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Physical activity reduces stress-related brain activity to lower cardiovascular disease risk

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Over a ten-year period, biobank participants who met recommended levels of physical activity had a 23% lower risk of cardiovascular disease, and the protective effects were even more pronounced in individuals with depression.

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Ultragenyx says Angelman therapy is working, but safety questions remain

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Treatment appeared to result in functional and cognitive gains in people with the neurological disorder. Three participants experienced lower extremity weakness, however.

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Can animals count?

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Researchers have made a groundbreaking discovery regarding number sense in animals by confirming the existence of discrete number sense in rats, offering a crucial animal model for investigating the neural basis of numerical ability and disability in humans.

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Antibiotics Probably Won't Ease Your Cough, Even If Infection is Bacterial: Study

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MONDAY, April 15, 2024 -- Doctors sometimes prescribe antibiotics to help treat a cough, but a new study shows the drugs won’t help reduce the severity or duration of coughing -- even if a bacterial infection is the culprit. Lower respiratory.

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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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Microplastics make their way from the gut to other organs

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Researchers have found that microplastics -- are having a significant impact on our digestive pathways, making their way from the gut and into the tissues of the kidney, liver and brain.

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Evolution's recipe book: How 'copy paste' errors cooked up the animal kingdom

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A series of whole genome and gene duplication events that go back hundreds of millions of years have laid the foundations for tissue-specific gene expression, according to a new study. The 'copy-paste' errors allowed animals to keep one copy of their genome or genes for fundamental functions, while the second copy could be used as raw material for evolutionary innovation.

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Roche reports survival data for new dual-acting lymphoma drug

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The results could give Roche’s Columvi an edge over a rival medicine from AbbVie and Genmab, while Regeneron awaits an approval of its own therapy.

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Pyrite, also known as fool's gold, may contain valuable lithium, a key element for green energy

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

The technology revolution and development of new renewable energy resources is driving demand for lithium to new heights, but it is not a common mineral. Scientists say they have found lithium in an unexpected place; fool's gold, or pyrite, deposits.

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Vault Snack #23 – New Interface for Creating Protocol Readout Definitions

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Vault Snack #22 – Importing Raw File Formats

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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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Epilepsy drug prevents brain tumors in mice with NF1

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Researchers have discovered that an FDA-approved epilepsy drug can prevent or slow the growth of NF1-linked optic gliomas in mice, laying the groundwork for a clinical trial.

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Keeping cleanrooms clean: Choosing the right laboratory equipment is key

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Because live cell and tissue products are extremely sensitive to contamination from microorganisms, viral particles or other airborne impurities, research and manufacturing involving these materials needs to be conducted in a cleanroom environment.

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The joy of sports: How watching sports can boost well-being

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Sports, beyond entertainment, foster community and belonging, benefiting both individuals and society. Despite its recognized positive effects, limited evidence exists on the link between watching sports and well-being. To address this gap, a team of researchers conducted a multi-method research and found that sports viewing activates brain reward circuits, leading to improved well-being.

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The growing role for cfHPV-DNA testing in OPSCC therapeutic development

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Learn about why access to robust biomarkers such as cfHPV-DNA is pivotal in determining eligibility, assessing treatment response and detecting recurrence early to improve patient outcomes.

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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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How Pluto got its heart

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The mystery of how Pluto got a giant heart-shaped feature on its surface has finally been solved by an international team of astrophysicists. The team is the first to successfully reproduce the unusual shape with numerical simulations, attributing it to a giant and slow oblique-angle impact.

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Chemicals Stored in Your Garage Could Raise Odds for ALS

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MONDAY, April 15, 2024 -- Volatile and toxic chemicals commonly stored in garages can increase the risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).Gasoline or kerosene, gas-powered equipment and lawn care chemicals represented the top three risk.

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Hidden threat: Global underground infrastructure vulnerable to sea-level rise

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As sea levels rise, coastal groundwater is lifted closer to the ground surface while also becoming saltier and more corrosive. A recent study compiled research from experts worldwide showing that in cities where there are complex networks of buried and partially buried infrastructure, interaction with this shallower and saltier groundwater exacerbates corrosion and failure of critical systems such as sewer lines, roadways, and building foundations.

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Pets Are Passing Drug-Resistant 'Superbugs' to Their Owners

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MONDAY, April 15, 2024 -- Dogs and cats can pass antibiotic-resistant bacteria to their owners, raising concerns that household pets could be contributing to the world’s antibiotics crisis, a new study says.Cases of these “superbugs” 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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Even the simplest marine organisms tend to be individualistic

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Sport junkie or couch potato? Always on time or often late? The animal kingdom, too, is home to a range of personalities, each with its own lifestyle. Biologists report on a surprising discovery: even simple marine polychaete worms shape their day-to-day lives on the basis of highly individual rhythms. This diversity is of interest not just for the future of species and populations in a changing environment, but also for medicine.

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'Feeling Like a Burden' Can Be Motivator for Suicide in Preteens

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MONDAY, April 15, 2024 -- Quiet preteens who feel they're a burden on others are more likely to have suicidal thoughts and behaviors, a new study reports.Criticism from parents or caregivers also increased the likelihood of suicidal thoughts and.

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Switch to green wastewater infrastructure could reduce emissions and provide huge savings according to new research

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Researchers have shown that a transition to green wastewater-treatment approaches in the U.S. that leverages the potential of carbon-financing could save a staggering $15.6 billion and just under 30 million tons of CO2-equivalent emissions over 40 years.

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One in 3 Women With Migraines Say Attacks Occur During Periods

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MONDAY, April 15, 2024 -- Among U.S. women with migraine, a third say the attacks tend to coincide with their periods, a new survey finds. Migraines that occur during menstruation are often frequent and severe, but only about one in five.

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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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Newly sequenced genome reveals coffee's prehistoric origin story -- and its future under climate change

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The study charts the family history of Arabica, the world's most popular coffee species, through Earth's heating and cooling periods over the last millennia.

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Americans Short on Sleep, Stressed Out About It: Poll

Drugs.com

MONDAY, April 15, 2024 -- While more than half of Americans say they would feel better with more sleep, only 42% say they are getting as much shut-eye as they need, a new poll finds.

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Tropical forests can't recover naturally without fruit-eating birds

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Natural forest regeneration is hailed as a cost-effective way to restore biodiversity and sequester carbon. However, the fragmentation of tropical forests has restricted the movement of large birds limiting their capacity to disperse seeds and restore healthy forests.

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Exercise Could Help Your Heart by Calming the Brain: Study

Drugs.com

MONDAY, April 15, 2024 -- You know exercise is great for your cardiovascular health, but new research suggests that your brain has a lot to do with it.It's all about physical activity's ability to lower stress levels within the brain, explained a.

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Regeneron commits $500M to new venture capital fund

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

While corporate venture arms are commonplace among pharmaceutical companies, the new fund announced Monday is Regeneron’s first.