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Probiotics increase gut bacteria diversity in extremely preterm infants

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A new clinical study has shown that supplements of a lactic acid bacterium may have positive effects by increasing the diversity of intestinal bacteria in these infants. Extremely preterm infants can suffer from a life-threatening inflammation of the gut.

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Commensal bacteria ‘vaccine’ may safely prep immune cells for meningitis-causing cousin

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Researchers have produced vaccine-like immune responses to a dangerous bacterium by colonizing 26 healthy volunteers with a related, but harmless, commensal bacterial species.

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Intravacc gets NIAID contract for intranasal gonorrhoea vaccine development

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from the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) unit National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to develop a prophylactic intranasal vaccine against Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG). A sexually transmitted disease, gonorrhoea is caused by the NG bacteria. Intravacc has received a contract worth $14.6m

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New Research Shows IBS Symptoms May be Caused by Gut Infections

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However, IBS patients do not have allergies to any given foods, nor any gastrointestinal conditions, such as celiac disease. Importantly, the immune response was only triggered in the portion of the intestine that had been infected by the bacteria. Moreover, the response did not induce symptoms typical of a food allergy.

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Top 30 Pharma and Biotech Companies in 2023: Statistics and Trends

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2) Botox Therapeutic/Cosmetic Botox, or botulinum neurotoxin, is a neurotoxic protein produced by the Clostridium botulinum bacteria. It also has a significant presence in consumer health sectors such as dermatology, nutritionals and allergy. AbbVie’s total global revenue for Humira was $21.24 billion in 2022. billion JPY ($1.51

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2020 Year in Review: COVID-19, CRISPR and Immunotherapies Define the Year for the Life Sciences

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However, regulators are warning people with allergies to polyethylene glycol (PEG), an excipient in Pfizer’s vaccine, not to get vaccinated just yet. Charpentier demonstrated that the CRISPR/Cas system functions to provide adaptive immunity against foreign DNA in prokaryotes such as bacteria and archaea. Vaccine Considerations.