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Pharm Country

Measuring the Effects of Poverty on Babies’ Brain Development

Kimberly Noble, associate professor of Neuroscience and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University, is conducting research on how socioeconomic inequality affects children’s cognitive and brain development.

April 30, 2019
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3 min read
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Mark Terry
Business

Increasing Revlimid Sales Drive Strong Quarter for Celgene

Celgene, which will become part of Bristol-Myers Squibb later this year, saw positive growth in the first quarter of the year.

April 30, 2019
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3 min read
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Alex Keown
Drug Development

Lilly’s Q1: 2 Pipeline Drugs Dropped, Patents and Pricing Pressures

The company indicated it was dropping LY2606368, prexasertib, a CHK1 drug in Phase II, and LY3023414, a PI3k/mTOR inhibitor that was also in Phase II.

April 30, 2019
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3 min read
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Mark Terry
Business

Hulu Develops Limited Series about Elizabeth Holmes as She Awaits Trial

In recent months, Holmes has become the subject of documentaries, books and a planned major motion picture. Now, the black turtleneck-clad entrepreneur will become the subject of a limited series on Hulu starring Kate McKinnon.

April 30, 2019
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4 min read
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Alex Keown
Drug Development

Cidara Tackles Anti-Fungal Therapies, Takes Aim at Universal Flu Treatment

While few drug developers are focused on multi-drug resistant invasive fungal infections, San Diego-based Cidara Therapeutics is in the thick of the fight with its Phase III lead antifungal rezafungin.

April 30, 2019
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3 min read
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Alex Keown