Drug Discovery World

JUNE 30, 2023

Whether it be a monoclonal antibody to treat peanut allergy, or using artificial intelligence (AI) to identify influenza drug targets, each discovery reflects the level of scientific innovation and diversity of approaches being employed in drug development today. The top stories: Could a monoclonal antibody treat peanut allergy?

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The Pharma Data

OCTOBER 27, 2020

The NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has halted a clinical trial evaluating Eli Lilly’s investigational monoclonal antibody, LY-CoV555 (bamlanivimab), in combination with remdesivir for the treatment of COVID-19 patients. Source link.

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Scienmag

JULY 19, 2021

Credit: Andrea Crisanti Testing of an entire Italian town shows antibody levels remain high nine months after SARS-CoV-2 infection, whether symptomatic or asymptomatic.

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Scienmag

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Using optical biosensor technology, the test provides quantitative measurements of antibodies in blood plasma in less than 20 minutes Credit: Carolyn Lagattuta Researchers at UC Santa Cruz have developed a novel serological assay for the detection of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

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Scienmag

AUGUST 24, 2020

An in-depth Garvan study of how the immune system generates effective antibodies provides new insights for vaccine design. Credit: Dr Ofir Shein-Lumbroso, Garvan Institute of Medical Research An in-depth Garvan study of how the immune system generates effective antibodies provides new insights for vaccine design.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Since HIV integrates with the DNA, eliminating the virus from the body is very difficult, explains David Montefiori, PhD, director of the Laboratory for AIDS Vaccine Research and Development at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. But others in the research space are now testing out other concepts that have been largely theoretical.

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pharmaphorum

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

An international trial led by US experts is to begin testing AstraZeneca’s long-acting antibody combination therapy to treat COVID-19. It is sponsored by the US-government funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health.

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Scienmag

MARCH 5, 2021

Scientists at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, in a collaboration the Duke University, have confirmed that monoclonal antibodies can be an effective tool in the global fight against malaria.

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Scienmag

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Certain antibody alterations may prevent their passage from mother to fetus BOSTON – Recent analyses indicate that pregnant women and newborns may face elevated risks of developing more severe cases of COVID-19 following SARS-CoV-2 infection.

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Scienmag

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

— A genetic modification in the ‘coat’ of a brain infection-causing virus may allow it to escape antibodies, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers. HERSHEY, Pa. They say testing people for this and other viral mutations may help identify patients at risk for developing a fatal brain disease.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JANUARY 8, 2023

In 2023, the pharmaceutical industry will mark 20 years since Xolair, an anti-IgE antibody, became the first biologic approved to treat asthma. Since then, the US FDA, EMA, and other agencies have approved several biologic antibodies targeting the inflammatory cytokines IL-4, IL-13, IL-5, and others for asthma.

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Drug Discovery World

JULY 3, 2023

Whether it be a monoclonal antibody to treat peanut allergy, or using artificial intelligence (AI) to identify influenza drug targets, each discovery reflects the level of scientific innovation and diversity of approaches being employed in drug development today.

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Scienmag

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Research from the California Institute of Technology shows exactly how antibodies stick to and block the Zika virus, which will inform vaccine development Credit: Image courtesy of Shannon Esswein.

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Scienmag

APRIL 22, 2021

SARS-CoV-2 can recruit a haem metabolite to evade antibody immunity Researchers have identified another potential target for neutralizing antibodies on the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein that is masked by metabolites in the blood.

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Delveinsight

AUGUST 6, 2020

A research team that is led by the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, purposes that a variant of the receptor that is with one having an even stronger ability to bind to the coronavirus, it might work as a therapeutic candidate against COVID-19 by acting as a decoy to persuade the virus away. The agency raised no safety concerns.

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The Pharma Data

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has halted a clinical trial evaluating Eli Lilly’s investigational monoclonal antibody, LY-CoV555 (bamlanivimab), in combination with remdesivir for the treatment of COVID-19 patients.

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Scienmag

JANUARY 7, 2021

ANN ARBOR–A team of researchers has discovered an antibody that blocks the ability of the dengue virus to cause disease in mice. The findings open the potential for developing effective treatments and designing a vaccine for dengue and similar diseases.

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Scienmag

JULY 1, 2021

Over years of studying antibody responses against the flu in the Wilson lab at the University of Chicago, researchers kept coming up with a strange finding: antibodies that seemed to bind not only to the flu virus, but to every virus the lab could throw at them.

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Scienmag

JANUARY 4, 2021

In advance of public vaccination, a quick and accurate COVID-19 antibody test will help determine the presence of neutralizing antibodies, the molecules that aid in protection against the virus. Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala.

