into New Risks With Popular Weight-Loss Drugs

Drugs.com

THURSDAY, Jan. 4, 2024 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating reports of additional dangers linked to several wildly popular weight-loss drugs.In a quarterly report issued this week, the agency said it is investigating.

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Platycodin D ameliorates ammonia?induced pulmonary fibrosis by repressing TGF??1?mediated extracellular matrix remodeling

Chemical Biology and Drug Design

PLD exerted a protective role in ammonia-induced pulmonary fibrosis by suppressing the activation of TGF-β1/SMAD3 pathway, thereby reducing the deposition of ECM and subsequent fibrosis. Abstract Ammonia can induce pulmonary fibrosis in humans and animals. Platycodin D (PLD) possesses various bioactive activities including anti-fibrotic properties. In this study, we aimed to explore the activity and mechanism of PLD in pulmonary fibrosis induced by ammonia.

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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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Allogene to shift strategy in bid to reposition CAR-T

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The company plans to restructure and will start a new late-stage study testing whether its “off-the-shelf” therapy can boost cure rates when used early on.

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Uncovering the mechanism of Naoxintong capsule against hypertension based on network analysis and in vitro experiments

Chemical Biology and Drug Design

We found that NXT played a function role in treating hypertension through the regulation of multi-targets, multi-channels and multi-components based on the network pharmacology and molecular docking. In addition, in vitro experiments validated that NXT can increase cell viability and reduce apoptosis and intracellular oxidative stress. Abstract Naoxintong capsule (NXT) is a clinical drug for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, but its pharmacological mechanism against hypertension remains

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Astragaloside IV regulates circ_0001615 and miR?873?5p/LASP1 axis to suppress colorectal cancer cell progression

Chemical Biology and Drug Design

Applying astragaloside IV (AS-IV) might repress the expression of circ_0001615 in colorectal cancer (CRC) cell lines. Furthermore, AS-IV performed a beneficial anti-cancer effect by regulating the circ_0001615/miR-873-5p/LASP1 network in the CRC. Abstract Astragaloside IV (AS-IV) has exhibited pivotal anti-cancer efficacy in multiple types of cancer, including colorectal cancer (CRC).

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New Antibiotic Slays Deadly Superbug in Early Trial

Drugs.com

THURSDAY, Jan. 4, 2024 -- Researchers report that a new type of antibiotic has proved its mettle against a deadly superbug.Acinetobacter baumannii, a bacteria goes by the nickname CRAB, can trigger serious infections in the lungs, urinary tract and.

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Engineers invent octopus-inspired technology that can deceive and signal

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

With a split-second muscle contraction, the greater blue-ringed octopus can change the size and color of the namesake patterns on its skin for purposes of deception, camouflage and signaling. Researchers have drawn inspiration from this natural wonder to develop a technological platform with similar capabilities for use in a variety of fields, including the military, medicine, robotics and sustainable energy.

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Lilly launches online service for home delivery of weight loss drug

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The new program, dubbed LillyDirect, will help patients connect with telehealth providers and deliver medicines like the company’s obesity treatment Zepbound.

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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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The snail or the egg?

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Animals reproduce in one of two distinct ways: egg-laying or live birth. By studying an evolutionarily recent transition from egg-laying to live-bearing in a marine snail, collaborative research has shed new light on the genetic changes that allow organisms to make the switch.

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5 FDA decisions to watch in the first quarter

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The agency could soon clear important new drugs from Eli Lilly and Merck, as well as the first treatment for a common liver disease.

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Could 'Early Birds' Be at Higher Risk for Anorexia?

Drugs.com

THURSDAY, Jan. 4, 2024 -- People who are early risers appear to be at greater risk of developing anorexia, a new study claims. This differs from other disorders like depression, binge eating and schizophrenia, all of which appear to be associated.

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Advancing regenerative cell therapy development

Drug Target Review

What distinguishes Alder Therapeutics’ approach to regenerative cell therapy development from traditional methods, and how does it aim to reduce risks in the preclinical phase? Traditional approaches to regenerative cell therapy development are defined by several challenges. First, getting from the starting material to the end therapeutic product is often long and slow, as well as tricky to do consistently and repeatedly.

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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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Brain's 'Spaces' Hold Clues to Origins of Autism

Drugs.com

THURSDAY, Jan. 4, 2024 -- The fluid-filled spaces around the brain's blood vessels need proper waste "clearance" every few hours. When that fails to happen, a baby's risk for autism appears to rise, new research shows.It's too early to say that.

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Scientists engineer plant microbiome to protect crops against disease

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Scientists have engineered the microbiome of plants for the first time, boosting the prevalence of 'good' bacteria that protect the plant from disease. The findings could substantially reduce the need for environmentally destructive pesticides.

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Long COVID Fatigue May Originate Deep Within Muscle Cells

Drugs.com

THURSDAY, Jan. 4, 2023 (HeathDay News) -- Muscle cells' "power stations" function less effectively in people with long COVID, potentially explaining the persistent fatigue that's a hallmark of the condition. That's the finding of a Dutch study.

