Fri.Dec 29, 2023

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Novel technique opens up new possibilities in synthetic genomics

Drug Discovery World

A new technique to clone and reassemble DNA could simplify and lower the cost of making synthetic chromosomes, according to its creators at University of Southern California (USC) Dornsife. Known as ‘CReATiNG’ (Cloning Reprogramming and Assembling Tiled Natural Genomic DNA), the method offers a simpler and more cost-effective approach to constructing synthetic chromosomes.

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New biomarkers found for diabetic kidney disease

Drug Target Review

Scientists in China have published their findings 1 regarding novel biomarkers, which they hope will benefit patients by identifying the disease at an earlier stage. Minjia Tan’s group from the Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Shichun Du’s group from Xinhua Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, analysed urinary and exosome proteome profiling and discovered biomarkers for diabetic kidney disease (DKD).

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Flovent Asthma Inhaler Switch in 2024 Could Leave Some Patients Scrambling

Drugs.com

FRIDAY, Dec. 29, 2023 — A popular asthma inhaler is being discontinued Jan. 1, fueling concerns that patients may have trouble getting insurance coverage for alternatives. GSK, maker of the branded inhaler Flovent, will make "an authorized.

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Mettl3-dependent m6A modification is essential for effector differentiation and memory formation of CD8+ T cells

SCIENMAG: Medicine & Health

This study is led by Dr. Shuyang Yu (College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University), Dr. Jingyu Xu (The Collaborative Innovation Center of Tissue Damage Repair and Regeneration Medicine of Zunyi Medical University) and Dr.

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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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Stop Using 'Baby Loungers' Due to Suffocation Risk, Feds Warn

Drugs.com

FRIDAY, Dec. 29, 2023 -- A popular infant lounger violates U.S. safety standards because it poses a fall hazard and suffocation risk to babies, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) warns.Though a notice of violation has been issued to.

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Discovery of ASP6918, a KRAS G12C inhibitor: Synthesis and structure–activity relationships of 1-{2,7-diazaspiro[3.5]non-2-yl}prop-2-en-1-one derivatives as covalent inhibitors with good potency and oral activity for the treatment of solid tumors

Covalent Modifiers

Tomoyoshi Imaizumi, Itsuro Shimada, Yoshiki Satake, Susumu Yamaki, Takanori Koike, Takahiro Nigawara, Osamu Kaneko, Yasushi Amano, Kenichi Mori, Yosuke Yamanaka, Ayako Nakayama, Yoshihiro Nishizono, Masashi Shimazaki, Takeyuki Nagashima, Kazuyuki Kuramoto, Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry , 2023 , 117581 [link] Although KRAS protein had been classified as an undruggable target, inhibitors of KRAS G12C mutant protein were recently reported to show clinical efficacy in solid tumors.

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New patent expiration for NOVO drug SAXENDA

Drug Patent Watch

Annual Drug Patent Expirations for SAXENDA Saxenda is a drug marketed by Novo and is included in one NDA. It is available from one supplier. There are twenty-one patents protecting… The post New patent expiration for NOVO drug SAXENDA appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.

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Could Antibody Discovery Lead to Better Flu Vaccines?

Drugs.com

FRIDAY, Dec. 29, 2023 -- Researchers appear to have discovered a new weapon in the war on a particularly difficult foe.They have identified a previously unrecognized class of antibodies that seem to be capable of neutralizing multiple strains of.

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New patent expiration for Becton Dickinson drug CHLORAPREP WITH TINT

Drug Patent Watch

Annual Drug Patent Expirations for CHLORAPREP+WITH+TINT Chloraprep With Tint is a drug marketed by Becton Dickinson Co and is included in one NDA. It is available from two suppliers. There… The post New patent expiration for Becton Dickinson drug CHLORAPREP WITH TINT appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.

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Put Down That Salt Shaker to Spare Your Kidneys

Drugs.com

FRIDAY, Dec. 29, 2023 -- Folks who habitually add an extra sprinkle of salt to their meals are doing no favors for their kidneys, new research confirms.The finding held even after researchers accounted for other health issues, such as being.

