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Einstein Probe catches X-ray odd couple

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Lobster-eye satellite Einstein Probe captured the X-ray flash from a very elusive celestial pair. The discovery opens a new way to explore how massive stars interact and evolve, confirming the unique power of the mission to uncover fleeting X-ray sources in the sky.

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FDA Approves More Broadly Protective Meningococcal Vaccine, Penmenvy

Drugs.com

TUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2025 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Penmenvy (Meningococcal Groups A, B, C, W, and Y Vaccine) for active immunization against invasive meningococcal disease (IMD), according to a press release from.

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Coffee grounds and Reishi mushroom spores can be 3D printed into a compostable alternative to plastics

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Researchers developed a new system for turning used coffee grounds into a paste, which they use to 3D print objects, such as packing materials and a vase. They inoculate the paste with Reishi mushroom spores, which turn the coffee grounds into a resilient, fully compostable alternative to plastics.

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As Bird Flu Outbreak Worsens, Zoetis Gets Green Light for Poultry Vaccine

Drugs.com

TUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2025 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has granted conditional approval for a new bird flu vaccine for poultry.This new avian flu vaccine, developed by New Jersey-based Zoetis, was approved last week after meeting.

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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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Biomedicine shows the way to future food crops

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Researchers have introduced genetic material into plants via their roots, opening a potential pathway for rapid crop improvement.

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Flickers and flares: Milky Way's central black hole constantly bubbles with light

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Astrophysicists have observed our central supermassive black hole. They found the accretion disk is constantly emitting flares without periods of rest. Shorter, faint flares and longer, bright flares appear to be generated by separate processes.

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Juicing Diets Can Harm Health in Just 3 Days, Study Finds

Drugs.com

TUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2025 Juice cleanses are a popular way to kickstart a health journey, but these diets may do more harm than good in as little as three days.A study published recently in the journal Nutrients found that consuming vegetable and f.

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Biologists transform gut bacteria into tiny protein pharmacies

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Biologists converted gut bacteria into miniature protein factories that manufacture and release a sustained flow of targeted proteins inside the lower intestines. This technique solves one of the longstanding problems surrounding gastrointestinal drug delivery.

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GSK’s 5-in-1 meningococcal shot wins FDA approval

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Penmenvy, which protects against five common types of disease-causing bacteria, is cleared for use in people aged 10 through 25 years old.

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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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Ecologist finds eastern monarch butterflies delaying fall migration

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

The study was one of several that assessed the effects of climate change on three species of butterflies whose populations are declining.

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Biogen buys rights to Stoke’s rare epilepsy drug

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

In exchange for $165 million, Biogen now has access to zorevunersen, a potential first-of-its-kind treatment for Dravet syndrome.

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FDA Approves More Broadly Protective Meningococcal Vaccine

Drugs.com

TUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2025 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Penmenvy (Meningococcal Groups A, B, C, W, and Y Vaccine) for active immunization against invasive meningococcal disease (IMD), according to a press release from.

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Solid says early data suggest ‘differentiated’ Duchenne gene therapy

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The company raised $200 million after early findings hinted its therapy could be more potent than others like it, including Sarepta Therapeutics’ Elevidys.

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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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Student Athletes Don't Know How To Fuel With Food, Study Says

Drugs.com

TUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2025 -- High school athletes often hit the field improperly fueled for the competition ahead, because they havent been taught important basics of nutrition, a new study says.In surveys, teen athletes revealed a dramatic lack of k.

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Beyond copays: Redefining assistance for those with rare diseases and chronic conditions

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Accessia Health helps ease the burden of managing a rare disease or chronic condition.

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Prostate Cancer Screening Hits the Streets With the 'Man Van'

Drugs.com

TUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2025 -- A mobile "Man Van" screening program detected dozens of prostate cancer cases in disadvantaged neighborhoods of London, researchers report. A team led by Dr. Masood Moghul of Royal Marsden Hospital in London reported its.

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LatinX@Broad Presents The René Salazar Speaker Series: Filipa Rijo-Ferreira

Broad Institute

LatinX@Broad Presents The Ren Salazar Speaker Series: Filipa Rijo-Ferreira By Rose Circeo February 18, 2025 Breadcrumb Home LatinX@Broad Presents The Ren Salazar Speaker Series: Filipa Rijo-Ferreira Filipa Rijo-Ferreira Circadian rhythms in parasitic diseases Learn more about the Ren Salazar Speaker Series.

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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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Adults Can Learn 'Perfect Pitch,' Study Suggests

Drugs.com

TUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2025 -- From Mariah Carey and Jimi Hendrix to Michael Jackson, Ella Fitzgerald and Bing Crosby, a select group of famous musicians past and present have had have perfect pitch. Now, a new study suggests that you can, too -- with.

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The Role of Reconciliation in Clinical Data Management

Quanticate

Ensure accuracy with reconciliation in clinical data management. Discover best practices for data integrity, automation, and compliance in clinical trials.

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Smog During Pregnancy Threatens Newborn Health

Drugs.com

TUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2025 -- Newborns are more likely to be born sickly if their moms are exposed to air pollution during pregnancy, a new study says.A woman's exposure to air pollution during the last month of pregnancy can increase their newborns r.

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'Out of science fiction': First 3D observations of an exoplanet's atmosphere reveal a unique climate

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Astronomers have peered through the atmosphere of a planet beyond the Solar System, mapping its 3D structure for the first time. By combining all four telescope units of the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO's VLT), they found powerful winds carrying chemical elements like iron and titanium, creating intricate weather patterns across the planet's atmosphere.

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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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Alex Rives joins faculty of Broad Institute and MIT

Broad Institute

Alex Rives joins faculty of Broad Institute and MIT By Leah Eisenstadt February 18, 2025 Breadcrumb Home Alex Rives joins faculty of Broad Institute and MIT A computer scientist, Rives will develop AI models to support scientific research. By Broad Communications February 18, 2025 Alex Rives is the newest core institute member at Broad. Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard has appointed Alex Rives , a leading computer scientist and pioneering artificial intelligence researcher, as a core institute

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Wild fish can recognize individual divers

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

For years, scientific divers at a research station in the Mediterranean Sea had a problem: at some point in every field season, local fish would follow them and steal food intended as experimental rewards. Intriguingly these wild fish appeared to recognize the specific diver who had previously carried food, choosing to follow only them while ignoring other divers.

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Five Must-Know Medical Communication Strategies Backed by Patient Insights

PPD

As the demand for patient-centric clinical trials increases, understanding and adapting to patients’ preferred communication methods is more important than ever. Thats why the PPD clinical research business of Thermo Fisher Scientific surveyed more than 1,400 patients in the United States and United Kingdom to uncover how they prefer to communicate during clinical trials.

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Researchers record ultrafast chorus dance of electrons on super-small particle

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

It may be the smallest, shortest chorus dance ever recorded. An international team of researchers observed how electrons, excited by ultrafast light pulses, danced in unison around a particle less than a nanometer in diameter. Researchers measured this dance with unprecedented precision, achieving the first measurement of its kind at the sub-nanometer scale.

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What to Expect When you are Expecting…a Government Shutdown

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

By Richard A. Lewis, , Principal Regulatory Device and Biologics Expert The FDA is currently funded through March 1st, 2025. Come Monday March 3rd, if Congress does not pass a budget or continuing resolution, the FDA will enter a shutdown and shutter many offices and programs while Congress works out their inter-party squabbles on national priorities.