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Latest Data from Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Involving B.1.351 Variant Shared by Protein Vaccine Maker

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As Novavax awaits emergency use authorization (EUA) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its protein-based COVID-19 vaccine NVX-CoV2373, the company shared new data this week on the vaccine’s efficacy against the South African B.1.351 These results came from data from Novavax’s Phase III UK trial where B.1.117

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Analytical method to simplify the characterization of membrane proteins  

Drug Discovery World

Dr Sofia Ferreira, Director of Applications at Refeyn, discusses how various technologies can address the main challenges in membrane protein characterization, describing how novel technologies, such as mass photometry, can streamline and support analytical processes. Scientists use a multitude of membrane mimetics to overcome this issue.

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Clinical Trials for Celiac Disease: Insights from Beyond Celiac’s Kate Avery

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Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder that is triggered by the consumption of gluten, a protein found in barley, wheat and rye. When a person with celiac disease eats something that contains gluten, their immune system attacks their small intestine, damaging the lining and interfering with the absorption of nutrients from food.

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Targeting a human protein may stop Ebola virus in its tracks

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Polymerase is a viral protein that directs how Ebola virus replicates its genome as it infects new hosts. Drugs that target polymerase could potentially treat Ebola virus infections and save lives. The researchers discovered that Ebola virus polymerase hijacks a cellular protein called GSPT1. Catching polymerase in the act.

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Drug shows disease-modifying effect in IgA nephropathy

Drug Discovery World

Vera Therapeutics has announced positive 72-week data from the open label extension (OLE) period of its Phase IIb ORIGIN clinical trial of atacicept in participants with IgA nephropathy (IgAN). The post Drug shows disease-modifying effect in IgA nephropathy appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).

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DDW readers’ top drug discovery developments of 2023

Drug Discovery World

Representing a dominant field of drug discovery, it isn’t surprising that breakthroughs in cancer research were popular with DDW readers in 2023, particularly strategies to overcome treatment resistance and prevent the spread of disease. The drug works by targeting proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 serine protease (PCSK9).

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Biologic CAR T cell engager approved for UK clinical trial

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The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has granted Aleta Biotherapeutics a clinical trial authorisation (CTA) to evaluate biologic ALETA-001 in a Phase I/II clinical trial in patients with B-cell malignancies who are relapsed/refractory to CD19 CAR T cell therapy.