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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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New patent expiration for Becton Dickinson drug CHLORAPREP ONE-STEP

Drug Patent Watch

Annual Drug Patent Expirations for CHLORAPREP+ONE-STEP Chloraprep One-step is a drug marketed by Becton Dickinson Co and is included in two NDAs. It is available from two suppliers. There are… The post New patent expiration for Becton Dickinson drug CHLORAPREP ONE-STEP appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.

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Vietnam War Veterans at No Higher Risk for Suicide: Study

Drugs.com

FRIDAY, Dec. 29, 2023 -- The Vietnam war was a traumatic event in American history, most especially for those who served.However, there’s a glimmer of good news from recent research: Suicide rates for Vietnam veterans over the past four decades.

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New patent expiration for Novo Nordisk drug VICTOZA

Drug Patent Watch

Annual Drug Patent Expirations for VICTOZA Victoza is a drug marketed by Novo Nordisk Inc and is included in one NDA. It is available from two suppliers. There are six… The post New patent expiration for Novo Nordisk drug VICTOZA appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.

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Small Magnetic Balls Sold at Walmart Recalled Over Swallowing Dangers

Drugs.com

FRIDAY, Dec. 29, 2023 -- Tiny, powerful magnetic balls sold exclusively online at Walmart as building blocks and stress relievers have been recalled for swallowing dangers, the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) said Thursday.In.

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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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Apex Trigger for Custom Validation in Salesforce

Perficient: Drug Development

Hello Trailblazers, In this blog post, we will learn how to write an Apex Trigger for Custom Validations. Acceptance Criteria: Write an Apex Trigger to restrict the Payment until the Final Quote is “Approved”. To solve this, we have custom objects named Payment__c and Final_Quote__c in a lookup relationship with each other. It’s lookup field name as “Quote__c”.

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Poor Vision & Falls: A Deadly Combo for Seniors

Drugs.com

FRIDAY, Dec. 29, 2023 -- Seniors with vision issues are at much higher risk for dangerous falls, new research confirms.Compared to seniors with good vision, the odds for a fall rose by 38% for seniors with glaucoma, 36% for those with cataracts and.

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The Top Most-Read Posts of 2023

Cytel

What a year! Perspectives has explored a myriad of topics this year within clinical development — from adaptive trial design to advice on regulatory submission to clinical data best practices, and so much more — all written by our many expert authors.

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Experimental Therapy Eases Alzheimer's Signs, Symptoms in Mice

Drugs.com

FRIDAY, Dec. 29, 2023 -- A new cellular therapy improved learning and memory in mice with Alzheimer's disease, researchers report.The therapy -- developed at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) -- relies on both the immune system to.

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A crash course of Next.js: rendering strategies and data fetching (part 1)

Perficient: Drug Development

This series is my Next.js study resume, and despite it’s keen to a vanilla Next.js, all the features are applicable with Sitecore SDK. It is similar to the guide I recently wrote about GraphQL and aims reducing the learning curve for those switching to it from other tech stack. Next.js is a React-based framework designed for developing web applications with functionality beyond SPA.

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High-Tech Screening Might Spot More Cancer Patients Who'd Benefit From Immunotherapy

Drugs.com

FRIDAY, Dec. 29, 2023 -- More patients could benefit from immunotherapy, a highly effective treatment for some cancers, new research suggests.Revising current testing guidelines so that a more sophisticated test could be used more often would.

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FDIC Releases Latest Information Regarding the Deposit Insurance Restoration Plan

Perficient: Drug Development

This blog post was co-authored by: Carl Aridas In a recent blog post, Perficient’s Financial Services Risk and Regulatory Center of Excellence (CoE) highlighted the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) plan to implement a “Robin Hood-like” deposit insurance premium on the nation’s largest banks to recapitalize the agency’s Deposit Insurance Fund.

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Early-Onset Dementia: Health, Lifestyle Factors May Boost Your Risk

Drugs.com

FRIDAY, Dec. 29, 2023 — From alcohol use to social isolation, poor hearing and heart disease, researchers have identified more than a dozen non-genetic factors that up the risk of dementia for people under 65.Though about 370,000 new cases a year.

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Vapes and Modern Tobacco Products: How Do They Affect Today's Population?

