BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing
AUGUST 29, 2024
Far fewer venture funding rounds were closed by cell and gene therapy developers over the first six months of 2024 than in prior years. Experts say there are several factors.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
AUGUST 27, 2024
Crime films, action films, comedies, or documentaries? A person's favorite film genre reveals a lot about how their brain works. Fans of action films and comedies reacted very strongly to negative emotional stimuli, while participants who favored documentaries or crime films and thrillers had a significantly weaker reaction.
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National Institute on Drug Abuse: Nora's Blog
AUGUST 28, 2024
Older Black Men Are Disproportionately Affected by the Overdose Crisis mfleming Wed, 08/28/2024 - 16:08 Nora's Blog August 30, 2024 Image ©Getty Images/ xavierarnau Saturday, August 31, is International Overdose Awareness Day , when we collectively remember those who have lost their lives to drug overdose, support those who grieve those losses, and offer encouragement to those who seek recovery from addiction.
Drugs.com
AUGUST 30, 2024
FRIDAY, Aug.30, 2024 -- New trials are showing how the blockbuster diabetes and weight-loss meds Ozempic and Wegovy can boost health in even more ways.These two injected drugs are versions of semaglutide. In multiple new data analyses, the drugs.
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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
Drug Target Review
AUGUST 28, 2024
What are the main challenges currently faced in the treatment of chronic liver diseases, and how does Resolution Therapeutics aim to address these challenges? Once a patient develops advanced cirrhosis/end-stage liver disease there are no specific therapies to significantly avoid major decompensations and death in the next few years. This is caused by the high amounts of inflammation and fibrosis (scarring) in the liver, suppressing the liver’s natural ability to regenerate or perform its functi
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
AUGUST 28, 2024
New research explores music's impact on learning, memory, and emotions in two studies. One reveals that familiar music can enhance concentration and learning, while the other demonstrates that music with a strong emotional tone can reshape the quality of existing memories. These findings suggest that music could be used for therapeutic interventions for cognitive function, or in conditions like PTSD and depression.
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Drugs.com
AUGUST 30, 2024
FRIDAY, Aug. 30, 2024 -- Senior residential homes are breeding grounds for antibiotic-resistant bacteria, due to overprescription of antibiotics, a new study says.Stool samples provided by Australian senior home residents contained bacteria with a.
BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing
AUGUST 27, 2024
The launch of a single-use vial form of the popular weight loss medicine could help Lilly improve supply and compete with telehealth companies offering compounded versions.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
AUGUST 26, 2024
An international team of paleontologists has found matching sets of Early Cretaceous dinosaur footprints on what are now two different continents.
Perficient: Drug Development
AUGUST 28, 2024
This post is the first in a series of four about estimating project hours. Part 1: Sandbagging & Lowballing Coming Soon: Part 2: Dependencies & Creep Part 3: Assumptions & Uncertainty Part 4: The Emotional Conclusion Estimating is a precarious business – part science, a lot of guesswork, and a bit of psychic magic! The goal is to forecast the effort, time, and cost of a project with enough accuracy to avoid disaster.
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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.
Drugs.com
AUGUST 29, 2024
THURSDAY, Aug. 29, 2024 (HeathDay News) -- The first known U.S. cluster of cases of bird flu in humans has been recorded at two poultry facilities in Colorado, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported Thursday.The nine infected.
BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing
AUGUST 28, 2024
Under a collaboration with NextRNA Therapeutics, Bayer will access the biotech’s platform to target long, non-coding RNA interactions with small molecule drugs.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
AUGUST 30, 2024
Facial recognition is a critical part of self-image and social interactions. In an era of advanced digital technology, we face intriguing questions about communication and identity. How does altering our facial identity affect our sense of 'self' and our interactions with others?
Perficient: Drug Development
AUGUST 28, 2024
Perficient continues to make strategic investments to grow our global footprint. This is great for our clients because we span time zones, cultures and capabilities. However, it can present a challenge fostering a cohesive company culture and opportunities for colleagues to connect. That is why Perficient invests in its people by supporting Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), Special Interest Groups (SIGs), and Innovation Groups (IGs).
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Drugs.com
AUGUST 26, 2024
MONDAY, Aug. 24, 2024 -- A type of drug used to treat Alzheimer’s disease appears to slow the progression of Lewy body dementia, the brain disease that afflicted comedian Robin Williams prior to his suicide.Cholinesterase inhibitors prevent the b.
BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing
AUGUST 27, 2024
The platform is similar in concept to a service launched this year by Eli Lilly, and aims to give consumers easier access to Pfizer’s migraine, COVID-19 and flu treatments.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
AUGUST 29, 2024
Chemists have developed a catalytic process that turns the largest component of today's plastic waste stream, polyolefin plastic bags and bottles, into gases -- propylene and isobutylene -- that are the building blocks of polypropylene and other types of plastics. The process uses inexpensive solid catalysts that can be scaled to industrial production, making this a potentially viable means of creating a circular economy for these throw-away plastics.
FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars
AUGUST 26, 2024
By Larry K. Houck — Who says nothing happens in Washington, D.C., in August? The Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) will announce Thursday in the Federal Register that it will hold a hearing on the proposed rescheduling of marijuana to schedule III at DEA Headquarters in Arlington, Virginia on December 2, 2024. DEA received over 43,500 public comments in response to the agency’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register on May 21, 2024.
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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
Drugs.com
AUGUST 29, 2024
THURSDAY, Aug. 29, 2024 -- A migraine drug can help stop the devastating headaches in their tracks, allowing sufferers to go about their daily lives with little to no symptoms, a new clinical trial has found.People who took ubrogepant (Ubrelvy).
BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing
AUGUST 28, 2024
Despite “positive” results, shares of the biotech slid by 20%. Analysts cautioned that Neurocrine shouldn’t get “the benefit of the doubt” with its data.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
AUGUST 27, 2024
Women diagnosed with breast cancer who had regular screening mammograms every year were less likely to have late-stage cancer and had higher overall survival than those who received screening every other year or less often, according to new research.
Perficient: Drug Development
AUGUST 29, 2024
For most businesses, the holiday season is a critical time that often accounts for a significant portion of annual sales. To properly capitalize on this opportunity, companies must ensure their product information is accurate, consistent, and compelling across all channels. This is where Product Information Management (PIM) systems come into play.
Drugs.com
AUGUST 30, 2024
FRIDAY, Aug. 30, 2024 -- A new, tougher rule on the sale of tobacco products will require retailers to check the IDs of any buyers under the age of 30, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday.The final rule, which will go into.
BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing
AUGUST 29, 2024
The trial setbacks for Merck’s best-selling drug, which faces patent expiration in 2028, are a blow to the company’s plans for further indication expansion.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
AUGUST 28, 2024
New research may enable potential solutions to metabolic disease by turning to evolution and to bats. 'Our study reports blood sugar levels that are the highest we have ever seen in nature -- what would be lethal, coma-inducing levels for mammals, but not for bats,' said one of the researchers. 'We are seeing a new trait we didn't know was possible.
Perficient: Drug Development
AUGUST 28, 2024
Next-level personalization strategies will undoubtedly be a key topic at Salesforce’s largest event this year. Dreamforce is right around the corner taking place in San Francisco on September 17 to 19, and learning how to get the most out of your customer data with AI-powered tools is top of mind. Whether you’re attending in person or virtually, the conference boasts numerous opportunities to hear how some of the world’s largest brands are using data and AI to create personalized journeys and pr
Drugs.com
AUGUST 30, 2024
FRIDAY, Aug. 30, 2024 -- People who challenge an unexpected medical bill often get some form of financial relief, a new study says.About 1 in 5 people say they’ve recently received a medical bill they disagreed with or couldn’t afford to pay, acc.
BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing
AUGUST 26, 2024
The buzzy startup, which had raised over $200 million in venture funding, is letting go of much of its workforce, according to a state regulatory notice.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
AUGUST 28, 2024
Bacterial cells can 'remember' brief, temporary changes to their bodies and immediate surroundings, a new study has found. And, although these changes are not encoded in the cell's genetics, the cell still passes memories of them to its offspring -- for multiple generations.
Nvidia Developer: Drug Discovery
AUGUST 27, 2024
Now available—NIM Agent Blueprints for digital humans, multimodal PDF data extraction, and drug discovery. Now available—NIM Agent Blueprints for digital humans, multimodal PDF data extraction, and drug discovery.
Drugs.com
AUGUST 30, 2024
FRIDAY, Aug. 30, 2024 -- In some people, new-onset depression may stem from the same buildup of toxic plaques in the brain that have long been linked to Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study."Our findings provide additional support for.
BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing
AUGUST 29, 2024
Testimony from the heads of Express Scripts, Optum Rx and Caremark in July defending pharmacy benefit managers’ business practices could be coming back to bite them.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
AUGUST 29, 2024
The public could have days or months of warning about a major earthquake through identification of prior low-level tectonic unrest over large areas, according to research by scientists who analyzed two major quakes in Alaska and California.
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