November, 2023

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Neanderthals were the world's first artists, research reveals

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Recent research has shown that engravings in a cave in La Roche-Cotard (France), which has been sealed for thousands of years, were actually made by Neanderthals. The findings reveal that the Neanderthals were the first humans with an appreciation of art.

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Search algorithm reveals nearly 200 new kinds of CRISPR systems

Broad Institute

Search algorithm reveals nearly 200 new kinds of CRISPR systems By Allessandra DiCorato November 23, 2023 Breadcrumb Home Search algorithm reveals nearly 200 new kinds of CRISPR systems By analyzing bacterial data, researchers have discovered thousands of rare new CRISPR systems that have a range of functions and could enable gene editing, diagnostics, and more.

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New molecular insights on medical cannabis

Drug Target Review

Autotaxin (ATX) is a 99-125 kDa lysophospholipase D involved in a large range of physiological and pathological processes. 1 This critical enzyme is part of the nucleotide pyrophosphatase/ phosphodiesterase family and is also referred to as ENPP2. Five ATX isoforms have been identified, with ATX-b expressed in most human tissues and ATX-g specific to the central nervous system.

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Comparing Classification Models - You’re Probably Doing It Wrong

Practical Cheminformatics

In my last post , I discussed benchmark datasets for machine learning (ML) in drug discovery and several flaws in widely used datasets. In this installment, I’d like to focus on how methods are compared. Every year, dozens, if not hundreds, of papers present comparisons of ML methods or molecular representations. These papers typically conclude that one approach is superior to several others for a specific task.

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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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Social Connection and Worker Well-being

NIOSH Science Blog: Drugs

In May, the U.S. Surgeon General, Vice Admiral Vivek Murthy, MD, MBA, released Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation: The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on the Healing Effects of Social Connection and Community calling for a whole-of-society approach to address the epidemic of loneliness and isolation.1 Below we briefly highlight information from the Advisory and its implications for worker well-being.

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What if a CRISPR cure isn’t such an easy choice?

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

A gene editing therapy developed by Vertex Pharmaceuticals and CRISPR Therapeutics can mute sickle cell disease’s most damaging symptoms. Yet treatment may not be as simple as its dramatic benefit makes it seem.

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New A-Fib Ablation Therapy Benefits Women as Much as Men

Drugs.com

THURSDAY, Nov. 2, 2023 -- A procedure to treat the irregular heart rhythm condition known as atrial fibrillation (a-fib) works just as well for women as it does for men, new research shows. The technology, called pulsed field ablation (PFA), can be.

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A guide to clinical trial phases [infographic]

Antidote

Before any new treatment or therapy is able to be used by the patient population, it must go through the process of a clinical trial — this is the case for any new prescription drug, but also true for over-the-counter medications, medical devices, and more.

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Q&A: How generative AI could help accelerate biomedical research

Broad Institute

Q&A: How generative AI could help accelerate biomedical research By Corie Lok November 2, 2023 Breadcrumb Home Q&A: How generative AI could help accelerate biomedical research A machine learning and AI expert discusses how generative AI could be used not just to write emails and computer code, but also to analyze biological data. By Corie Lok November 2, 2023 Credit: Maria Nemchuk, Broad Communications Mehrtash Babadi is director of computational methods in Broad's Data Sciences Platform The re

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CAR-NK cells: promising for cancer therapy

Drug Target Review

NK cells are among the front line of protection from infected and abnormal cells as part of the ‘innate immune response’. They recognise ‘cell stress molecules’ on the surface of infected, old, injured and cancerous cells without the need for complex pre-stimulation signals of the adaptive immune system (eg, T cells). They do not induce ‘graft versus host’ disease when transplanted for allogeneic therapy and there appears little sign of immune rejection.

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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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Pharma benefited from basing business overseas. An international tax effort could spur a rethink.

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

U.S. tax law changes enacted six years ago slashed large pharma companies' rates and saved them billions. Now, a push for an international floor could disrupt their R&D accounting.

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Future floods: Global warming intensifies heavy rain -- even more than expected

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

The intensity and frequency of extreme rainfall increases exponentially with global warming, a new study finds. The analysis shows that state-of-the-art climate models significantly underestimate how much extreme rainfall increases under global warming -- meaning that extreme rainfall could increase quicker than climate models suggest.

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New Antibiotic, Zoliflodacin, Seeking Approval, Tackles Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea in Trial

Drugs.com

FRIDAY, Nov. 3, 2023 -- The first new antibiotic for gonorrhea — the second most common sexually transmitted disease — has shown promise in a clinical trial. That news should come as a relief to public health experts, because gonorrhea.

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A researcher's perspective: Linking scientific discovery to clinical medicine

Antidote

For Carla Greenbaum, M.D., growing up in the era of space travel and the moon landing kindled a lifelong interest in science. That interest influenced her career trajectory, and she’s now a leading investigator at Benaroya Research Institute where she has studied the natural history of type 1 diabetes (T1D) since 2000. Her work focuses on finding the cause of autoimmunity and developing targets for treatment, which she finds “incredibly exciting and inspiring—like landing on the moon!

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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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Bloodborne Pathogen Exposures Continue in Operating Room Settings

NIOSH Science Blog: Drugs

Despite legislation and improved technology, data from Massachusetts hospitals show that sharps injuries have increased in the operating room (OR) [1]. These injuries place healthcare workers at risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogens (BBPs). There is an urgent need to renew efforts to protect healthcare workers inside the operating room. The Massachusetts data highlight a gap and the need to establish a national surveillance program that would help hospitals develop further measures to prevent

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Streamlining ERP Selection: A Business Imperative

Perficient: Drug Development

The Core of Efficiency: Choosing the Right ERP Choosing the right Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system is critical for ensuring optimal efficiency and future growth of your business. It is important to choose a system that seamlessly integrates with your unique processes and objectives, acting as the driving force behind your business operations.

