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Researchers lay groundwork for potential dog-allergy vaccine

Scienmag

There have been many research efforts describing the nature and progression of dog allergies, but there have been very few applied studies that use this information to try to cure people of dog allergies entirely by artificially inducing immune tolerance.

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RVAC and University of Pennsylvania to develop mRNA vaccines

Pharmaceutical Technology

RVAC Medicines has announced a research collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) for the discovery and development of mRNA vaccines. The mRNA vaccine candidates will help reduce the chances of autoimmune responses that might lead to allergic conditions or serious autoimmune diseases.

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GreenLight and US NIH partner to develop Covid-19 vaccine for variants

Pharmaceutical Technology

GreenLight Biosciences has entered a partnership with the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) for the development of Covid-19 vaccines, which offer broader protection against new variants and with durable effects. They intend to develop vaccines that provide lasting immune responses compared to existing vaccines.

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HIV vaccines suffer setbacks but new approaches could turn the tide

Pharmaceutical Technology

Only a few weeks into the new year, the prospect of getting a successful advanced HIV vaccine shrank after the discontinuation of yet another late-stage trial. On January 18, Janssen, a Johnson & Johnson (J&J) subsidiary, stated that its vaccine was not effective in preventing HIV infections.

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Marburg virus vaccine shows promising results in first-in-human study

Medical Xpress

A newly published paper in The Lancet shows that an experimental vaccine against Marburg virus (MARV) was safe and induced an immune response in a small, first-in-human clinical trial.

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SLAS2024 update: The technology behind nanoparticle-based vaccines

Drug Discovery World

Dr Masaru Kanekiyo On Tuesday 6 February at 11.30am, the speaker will be Masaru Kanekiyo, DVM, PhD, Investigator and Chief of Molecular Immunoengineering Section of the Vaccine Research Center (VRC) at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), NIH.

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Study suggests ways to improve future HIV vaccine candidates

Drug Discovery World

An effective HIV vaccine may need to prompt strong responses from CD8+ T cells to protect people from acquiring HIV, according to a study from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). The post Study suggests ways to improve future HIV vaccine candidates appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).