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mRNA-based drug company launches with $82 million

Drug Discovery World

Genomic medicine developer Exsilio Therapeutics has emerged from stealth with $82 million in Series A financing. The funding was co-led by Novartis Venture Fund and Delos Capital, with participation from OrbiMed, Insight Partners, JP Morgan Life Sciences Private Capital, CRISPR Therapeutics, Innovation Endeavors, Invus, Arc Ventures, and Deep Insight.

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These microscopic tunnels are a goldmine for new medicines

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

A growing cohort of biotechs, from Biohaven to Neurocrine to Jazz, hope research on ion channels will bring them new drugs and big business — much like it has done for Vertex.

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DDW Summer issue out now

Drug Discovery World

The DDW Summer issue is out now and looks at where the global biotech hubs are for drug discovery and development, asks how 3D genomics can accelerate personalised medicine, and looks at the technological advances in mass spectrometry. It also includes an exclusive global cancer research guide examining the innovation happening in this sector. Read the digital version here.

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Analysis suggests 2021 Texas abortion ban resulted in increase in infant deaths in state in year after law went into effect

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Researchers use statistical modeling to estimate infant deaths expected if one of the country's most stringent state abortion laws had not been enacted. The study estimates that infant deaths in Texas increased more than expected in the year following the state's 2021 ban on abortion in early pregnancy, especially among infants with congenital anomalies.

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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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Bispecific antibody successfully reduced bleeds in haemophilia A

Drug Discovery World

Novo Nordisk has announced results from the Phase III FRONTIER2 trial of 254 adults and adolescents aged 12 years and over with haemophilia A, with and without inhibitors. The trial assessed both once-weekly and once-monthly prophylactic treatment with the investigational treatment Mim8. The data were presented at the International Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis Annual Congress (ISTH 2024) in Bangkok, Thailand.

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Best Practices for Drug Patent Portfolio Management

Drug Patent Watch

Introduction Patent portfolios are critical assets for pharmaceutical companies, providing market exclusivity and protecting revenue streams for drug products. Effective management of drug patent portfolios requires strategic planning, ongoing evaluation, and adaptation to the evolving pharmaceutical landscape. This article explores key best practices for optimizing drug patent portfolios to maximize value and maintain competitive advantage.

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Hero, Villain, or Victim? Stories that Sabotage

Perficient: Drug Development

In 1968, psychiatrist Stephen Karpman modeled what he called the Drama Triangle. With this, he illustrated dysfunctional mindsets that can derail social interactions. The three roles defined in this model are the rescuer (hero), persecutor (villain), and victim. This is another view of the lies we tell ourselves. Since the dawn of history, we’ve loved stories.

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Improving physiological relevance in neurological disease drug development

Drug Discovery World

In this case study, hear from Elise Malavasi, PhD, a Principal Scientist at leading contract research organisation Concept Life Sciences. The interview highlights their need to develop assays that are amenable to long term use to support their clients with drug development, and how bit.bio’s deterministically programmed ioMicroglia have helped them develop assays with increased physiological relevance and consistency, towards this goal.

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Why the harsh Snowball Earth kick-started our earliest multicellular ancestors

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Why did multicellularity arise? Solving that mystery may help pinpoint life on other planets and explain the vast diversity and complexity seen on Earth today, from sea sponges to redwoods to human society. A new article shows how specific physical conditions -- especially ocean viscosity and resource deprivation -- during the global glaciation period known as Snowball Earth could have driven eukaryotes to turn multicellular.

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Case Study: Consistent assays for neurological disease drug development

Drug Discovery World

A new Case Study is now available to download for free entitled ‘ Improving physiological relevance in neurological disease drug development. ‘ In this case study, hear from Elise Malavasi, PhD, a Principal Scientist at leading contract research organisation Concept Life Sciences. The interview highlights their need to develop assays that are amenable to long-term use to support their clients with drug development, and how bit.bio’s deterministically programmed ioMicroglia have helpe

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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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Last surviving woolly mammoths were inbred but not doomed to extinction

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

The last population of woolly mammoths was isolated on Wrangel Island off the coast of Siberia 10,000 years ago, when sea levels rose and cut the mountainous island off from the mainland. A new genomic analysis reveals that the isolated mammoths, who lived on the island for the subsequent 6,000 years, originated from at most 8 individuals but grew to 200--300 individuals within 20 generations.

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Migraine Prevention Med, Quilipta, Might Stop 'Rebound' Headaches, Too

Drugs.com

THURSDAY, June 27, 2024 -- It's a nasty cycle: Chronic migraine sufferers who use too much pain medication sometimes get smacked with rebound headaches. But new research suggests that a medication commonly used to prevent migraines may also help.

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2seventy slims down with sale of hemophilia assets to Novo

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Novo will pay $38 million in cash under the deal, which will also see 2seventy employees working on the program transfer to the Danish drugmaker.

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Acupuncture Can Ease Side Effects of Breast Cancer Treatment

Drugs.com

THURSDAY, June 27, 2024 -- Acupuncture can help breast cancer patients deal with the hot flashes that often accompany hormone therapy, a new clinical trial says.Nearly 2 in 3 women who got acupuncture during hormone therapy reported fewer and less.

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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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Bird flu stays stable on milking equipment for at least one hour

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

H5N1 virus in unpasteurized milk is stable on metal and rubber components of commercial milking equipment for at least one hour, increasing its potential to infect people and other animals.

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Migraine Prevention Med Might Stop 'Rebound' Headaches, Too

Drugs.com

THURSDAY, June 27, 2024 -- It's a nasty cycle: Chronic migraine sufferers who use too much pain medication sometimes get smacked with rebound headaches.But new research suggests that a medication commonly used to prevent migraines may also help.