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Moderna adjusts to changing outlook for COVID vaccine demand

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The company recorded a net loss in the third quarter as it “resizes” its manufacturing footprint, and now expects revenue to come in at low end of its previous guidance.

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Scientists build tiny biological robots from human cells

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Scientists have created tiny moving biological robots from human tracheal cells that can encourage the growth of neurons across artificial 'wounds' in the lab. Using patients' own cells could permit growth of Anthrobots that assist healing and regeneration in the future with no nead for immune suppression.

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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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Migraine? Reach for Prescription Meds, Not Ibuprofen

Drugs.com

THURSDAY, Nov. 30, 2023 -- Migraine sufferers would do better to talk to their doctor about a prescription drug than reaching for a bottle of ibuprofen, a new study finds.Drugs like triptans, ergots and anti-emetics can be two to five times more.

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Patient perspectives: Clinical trials and Diabetes Awareness Month

Antidote

Each November is designated as Diabetes Awareness Month , an event that highlights the importance of spreading awareness about diabetes and the health issues it can cause.

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Gerstner Center for Cancer Diagnostics receives additional commitment from Louis V. Gerstner, Jr., to advance technologies that could transform cancer care

Broad Institute

Gerstner Center for Cancer Diagnostics receives additional commitment from Louis V. Gerstner, Jr., to advance technologies that could transform cancer care By Leah Eisenstadt November 14, 2023 Breadcrumb Home Gerstner Center for Cancer Diagnostics receives additional commitment from Louis V. Gerstner, Jr., to advance technologies that could transform cancer care Commitment of $20 million will propel efforts to develop, optimize, and demonstrate liquid biopsy technology along with other cancer di

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Introduction to My Spring Boot Blog Series: Embarking on a Learning Journey Together

Perficient: Drug Development

Greetings, Fellow Developers, Enthusiasts, and Friends! I am thrilled to embark on a journey of exploration and learning with you as I dive into the fascinating world of Spring Boot. As I navigate this powerful framework, I’ve decided to document my experiences, insights, and newfound knowledge in a blog series. The Motivation Behind the Series: The primary motivation for initiating this blog series stems from a desire to not only solidify my understanding of Spring Boot but also to create

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Roche’s Genentech partners with Nvidia in AI drug deal

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The partnership is another investment by the biotech subsidiary in artificial intelligence for drug discovery and development, continuing an industry trend.

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Lost brain function restored in mice after stroke

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Researchers have succeeded in restoring lost brain function in mouse models of stroke using small molecules that in the future could potentially be developed into a stroke recovery therapy.

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Early Promise for Stem Cell Therapy to Curb MS

Drugs.com

TUESDAY, Nov. 28, 2023 -- Stem cells injected into the brains of multiple sclerosis patients appear to protect them against further damage from the degenerative disease, a new study shows.MS occurs when the body’s own immune system attacks and.

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What to know about colon cancer stages

Antidote

Despite the fact that colorectal cancer cases have been declining in the United States since the mid-1980s, it is still the third most common cancer diagnosed each year excluding skin cancer. Often shortened to colon cancer, colorectal cancer occurs when cells in the colon and/or the rectum begin to grow uncontrollably and eventually spread to other parts of the body.

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#WhyIScience Q&A: A computational biologist uses physics to find hidden patterns in cells

Broad Institute

#WhyIScience Q&A: A computational biologist uses physics to find hidden patterns in cells By Allessandra DiCorato November 14, 2023 Breadcrumb Home #WhyIScience Q&A: A computational biologist uses physics to find hidden patterns in cells Niranj Chandrasekaran talks about his work developing a large image-based cell profiling dataset and his long-standing fascination with physics and astronomy.

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Why Content Is the Key to Opening Healthcare’s Digital Front Door – Part 3: Medical Devices

Perficient: Drug Development

This is the third and final part of our series in which we’re discussing healthcare’s digital front door — the technologies and strategies you use to engage with consumers throughout their journeys. By now, you are getting the idea that a cohesive content strategy is the key for consumers to open your digital front door and engage with your organization regardless of where you sit in the healthcare ecosystem.

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FDA investigating cancer risk linked to CAR-T cell therapy

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The agency said the benefit of approved treatments like Gilead’s Yescarta still outweighs any such risk, but the alert could slow drugmaker efforts to develop the treatments for wider use.

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'Cooling glass' blasts building heat into space

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Researchers aiming to combat rising global temperatures have developed a new 'cooling glass' that can turn down the heat indoors without electricity by drawing on the cold depths of space. The new technology, a microporous glass coating, can lower the temperature of the material beneath it by 3.5 degrees Celsius at noon, and has the potential to reduce a mid-rise apartment building's yearly carbon emissions by 10 percent.

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Many Primary Care Docs Unaware of Biologic Asthma Meds

Drugs.com

TUESDAY, Nov. 21, 2023 -- Biologic drugs to treat asthma have been around for two decades, but a surprising number of family doctors still aren’t prescribing them to kids and adults. A new survey found that more than two in five primary care.

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What’s a corneal epithelial defect?

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The cornea is the outermost layer of the human eye, serving both as a protective covering and allowing light into the retina. To perform this function, the cornea is made up of several layers, the outermost of which is known as the epithelium.

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Navigating the challenges of cell therapies

Drug Target Review

Problem w/ CTs and foundational understanding of Vittoria: can you explore the current limitations of cell therapies and the challenges faced by patients and providers? Cell therapies hold immense promise for revolutionising the treatment of some of the most challenging diseases, but several technological and logistical hurdles stand in the way of unlocking their full potential.

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