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The (wrong) reason we keep secrets

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

People often keep adverse information about themselves secret because they worry that others will judge them harshly. But those fears are overblown, according to new research.

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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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Hearing Aids May Extend Life Span

Drugs.com

THURSDAY, Jan. 4, 2023 -- A hearing aid’s first purpose is fairly obvious, but a new study argues that the devices also provide an important second benefit -- a longer life.“We found that adults with hearing loss who regularly used hearing aids.

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UC San Diego receives $5 million to launch Center for Learning Health Systems Science

SCIENMAG: Medicine & Health

University of California San Diego School of Medicine has received a $5 million, five-year grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to establish a Center for Learning Health Systems Science.

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BIG NEWS! HMP Global Acquires Drug Channels Institute

Drug Channels

Paula and I have some exciting news to share with you: Drug Channels Institute is joining the HMP Global family! HMP is a leading omnichannel healthcare education, events, and market insights company. It’s a great fit for DCI. Here’s the press release: HMP Global Expands Market Reach with Strategic Acquisition of Drug Channels Institute; Launches Market Intelligence Unit Paula and I will continue to lead DCI as part of HMP.

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Worm study raises concern about DEET’s effect on reproduction

SCIENMAG: Medicine & Health

Researchers have uncovered evidence hinting that the most common bug spray ingredient, DEET, might cause reproductive problems by affecting the formation of egg cells during pregnancy. Credit: Rick Groleau Researchers have uncovered evidence hinting that the most common bug spray ingredient, DEET, might cause reproductive problems by affecting the formation of egg cells during pregnancy.

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Intellia to lay off staff, cut some early research

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The CRISPR specialist joins some of its genetic medicine peers in trimming staff, announcing an “organizational streamlining” to focus resources on prioritiy drug programs.

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Classifying the natural history of asymptomatic malaria

SCIENMAG: Medicine & Health

Detecting malaria in people who aren’t experiencing symptoms is vital to public health efforts to better control this tropical disease in places where the mosquito-borne parasite is common. Asymptomatic people harboring the parasite can still transmit the disease or become ill later, after initially testing negative.

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Perficient Recognized in Forrester’s AI Services Landscape

Perficient: Drug Development

As we step into 2024, the transformative impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and generative AI on enterprise-level organizations has reshaped the business landscape in profound ways. The continual evolution of these technologies has empowered businesses to leverage advanced algorithms, predictive modeling, and generative capabilities, driving unprecedented innovation and efficiency.

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An innovative approach for evaluating muscle coordination and fatigue

SCIENMAG: Medicine & Health

Surface electromyography (sEMG) is a traditional method used to measure the electrical activity of muscles during physical activity. This method has remained unchanged for over 70 years and involves the use of two standard approaches.

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Deaths Tied to 'Fake Xanax' Street Drug Are Soaring

Drugs.com

THURSDAY, Jan. 4, 2024 -- Three twenty-somethings in Chicago took a street drug they thought was a harmless form of Xanax. All three were found collapsed and unresponsive eight hours later by one of their mothers, who had them rushed to the.

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Study reveals new genetic link between anorexia nervosa and being an early riser

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

New research indicates that the eating disorder anorexia nervosa is associated with being an early riser, unlike many other disorders that tend to be evening-based such as depression, binge eating disorder and schizophrenia.

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New patent for Vanda Pharms drug HETLIOZ

Drug Patent Watch

Annual Drug Patent Expirations for HETLIOZ Hetlioz is a drug marketed by Vanda Pharms Inc and is included in two NDAs. It is available from one supplier. There are twenty-four… The post New patent for Vanda Pharms drug HETLIOZ appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.

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In new report, FDA sketches out ideas for improving how it publishes guidance documents

Agency IQ

In a long-anticipated draft report, the FDA has offered a vision for a series of potential improvements to the way it currently publishes guidance documents. But while the ideas proposed by the agency are likely of interest to regulators, the report doesn’t spend much time thinking about how it might improve its processes to benefit external stakeholders.

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New patent for Boehringer Ingelheim drug SYNJARDY

Drug Patent Watch

Annual Drug Patent Expirations for SYNJARDY Synjardy is a drug marketed by Boehringer Ingelheim and is included in two NDAs. It is available from one supplier. There are eight patents… The post New patent for Boehringer Ingelheim drug SYNJARDY appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.

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What we expect the EPA to do in January 2024

Agency IQ

In this returning feature, AgencyIQ looks at public data to determine what the Environmental Protection Agency is planning to do in the month ahead, including deadlines, meetings, events, planned regulations, comment periods, and more. Fill out the form to read the full article.

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New patent for Boehringer Ingelheim drug JARDIANCE

Drug Patent Watch

Annual Drug Patent Expirations for JARDIANCE Jardiance is a drug marketed by Boehringer Ingelheim and is included in one NDA. It is available from four suppliers. There are eight patents… The post New patent for Boehringer Ingelheim drug JARDIANCE appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.

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