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Antarctic ice shelves hold twice as much meltwater as previously thought

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Slush -- water-soaked snow -- makes up more than half of all meltwater on the Antarctic ice shelves during the height of summer, yet is poorly accounted for in regional climate models. The findings could have profound implications for ice shelf stability and sea level rise.

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Supreme Court Set to Allow Emergency Abortions in Idaho, For Now

Drugs.com

THURSDAY, June 27, 2024 -- The U.S. Supreme Court appears ready to rule that, for now, emergency abortions be allowed in Idaho when a woman's health is at risk, an opinion that was briefly posted on the court's website on Wednesday shows.The.

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Common plastics could passively cool and heat buildings with the seasons

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

By restricting radiant heat flows between buildings and their environment to specific wavelengths, coatings engineered from common materials can achieve energy savings and thermal comfort that goes beyond what traditional building envelopes can achieve.

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Ignorance Could Be Fueling Rising Spread of STDs, Poll Finds

Drugs.com

THURSDAY, June 27, 2024 -- Many sexually transmitted diseases are on the rise in the United States, and a nationwide poll indicates that ignorance about how they're transmitted could be fueling their spread.About a third of Americans (34%) falsely.

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New twists on tornadoes: Earth scientist studies why U.S. has so many tornadoes

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Across the Midwest during the warmer months, studying the sky for signs of storms and tornadoes becomes one of the most popular pastimes. Working at the intersection of climate science and meteorology and using modeling, scientists are looking at the big picture of what causes severe storms and tornadoes -- and what dictates where they occur.

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Only 1 in 4 People Who Need Meds to Fight Opioid Addiction Get Them

Drugs.com

THURSDAY, June 27, 2024 -- Just 25% of people battling opioid use disorder are getting medications aimed at helping them quit and potentially avoid an overdose, new data shows. Boosting access to proper treatment might save countless lives. "In.

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We date, marry people who are attractive as we are, new analysis finds

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Men and women were good at judging their own attractiveness, and tended to partner up with people who were similarly attractive.

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Antibodies 101: Beyond Surface Labeling

addgene Blog

When it comes to labeling cells for flow cytometric analysis , the most common method is a cell surface label, where fluorophore-conjugated antibodies directly bind to epitopes of interest that are found in the extracellular space. The targeted epitopes can be motifs within transmembrane proteins, such as receptors, or post-translational modifications on those proteins, like glycosylation patterns.

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Prehistoric 'Pompeii' discovered: Most pristine trilobite fossils ever found shake up scientific understanding of the long extinct group

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Researchers have described some of the best-preserved three-dimensional trilobite fossils ever discovered. The fossils, which are more than 500 million years old, were collected in the High Atlas of Morocco and are being referred to by scientists as 'Pompeii' trilobites due to their remarkable preservation in ash.

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CDC Strengthens RSV Vaccine Advice for Those Over 75

Drugs.com

THURSDAY, June 27, 2024 -- In new vaccination guidance issued Wednesday, U.S. health officials now recommend that all Americans aged 75 and older get an RSV vaccine before fall arrives.However, those a bit younger -- ages 60 to 74 -- should only.

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Wolves reintroduced to Isle Royale temporarily affect other carnivores, humans have influence as well

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

In a rare opportunity to study carnivores before and after wolves were reintroduced to their ranges, researchers found that the effects of wolves on Isle Royale have been only temporary. And even in the least-visited national park, humans had a more significant impact on carnivores' lives.

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AbbVie expands its IBD prospects with $250M Celsius deal

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The pharma’s acquisition of Celsius is the latest in a string of deals by major drugmakers hunting anti-inflammatory medicines.

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Under pressure: How comb jellies have adapted to life at the bottom of the ocean

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Researchers have studied the cell membranes of ctenophores ('comb jellies') and found they had unique lipid structures that allow them to live under intense pressure.

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CRISPR to Reveal How “Water Bears” (Tardigrades) Survive Extreme Environments

PLOS: DNA Science

Tardigrades are among the weirdest of animals. Also known as “water bears” or “moss piglets,” the 1,300 recognized species are the only members of phylum Tardigrada, a term that means “slow stepper” for their somewhat waddling gait. German zoologist Johann August Ephraim Goeze first described the tardigrades in 1773.

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Climate change and sea level rise pose an acute challenge for cities with combined sewer systems

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Older coastal cities, like Philadelphia, New York and Boston are at risk of being inundated by untreated sewage during floods. Due in part to the design of their combined sewer systems and in part due to sea level rise, these cities could be facing a growing public health crisis as climate change also drives more extreme precipitation. The group recently published research that modeled the potential extent of the problem in a section of the coastal city of Camden, New Jersey, and the effectivene

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RSV vaccine makers’ shares fall as CDC adjusts shot guidance

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The new guidance more strongly urges vaccination in adults who are older or at higher risk, but removes a prior recommendation for adults aged 60 to 74 years without certain risk factors.

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The density difference of sub-Neptunes finally deciphered

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

The majority of stars in our galaxy are home to planets. The most abundant are the sub-Neptunes, planets between the size of Earth and Neptune. Calculating their density poses a problem for scientists: depending on the method used to measure their mass, two populations are highlighted, the dense and the less dense. Is this due to an observational bias or the physical existence of two distinct populations of sub-Neptunes?

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Magic Mushroom's Psilocybin Is America's Most Popular Hallucinogen

Drugs.com

THURSDAY, June 27, 2024 -- As psilocybin mushrooms become the most popular psychedelic in the United States, some states have started to ease regulations on its recreational use. Now, a new report warns that the federal government will have to.