Prescription opioid companies increased marketing after Purdue Pharma lawsuit, study shows
Purdue Pharma is inextricably linked with the opioid crisis.
Economics & Business
Oct 9, 2023
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News tagged with pharmaceutical companies
Study suggests partisan politics could help public health
Partisan politics played a role in exacerbating public health challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. A new study suggests that partisan politics could also play a role in addressing those challenges—at least when it comes ...
Social Sciences
Jul 20, 2023
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New stapling method solves floppy peptide problem
In a cutting-edge discovery, published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, Florey scientists have solved a long-standing problem: the need for an affordable, simple way to make peptide-based drugs that hold their ...
Biochemistry
Jul 17, 2023
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Tech luminaries give RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine message a boost
Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the latest scion of the Kennedy clan to seek the presidency, has a set of unusual fans: some of the most influential tech executives and investors in America. Kennedy's ...
Political science
Jun 19, 2023
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New way of identifying proteins supports drug development
All living cells contains proteins with different functions, depending on the type of cell. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have discovered a way to identify proteins even without looking at their structure. Their ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 14, 2023
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Ingestible capsule to address GI tract diseases
Diagnosing and treating gastrointestinal tract diseases can be notoriously invasive and time-consuming: blood and stool lab work; biopsies, colonoscopies and endoscopies; and X-rays, CT scans and MRI imaging. But what if ...
Bio & Medicine
May 29, 2023
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Chemists synthesize natural pharmaceutical product waixenicin A from coral
Chemists led by Thomas Magauer at the University of Innsbruck succeeded in synthesizing the natural product waixenicin A for the first time. This molecule is found in soft corals and is of great interest to the pharmaceutical ...
Biochemistry
May 17, 2023
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Going for gold: Nanotech design opens door to new cancer treatments
To develop cancer drugs, researchers often have to make tough trade-offs. Most drugs potent enough to kill tumors also cause unpleasant side effects—and may end up doing more harm than good. Now, researchers and clinicians ...
Bio & Medicine
Apr 26, 2023
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Court order halts horseshoe crab harvesting on many South Carolina beaches, protecting red knots
Dozens of critical habitat areas for threatened shorebirds will be protected after a U.S. District Court in Charleston handed down an order prohibiting three groups from harvesting horseshoe crabs on several of South Carolina's ...
Ecology
Apr 10, 2023
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Acquisitions can nix existing partnerships
Business alliances are valuable because they help companies supplement critical skills, enter new markets, and gain competitive advantages.
Economics & Business
Mar 24, 2023
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