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Leading innovators in coronavirus vaccine components

Pharmaceutical Technology

Adeno-associated virus vectors, alcohol dehydrogenase compositions, and antibody serum stabilisers are some of the accelerating innovation areas, where adoption has been steadily increasing. Among maturing innovation areas are anti-influenza antibody compositions and anti-interleukin-1, which are now well established in the industry.

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Mutations leading to omicron variant did not enable virus to fully escape immune system

The Pharma Data

People who gained immunity – either through vaccination or exposure – against the original strain of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, also are likely to have some protection against the pathogen’s omicron variant. The samples were stored after the researchers measured the T cell response. population.

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mRNA vaccine 100% effective against deadly bacteria

Drug Discovery World

For the first time, researchers have developed an mRNA vaccine that is 100% effective against a type of bacteria that is lethal to humans, paving the way for effective vaccination against antibiotic-resistant bacteria. However, until now scientists believed that mRNA vaccines against bacteria were biologically undoable.

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Research Roundup: Different Antibody Responses to COVID-19 and More

The Pharma Data

Antibodies Respond Differently to Severe Versus Mild COVID-19. Researchers at Stanford Medicine found that COVID-19 antibodies preferentially target different parts of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in mild COVID-19 cases than they do in severe cases. People with severe COVID-19 have low proportions of antibodies that target the spike protein.

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The evolution of assays for immuno-oncology research

Drug Discovery World

Cancer is a complex heterogenous multistep disease characterised by uncontrolled cell proliferation combined with a dysregulated immune response. A healthy immune system is naturally primed to eliminate malignant and abnormal cells through a synchronised and dynamic interplay between adaptive and innate immunity.

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Why Antimicrobial Resistance is a Silent Pandemic

XTalks

Of important note is the aberrant immune response that occurs in patients with COVID-19, including the intensive release of cytokines (cytokine storm), which can make a patient infected with SARS-CoV2 more susceptible to contracting a bacterial respiratory infection.

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Research Roundup: Blood Test for Severe COVID-19 and More

The Pharma Data

Doctors need better tools to evaluate the status of COVID-19 patients as early as possible because many of the treatments—such as monoclonal antibodies—are in short supply, and we know that some patients will get better without intensive treatments,” said co-senior author Andrew E. How the Immune System Drives Brain Aging.