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Covid-19 induced immune response may damage brain, NINDS study finds

Pharmaceutical Technology

Scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) unit National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) have found that Covid-19-induced immune response could damage the blood vessels of the brain and may lead to short and long-term neurological symptoms. .

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Accelerating biotherapy and personalised medicine with long DNA

Drug Discovery World

Matt Hill , Founder and CEO of Elegen writes about the importance of innovation in DNA synthesis to address critical bottlenecks in biotherapy development. Regardless of the type of disease targeted, at the core of biotherapy development is synthetic biology and the use of synthetic DNA to programme specific behaviours within living cells.

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Researchers uncover molecular pathways underlying depression

Drug Discovery World

Scientists have discovered the link between gene expression, DNA methylation, and brain structural changes in depression, revealing new potential therapeutic targets. Scientists have long known that there may be a genetic component that confers predisposition to depression, but the specific underlying mechanisms have remained elusive.

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World Mental Health Day 2023: Drug discovery breakthroughs

Drug Discovery World

Read more: First oral drug for postpartum depression approved in US The role of genetics In October, scientists discovered the link between gene expression, DNA methylation, and brain structural changes in depression, revealing new potential therapeutic targets.

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FDA slams brakes on Inovio’s final-stage COVID-19 vaccine trials

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The US drugs regulator has placed the phase 2/3 trial of INO-4800 on partial clinical hold while it seeks answers from the company about the DNA-based vaccine as well as the device used to deliver the shot to patients in the study. An expanded phase 1 trial of the shot is still ongoing and unaffected by the partial hold.

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World AIDS Vaccine Day 2024: Prospects in HIV Vaccine Research

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Scientists, researchers, clinicians, global health experts and community leaders are at the forefront of HIV/AIDS research. The vaccine used a ‘mosaic’ approach, designed to trigger immune responses against a wide variety of HIV strains globally.

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Q&A with Mark Garner: The golden age of cancer research  

Drug Discovery World

A fulfilling part of my job is meeting the scientists, companies, and institutions at the forefront of ground-breaking research that are advancing patient health outcomes. The European Commission notes that whilst Europeans only make up one tenth of the global population, 25% of annual cancer cases fall within Europe.