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Experimental monoclonal antibodies block EBV infection

Drug Discovery World

Scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) in collaboration with researchers from Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, led the study. . There is no licensed vaccine to protect against the virus. . There is no licensed vaccine to protect against the virus. .

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Experimental vaccine protects against deadly Sudan virus

Drug Discovery World

A research group from the National Institutes of Health has successfully developed a vaccine against Sudan virus (SUDV) based on the licensed Ebola virus (EBOV) vaccine. SUDV, identified in 1976, is one of the four viruses known to cause human Ebolavirus disease. Next, the researchers tested the safety and efficacy of VSV-SUDV in macaques.

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Pfizer and BioNTech Advance COVID-19 Vaccine Strategy With Study Start of Next-Generation Vaccine Candidate Based on Enhanced Spike Protein Design

Pfizer

Pfizer and BioNTech Advance COVID-19 Vaccine Strategy With Study Start of Next-Generation Vaccine Candidate Based on Enhanced Spike Protein Design. Pfizer and BioNTech Advance COVID-19 Vaccine Strategy With Study Start of Next-Generation Vaccine Candidate Based on Enhanced Spike Protein Design. deliesschef. Tue, 07/26/2022 - 17:41.

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Unshackling TP53 in leukaemia with a novel combo; Merus receives funds for cancer research pact; Vera Therapeutics bags $80M; Gritstone appends COVID-19 to the pipeline.

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Drugs that target the cancer-promoting proteins MDM2 and BET have been attempted in acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) and have not been all that effective on their own. The combination appears to work by activation of the tumour-suppressing protein p53, they announced. The gene TP53 produces the protein p53, a known tumour suppressor.

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What to expect from PEGS Europe 2023: Day 2

Drug Discovery World

Ahead of protein and antibody engineering conference PEGS Europe 2024 in Lisbon, DDW’s Megan Thomas looks at what to expect from each track of the annual biologics technology meeting. Jonathan Fisher, PhD, Group Leader, University College London, on: ‘Local secretion of immune active proteins for direct and bystander tumour killing’.

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Best OINTMENT or CREAM for insect bites

Druggist

Hydrocortisone cream which is sold in pharmacies have few restrictions, which reflect the licensing of this medicine: Age restrictions: Adults and children above ten years of age. Lanacane is licensed for adults and children from 12 years of age. Rashes caused by allergies . Buy on Amazon. Price incl. Who can use Lanacane cream?

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Clinical Catch-Up: January 18-22 | BioSpace

The Pharma Data

It inked a deal with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to launch a Phase I trial. It includes adults with confirmed COVID-19 on supplemental oxygen or mechanical ventilation with abnormal levels of at least two serum biomarkers, C reactive protein, D dimer, lactate dehydrogenase, or ferritin.

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