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BASF Launches Breakthrough Absorption Technology as GOED Raises Bioavailability Challenge to Omega-3 Industry

BASF recently announced the launch of Accelon™ absorption accelerating technology, developed as a breakthrough solution to the bioavailability challenge of today’s omega-3 supplements.




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Parry Nutraceuticals, Valensa Expand Microalgae Plans Through Joint Venture with Synthite Industries

Valensa International announced today a joint venture agreement between Valensa’s parent company EID Parry and Synthite Industries Ltd., expanding plans to lead development and distribution of value-added microalgae extracts.




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Chronic migraine sufferer turns pain into passion with biotech startup

A doctor, researcher and former chronic migraine sufferer, has launched her own biotech startup company named KetoSwiss selling supplements that she argues can help control migraine pain by tapping into our own biological mechanisms.



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APEC SME Ministers Commit to Inclusion Through Digital Transformation

Ministers convened this week in Concepcion to talk about one of the most underrepresented but vital business sectors of the region.




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One in three pharmacists unable to access PPE, finds RPS survey

A third of pharmacists cannot obtain continuous supplies of personal protective equipment, according to a survey conducted by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.

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CSL Behring joins pandemic R&D fight with antibody work

Australia’s largest biotech company CSL says it is working on a plasma-based therapy for patients with more severe forms of COVID-19.




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GSK taps experimental arthritis antibody to calm the cytokine storm hitting COVID-19 patients

GlaxoSmithKline is hard at work with partner Sanofi in getting a vaccine tested for COVID-19, but this morning it said it was now also entering the race to treat patients already hit with the disease.




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After Alexion buyout, ex-Achillion nephrology lead jumps ship to Gemini Therapeutics

Just a few months after Alexion snapped up complement inhibitor biotech Achillion, Gemini Therapeutics has nabbed one of its key R&D execs as its new chief medical officer.




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Fortress joins KRAS race through Columbia University deal

Fortress Biotech has licensed a treatment for KRAS-driven cancers from Columbia University. Sticking to its blueprint, Fortress has set up a new biotech, Oncogenuity, to advance the preclinical asset and work to generate more oligonucleotides from the underlying platform.




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Google Says Most Of Its Employees Will Likely Work Remotely Through End of Year

The tech giant announces it is extending its previous work-from-home plans for most of its staff and will begin reopening offices this summer.




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Day Three Notes – JP Morgan Healthcare Conference, San Francisco

Yesterday’s conference sessions surfaced interesting questions and approaches regarding the post-acute sector, bundled payment, emergency medicine and anesthesia. Post-Acute Focus: With more and more focus on the need to rationalize and re-organize the post-acute sector, we have seen multiple industry leaders start to evolve their strategies.  I blogged yesterday about AccentCare’s interesting strategy in the...… Continue Reading




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I'm gaining weight in quarantine and I couldn't be more thrilled about it

If the worst thing that happens to me during this global pandemic is that I have to buy new pants, I will weep with gratitude.




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Drive-through celebrations and car parades nixed in Santa Clara County

The coronavirus outbreak has forced the cancellation of myriad life events. Santa Clara County won't even let you celebrate in your car now.




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Did coronavirus spread through a nail salon? Newsom said so, and now owners fear for their business

Did community spread of the coronavirus start at a nail salon? Governor said so, and now immigrant owners worry about getting business.




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Prevalence of erectile dysfunction in patients with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis




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Personality and psychiatric disorders in chronic pain male affected by erectile dysfunction: prospective and observational study




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Vasoinhibin reduces joint inflammation, bone loss, and the angiogenesis and vasopermeability of the pannus in murine antigen-induced arthritis




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Blocking thrombospondin-1 signaling via CD47 mitigates renal interstitial fibrosis




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Igniting autophagy through the regulation of phase separation




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The chromosome-scale genome reveals the evolution and diversification after the recent tetraploidization event in tea plant




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MdMYB6 regulates anthocyanin formation in apple both through direct inhibition of the biosynthesis pathway and through substrate removal




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Chromosome-scale assembly of the <i>Kandelia obovata</i> genome




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Through the laser mirror




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Epidemiology of thrombosis in Canadian neonatal intensive care units




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Treating osteoarthritis via gene therapy with rejuvenation factors




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Albumin fusion with granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor acts as an immunotherapy against chronic tuberculosis




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HIF1α blockade reduces kidney injury in lupus nephritis




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Association of <i>MICA</i>-129Met/Val polymorphism with clinical outcome of anti-TNF therapy and MICA serum levels in patients with rheumatoid arthritis




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Why Oral Cancer Threatens Men

Researchers wrestle with the rising rates of virus-related tumors




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Arab students thrive in Israel’s Technion




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Multilayered mechanisms ensure that short chromosomes recombine in meiosis




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Breaking through the glioblastoma micro-environment via extracellular vesicles




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Effects of chronic type 5 phosphodiesterase inhibition on penile microvascular reactivity in hypertensive patients with erectile dysfunction: a randomized crossover placebo-controlled trial




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Within-group synchronization in the prefrontal cortex associates with intergroup conflict




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100 years of influenza research seen through the lens of Covid-19




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Structure of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus L protein elucidates the mechanisms of viral transcription initiation




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The continued threat of emerging flaviviruses




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Fetal inheritance of chromosomally integrated human herpesvirus 6 predisposes the mother to pre-eclampsia




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Potential through simplicity: thymidine kinase-1 as a biomarker for CDK4/6 inhibitors




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Rheumatoid arthritis Primer — behind the scenes




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Effectiveness of the adjunctive use of ozone and chlorhexidine in patients with chronic periodontitis




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Irradiation induces cancer lung metastasis through activation of the cGAS–STING–CCL5 pathway in mesenchymal stromal cells




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Chromosome 11 open reading frame 30 (C11orf30), calpain small subunit 1 (CAPNS1; CAPN4), signal transducer and activator of transcription 6 (STAT6) and ankyrin repeat domain 27 (ANKRD27) as diagnostic markers for eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE)

Genomewide association studies identified four genes that could serve as diagnostic markers and/or therapeutic targets for EoE.




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Nanomolar-scale, high throughput chemical synthesis of drug-like molecules

A high throughput, miniaturized chemical synthesis platform could enable rapid discovery of lead compounds.




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FBP1 loss disrupts liver metabolism and promotes tumorigenesis through a hepatic stellate cell senescence secretome




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Engineering nanomedicines through boosting immunogenic cell death for improved cancer immunotherapy




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Cardamonin protects against lipopolysaccharide-induced myocardial contractile dysfunction in mice through Nrf2-regulated mechanism




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An in vitro Förster resonance energy transfer-based high-throughput screening assay identifies inhibitors of SUMOylation E2 Ubc9




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Wheelchair propulsion fatigue thresholds in electromyographic and ventilatory testing




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Reduction of depression-like behavior in rat model induced by ShRNA targeting norepinephrine transporter in locus coeruleus