Fri.Jan 24, 2025

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Myth busted: Healthy habits take longer than 21 days to set in

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

We're nearly one month into 2025, but if you're struggling to hold onto your New Year's resolution, stay strong, as new research shows that forming a healthy habit can take longer than you expect. Researchers found that new habits can begin forming within about two months (median of 59-66 days) but can take up to 335 days to establish.

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Certain Meds and Diet Can Reverse Type 2 Diabetes

Drugs.com

FRIDAY, Jan. 24, 2025 -- People can reverse their type 2 diabetes through a combination of calorie cutting and medication, a small clinical trial says.Overweight and obese adults caused their diabetes to go into remission by following a.

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New evidence pushes back arrival of early hominins in Europe

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Research reveals new evidence of early hominin activity in Europe, suggesting that hominins were present on the continent far earlier than previously thought.

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Bird Flu Outbreak Forces Culling of 100,000 Ducks, Threatening Last Duck Farm in Long Island

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FRIDAY, Jan. 24, 2025 -- The last duck farm on New York's Long Island is facing an uncertain future after a bird flu outbreak forced the culling of nearly 100,000 ducks. The highly contagious H5N1 avian flu, otherwise known as bird flu, was.

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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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Study points to South America -- not Mexico -- as birthplace of Irish potato famine pathogen

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Researchers firmly point the finger at the South American Andes Mountains as the place where the Irish potato famine pathogen, Phtytophthora infestans, originated.

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Sara Brenner, FDA device official, named agency’s acting head

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Brenner, who has worked in the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health, will lead the agency until a permanent commissioner is confirmed.

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Medical Weed Users At Risk for Addiction

Drugs.com

FRIDAY, Jan. 24, 2025 -- People using weed for medical purposes are as likely or more to become addicted to cannabis as recreational tokers, a new study says.Folks using medical marijuana were more likely to have cannabis use disorder than tho.

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Novo shares climb on early data for dual-acting obesity drug

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

An experimental drug called amycretin showed signs it could be more potent than Eli Lilly’s rival Zepbound, though analysts cautioned certain aspects of the study may have inflated its performance.

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Eating Right, Exercising Before Surgery Improves Outcomes

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FRIDAY, Jan. 24, 2025 -- Patients can improve their odds for a successful surgery by actively preparing for the procedure through diet and exercise, a tactic called prehabilitation, a new evidence review shows.Surgical patients who prehabbed had f.

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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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Mixed results for Keytruda; AbbVie to work with Neomorph

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Merck and Eisai reported new data for a drug regimen of Keytruda and Lenvima. Elsewhere, AstraZeneca expanded in Canada and the FDA delayed a decision on Stealth’s Barth treatment.

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COVID Vaccine Hesitancy Reducing Childhood Vaccinations

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FRIDAY, Jan. 24, 2025 -- Hesitancy over the COVID-19 vaccine is leading some parents to skip important vaccinations for their children.Young children of parents who declined the COVID vaccine are about 25% less likely to get the standard.

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Patient Content Marketing 2.0: Leverage AI for efficient content creation, personalized delivery, and measurable outcomes

Fierce BioTech

Patient Content Marketing 2.0: Leverage AI for efficient content creation, personalized delivery, and measurable outcomes dwunderlin Fri, 01/24/2025 - 16:27 Thu, 04/17/2025 - 11:00 Resource Type Webinar William Grambley Paul ONeill In an era defined by technological innovation, artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the landscape of pharmaceutical marketing.

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Does Sleep Apnea Contribute to Car Crashes?

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FRIDAY, Jan. 24, 2025 -- Many major maladies have been linked to disturbed slumber caused by sleep apnea, high blood pressure, heart problems and diabetes.Add car wrecks to that list, a study published Jan. 21 in the journal OtolaryngologyHead and.

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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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Strong as steel, light as foam: High-performance, nano-architected materials

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Researchers have used machine learning to design nano-architected materials that have the strength of carbon steel but the lightness of Styrofoam. The team describes how they made nanomaterials with properties that offer a conflicting combination of exceptional strength, light weight and customizability. The approach could benefit a wide range of industries, from automotive to aerospace.

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Abortion Pill Alternative Found in Morning-After Pill

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FRIDAY, Jan. 24, 2025 -- When one abortion pill faces lawsuits, another may be waiting in the wings, a new study suggests. The study, published Jan. 23 in the journal NEJM Evidence, has found a potential alternative to the abortion pill.

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Progress and challenges in brain implants

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A scientific team looks at the progress and challenges in the research and development of brain implants. New achievements in the field of this technology are seen as a source of hope for many patients with neurological disorders and have been making headlines recently. As neural implants have an effect not only on a physical but also on a psychological level, researchers are calling for particular ethical and scientific care when conducting clinical trials.

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New Study Reveals Five Crucial Priorities Shaping The Future of Patient Services

Drug Channels

Todays guest post comes from Scott Genone, Chief Product Officer at CareMetx. Scott shares key takaways from CareMetxs recent survey of over 100 industry leaders. He outlines four trends that will define the future of patient services. To view the full survey results, download The 2025 Patient Services Report: Provider Engagement is Make or Break for Success.

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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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Unleashing the Power of Generative AI in Acute Care: Revolutionizing Healthcare Delivery

Perficient: Drug Development

Introduction The advent of generative AI (GenAI) marks a pivotal moment in the evolution of healthcare, particularly in the context of acute care settings. As hospitals and health systems grapple with the challenges of increasing complexity, rising costs, and the ever-present need to improve patient outcomes, GenAI emerges as a transformative force, offering unparalleled opportunities to revolutionize healthcare delivery.

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Addressing Screen Failures in MASH Clinical Trials: Strategies for Success

Conversations in Drug Development Trends

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) presents a complex challenge in clinical trials due to its multifaceted nature and requirements for proper diagnosis. Addressing screen failure in MASH clinical trials is crucial, as it ensures the efficacy and safety profiles of potential treatments are accurately assessed from the onset. At Worldwide Clinical Trials, were committed to leveraging our MASH experience and patient-centric approach to navigate these challenges and drive better

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Understanding In-Out and Input Parameters in IICS

Perficient: Drug Development

In Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services (IICS), In-Out and Input Parameters provide flexibility in managing dynamic values for your mappings. This allows you to avoid hard-coding values directly into the mapping and instead configure them externally through parameter files, ensuring ease of maintenance, especially in production environments. Below, well walk through the concepts and how to use these parameters effectively in your IICS mappings.

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The biopharma industry outlook on 2025: Uncertainty and change

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The Trump administration is bringing new instability to a sector already grappling with a shaky market as well as threats like competition from China.

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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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Trump Administration Puts Freeze on Release of Health Info From Government Agencies

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FRIDAY, Jan. 24, 2025 -- President Donald Trump's administration has placed a freeze on information being released from government health agencies.According to a memo obtained by the Associated Press, the "immediate pause" applies to information.

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FDA Formaldehyde Ban in Hair Products on Hold Once Again

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FRIDAY, Jan. 24, 2025 -- A proposed ban on formaldehyde in chemical hair straightening products -- linked to cancer and other health risks -- has hit a roadblock after an executive order from President Donald Trump paused all new regulations. The.