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Should Your Teen Receive Non-Surgical Cosmetic Treatments?

Drugs.com

THURSDAY, Feb. 20, 2025 -- Social media often tempts teenagers with non-surgical ways to improve their appearance, such as laser hair removal, skin and teeth whitening, chemical peels, botox, and face and lip fillers.And a new poll finds that a.

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Brain-wide activity change visualized as geometric patterns

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Researchers have applied a visualization technique to depict the brain's activity related to visual perception as geometric patterns. They visualized different shapes as the ever-changing neuronal activity in the temporal and frontal lobes of the brain during object recognition and recalling memories. This achievement promises further extraction of brain activity observed in various aspects of daily life.

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Site-specific activation of the proton pumpinhibitor rabeprazole by tetrathiolate zinccentres

Covalent Modifiers

Teresa Marker, Raphael R. Steimbach, Cecilia Perez-Borrajero, Marcin Luzarowski, Eric Hartmann, Sibylle Schleich, Daniel Pastor-Flores, Elisa Espinet, Andreas Trumpp, Aurelio A. Teleman, Frauke Grter, Bernd Simon, Aubry K. Miller & Tobias P. Dick Nat. Chem. ( 2025 ). [link] Proton pump inhibitors have become top-selling drugs worldwide. Serendipitously discovered as prodrugs that are activated by protonation in acidic environments, proton pump inhibitors inhibit stomach acid secretion by cov

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Bluebird, at risk of default, agrees to take-private deal

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The pioneering gene therapy developer will be acquired by investment firms Carlyle Group and SK Capital for a fraction of what it was once worth years ago.

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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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CDD Vault Update (February #2 2025):  Advanced Macromolecules - Modified Bioconjugates Support in CDD Vault

Collaborative Drug

CDD Update February 2025 #2 New Macromolecule Mode Edit DNA, RNA & Peptides with Bioconjugate Support

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Rewards of Tight Blood Pressure Control Outweigh Risks, Trial Finds

Drugs.com

FRIDAY, Feb. 21, 2025 -- The health benefits of aggressive blood pressure control outweigh the potential risks for seniors, according to the latest results from a major clinical trial.About 85% of seniors treated to a target blood pressure of 120.

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AstraZeneca deepens China presence with FibroGen deal

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The $160 million acquisition of a FibroGen subsidiary expands AstraZeneca’s foothold in China while the company works through government investigations into its business practices there.

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PD1 x VEGF bispecific landscape: examining Hope versus Hype.

SugarCone Biotech

There were waves of interest in this therapeutic space at ASCO in June 2024 and around the JP Morgan healthcare conference in January 2025. Here we take a look at the hope and the hype behind the PD1/VEGF bispecific therapeutics.

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Big birds like emus are technical innovators, study shows

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Large birds -- our closest relations to dinosaurs -- are capable of technical innovation, by solving a physical task to gain access to food.

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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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Raw Pet Food Recalled After Bird Flu Sickens, Then Kills Two Cats

Drugs.com

THURSDAY, Feb. 20, 2025 -- Two indoor cats in Oregon were euthanized after contracting bird flu, leading to a recall of raw pet food sold in both Oregon and Washington, health officials have announced. The cats were from separate households and had.

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In FDA job cuts, experts see threat of far-reaching impact

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

"Any place that gets cut, it's going to have an impact, because there's not any spare personnel at FDA,” said former agency commissioner Robert Califf.

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Fortrea's Alaric Jackson Talks AI in Clinical Trials

Fierce BioTech

In a recent interview with Fierce Biotech's Chris Hayden, Fortrea's Chief Technology and Data Officer Alaric Jackson discussed the growing role of AI in clinical trials. | Fortrea's CTO discusses AI's expanding role in clinical trials, from discovery to execution, and its potential to improve patient outcomes and diversity.

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How to get a robot collective to act like a smart material

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Researchers are blurring the lines between robotics and materials, with a proof-of-concept material-like collective of robots with behaviors inspired by biology.

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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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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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Ozempic, Wegovy shortage resolved; Pfizer CEO is PhRMA’s new chair

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The FDA determined that Novo Nordisk’s obesity and diabetes drugs are no longer in short supply. Elsewhere, Concentra made a competing bid for Acelyrin and Intra-Cellular sales rose.

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5 Market Access Mistakes That Can Derail Your EU Orphan Drug Launch

Fierce BioTech

| Avoid common pitfalls in EU orphan drug market accesslearn how local expertise can help navigate pricing, reimbursement, and regulatory hurdles.

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Lifestyle and environmental factors affect health and aging more than our genes

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A new study led by researchers from Oxford Population Health has shown that a range of environmental factors, including lifestyle (smoking and physical activity), and living conditions, have a greater impact on health and premature death than our genes.

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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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Flu and Stomach Bugs Are Spreading Fast—Are You Prepared?

Drugs.com

SUNDAY, Feb. 16, 2025 -- Flu season is in full swing, making it more important than ever to take steps to protect yourself and your loved ones.Dr. Priya Soni, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at Cedars-Sinai Guerin Childrens Health Center.

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CDC vaccine meeting, set to be first since RFK Jr. sworn in, is postponed

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Originally scheduled for next week, the meeting of agency advisers will be delayed to give more time for public comment, according to an HHS spokesperson.

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Welcome to Matt and Xianfu

Metabolite Tales Blog

Welcome to Matt and Xianfu We are delighted thatMatthew AllenandXianfu Li have joined Hypha’s team recently. Xianfu was previously at Evotec and specialises in metabolite identification and bioanalysis. Matt joins us from Charnwood Molecular and is Hypha’s Chemistry Lab Manager. The post Welcome to Matt and Xianfu appeared first on Hypha Discovery.

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Child ADHD risk linked to mother's use of acetaminophen

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Fetal acetaminophen exposure increases the likelihood that a child will develop attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a new study.

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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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LGBTQ+ Stress and Stigma Increase Risk of Mental Health Problems

Drugs.com

THURSDAY, Feb. 20, 2025 -- The societal stress and stigma of being LGBTQ+ can increase a persons risk of mental health problems, a new study suggests.People in sexual and gender minorities are more likely than heterosexuals to suffer from problems.

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Advamed CEO warns FDA job cuts put patients, industry at risk

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Scott Whitaker sent a letter to HHS calling for staff cuts at the FDA to be reversed, arguing patient care and U.S. leadership in medical devices are on the line.

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How EDC Software Improves Patient Safety

Crucial Data Solutions

The Link Between EDC and Patient Safety The shared commitment among researchers and healthcare providers to patient safety influences every. The post How EDC Software Improves Patient Safety appeared first on Crucial Data Solutions.

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Narcissists more likely to feel ostracized

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Narcissists feel ostracized more frequently than their less self-absorbed peers, according to researchers. This may stem not only from being shunned due to their personalities but from a tendency to misinterpret ambiguous social signals as exclusion.

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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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