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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). Additionally, antibiotic resistance is very prevalent for the NG bacterium. Intravacc has received a contract worth $14.6m

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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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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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Worst Food Safety Scandals of 2023

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Undeclared Allergens in Snack Foods — The UK In the UK, several snack foods were recalled due to the presence of undeclared allergens , posing serious risks to individuals with allergies. This highlighted the need for more stringent labeling laws. In Utah, the Salt Lake County Health Department has reported 14 cases of infection.

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Symvivo’s Oral COVID-19 Vaccine Enters Clinical Trials

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Related: Red Meat Allergy Test Gets FDA Clearance. “We DNA vaccines designed using the platform consist of a combination of an advanced gene expression plasmid (pDNA) with gene(s) of interest, and a probiotic bacterium to deliver the vaccine directly to the gut, where it binds to intestinal epithelial cells.

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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. Moreover, the response did not induce symptoms typical of a food allergy. Approximately 20 percent of people in the world experience some form of pain or discomfort after a meal.

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

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It also has a significant presence in consumer health sectors such as dermatology, nutritionals and allergy. It is a macrolide lactone that was discovered in the fermentation broth of a Japanese soil sample that contained the bacterium Streptomyces tsukubensis. Global sales of Prograf totalled 198.8 billion JPY ($1.51

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