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Scienmag

DECEMBER 22, 2020

National Institutes of Health researchers have isolated a set of promising, tiny antibodies, or “nanobodies,” against SARS-CoV-2 that were produced by a llama named Cormac. Preliminary results suggest anti-COVID19 nanobodies may be effective at preventing and diagnosing infections Credit: Courtesy of Brody lab NIH/NINDS.

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Scienmag

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine found that while most individuals responded to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) natural reinfection with a typical sustained antibody response associated with protection, a few individuals surprisingly responded atypically, not being able to sustain the antibody response, which declined to levels that made (..)

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XTalks

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The class of IgE-mediated food allergies includes 160 foods, with peanuts, milk, eggs, wheat, soy and tree nuts being the most common ones. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), almost six percent of people in the US in 2021 had a food allergy. However, the treatment is restricted to peanut allergy.

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Scienmag

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

5, 2020)–Children and adults produce different types and amounts of antibodies in response to infection with the new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, a new study from researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons has found. NEW YORK, NY (Nov.

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Scienmag

MARCH 31, 2021

New findings from a Michigan Medicine study reveal that antibody testing is predictive of prior COVID-19 infection, and rapid screening methods – even from finger pricks – are effective testing tools. Researchers analyzed antibody tests conducted on more than 500 subjects […].

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Scienmag

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Credit: Siwen Long Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified a small neutralizing antibody, a so-called nanobody, that has the capacity to block SARS-CoV-2 from entering human cells. The researchers believe this nanobody has the potential to be developed as an antiviral treatment against COVID-19.

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XTalks

JANUARY 20, 2021

Researchers at KU Leuven in Belgium have found a potential mechanism underlying irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) that involves activation of immune cells primed by past gastrointestinal infections. However, IBS patients do not have allergies to any given foods, nor any gastrointestinal conditions, such as celiac disease.

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Scienmag

APRIL 9, 2021

The structural revelation could have implications as a therapeutic target in all SARS-CoV-2 variants Credit: Kelly Lab/Penn State A tiny protein of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that gives rise to COVID-19, may have big implications for future treatments, according to a team of Penn State researchers.

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Scienmag

JANUARY 25, 2021

OHSU study has important implications for vaccines, diagnosis of COVID-19 A new study demonstrates that antibodies generated by the novel coronavirus react to other strains of coronavirus and vice versa, according to research published today by scientists from Oregon Health & Science University.

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Scienmag

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

A combination antibody treatment for preventing COVID-19 illness in individuals who have had sustained exposure to someone with the virus is being studied by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). The clinical trial is enrolling patients at Harris Health System’s Lyndon B.

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Drug Discovery World

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The trial is sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the NIH, and will evaluate the investigational vaccine for safety and its ability to elicit an immune response. “An The vaccine candidate under investigation, FluMos-v2, was designed by researchers at NIAID’s Vaccine Research Center (VRC).

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Drug Discovery World

DECEMBER 6, 2022

In a paper published in Science , the researchers reveal critical new insights into their novel vaccine strategy, which involves a stepwise approach to producing antibodies capable of targeting a wide range of HIV variants. . The researchers used ‘germline targeting’ to produce bnAbs that can protect against HIV.

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Scienmag

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

A study on the effectiveness of multiple treatments, including laboratory-made antibodies, at preventing mild COVID-19 from advancing to severe illness in the outpatient setting is underway by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).

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The Pharma Data

JULY 11, 2021

3 These data are being presented at the 2021 European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) Hybrid Congress in Krakow, Poland and Madrid, Spain. Hereditary angioedema is a lifelong condition and research shows that concerns about another attack can limit the way patients lead their lives,” said Prof. Markus Magerl, M.D.,

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Drug Discovery World

AUGUST 31, 2022

The amount of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in the blood of patients hospitalised with Covid-19 could be used to predict illness severity and other clinical outcomes. . In addition, the researchers examined the relationship between a number of participant and viral characteristics and antigen levels. Analysis of Covid patient blood samples.

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Delveinsight

AUGUST 27, 2020

The phase 1 study that is being run by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases tests three dose levels of the vaccine, mRNA-1273, given in two injections a month apart in 120 adults. Freenome secures USD 270 Million to boost its colorectal cancer blood test. White fat, in contrast, can build up and cause obesity.

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Drug Discovery World

JANUARY 12, 2024

This week has seen a number of significant discoveries by researchers in academic institutions, in some cases in partnership with industry, emphasising the important role universities play in early-stage drug discovery. News round-up for 8-12 January by DDW Digital Content Editor Diana Spencer.

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Delveinsight

JANUARY 21, 2021

Researchers at the Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute and the University of Glasgow have early proof a combination strategy may work in AML. The researchers stated in the journal Nature Communications. TP53 is frequently mutated across various cancers, so targeting the gene is a popular pursuit in oncology research.

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