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The appeal of vaping and modern tobacco products among today's youth has attracted a lot of attention and poses a threat to Society’s health. As these products gain popularity, concerns about their potential impact on health and influence on behavioral alterations in young individuals have grown. Rigorous toxicity testing are therefore vital in safeguarding the well-being of anyone who uses vapes and other modern tobacco products.

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Burp Suite: A Step-by-Step Guide for Using Sequencer

Perficient: Drug Development

Burp Suite is a comprehensive web application security testing tool that provides a range of features to help identify vulnerabilities in web applications. One of its most powerful tools is Sequencer, which allows testers to analyze the randomness and quality of tokens and other random values used in web applications. In this blog, I’ll walk you through the step-by-step process of using Sequencer in Burp Suite: Open Burp Suite and navigate to the “Proxy” tab.

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Webinar—Sinclair Nanopig™: The Next Generation Non-Rodent Model for (Bio)Pharmaceuticals Safety Assessment

Alta Sciences

Webinar—Sinclair Nanopig™: The Next Generation Non-Rodent Model for (Bio)Pharmaceuticals Safety Assessment lperez Fri, 12/29/2023 - 17:58 Image Website_Webinar_Minipig Sinclair_with Scott.

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Which pharmaceutical companies have the most gel dosed drugs?

Drug Patent Watch

This chart shows the pharmaceutical companies with the most gel dosed drugs. For a different perspective, see the most popular dosage types. The companies with the most gel dosed drugs… The post Which pharmaceutical companies have the most gel dosed drugs? appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.

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Webinar—Nonclinical AAV Gene Therapy Development–Key Considerations on Study Design, Laboratory Endpoints, and Regulatory Guidance

Alta Sciences

Webinar—Nonclinical AAV Gene Therapy Development–Key Considerations on Study Design, Laboratory Endpoints, and Regulatory Guidance lperez Fri, 12/29/2023 - 18:03 Image Website_Webinar_BioA Gene Therapy.

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Analytical method to simplify the characterization of membrane proteins  

Drug Discovery World

Dr Sofia Ferreira, Director of Applications at Refeyn, discusses how various technologies can address the main challenges in membrane protein characterization, describing how novel technologies, such as mass photometry, can streamline and support analytical processes. Dissecting the structure of membrane proteins Membrane proteins play a crucial role in cellular functions, serving as essential components for intercellular communication, catalysing vital energy transformations, and facilitatin

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Life Science Review: Altasciences—Eliminating Operational Silos to Accelerate and Streamline Early-Phase Drug Development

Alta Sciences

Life Science Review: Altasciences—Eliminating Operational Silos to Accelerate and Streamline Early-Phase Drug Development aasimakopoulos Fri, 12/29/2023 - 14:48 Category News Weight 5

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The BFDs – The Ten Best Prescription Drug/Medical Device Decisions of 2023

Drug & Device Law

Another year bites the dust. We have just about made it through 2023, and while we have compiled our annual top ten best prescription medical product liability litigation decisions, we have the same sense with these as we did with last week’s bottom ten – in 2023 the favorable (as well as unfavorable) results from our product liability sandbox were rather overshadowed by impactful decisions elsewhere Eligibility for our top (or bottom) ten lists requires that the decision: (1) involve a presc

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PBSS—ADME/DMPK Studies for IND and NDA Filing for Small Molecules: Nuts, Bolts and Best Practices

Alta Sciences

PBSS—ADME/DMPK Studies for IND and NDA Filing for Small Molecules: Nuts, Bolts and Best Practices lperez Fri, 12/29/2023 - 16:20 Image GettyImages-1075448458.

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Society for Birth Defects Research and Prevention 64th Annual Meeting

Alta Sciences

Society for Birth Defects Research and Prevention 64th Annual Meeting lperez Fri, 12/29/2023 - 17:10 Image GettyImages-951973848.

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Northern California 2024 Spring Symposium

Alta Sciences

Northern California 2024 Spring Symposium lperez Fri, 12/29/2023 - 16:43 Image GettyImages-904795294_0.

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AAPS National Biotechnology Conference

Alta Sciences

AAPS National Biotechnology Conference lperez Fri, 12/29/2023 - 16:13 Image GettyImages-904795294.

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