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Experimental vaccine protects against deadly Sudan virus

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One of these candidates is VSV-SUDV, developed and tested by scientists at NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in Hamilton, Montana. In the current studies, the investigators replaced the key EBOV protein in Ervebo with the comparable protein from SUDV.

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

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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. For example, if a patient’s tumour has a particular protein present, called a checkpoint protein, this will reduce the response of T-cells.

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What to expect from PEGS Europe 2023: Day 1

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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.

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The New Frontier in Drug Development: Understanding Biologics and Small Molecules

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Biologics: Biologics are large, complex molecules, often proteins, that are produced using living cells. Mode of Action : Small Molecules: They often work by binding to specific sites on target proteins to inhibit or activate their function, which can affect various biological pathways inside the cell.

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Pfizer/BioNTech COVID jab works against Brazil variant; lab study

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The study suggests that serum taken from patients injected with the mRNA shot, also known as BNT162b2, was able to neutralise a genetically engineered version of SARS-CoV-2 with the P.1 1 mutations, as well as variants from the UK and South Africa. That work in the Manaus area, where the variant first emerged, has estimated that P.1

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Blocking enzyme could hold the key to preventing, treating severe COVID-19

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Blocking an immune response-related enzyme holds promise in preventing or treating severe COVID-19 symptoms by reducing inflammation, tissue injury and blood clots in the lungs, new research in mice suggests. Previous research has shown that caspase 11 in mice has many of the same immune-response functions as caspase 4 in humans.

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How mice with humanised immune systems are advancing cell-based immunotherapy

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By Courtney Ferrebee, PhD, Field Applications Scientist, Taconic Biosciences. As a result, researchers are striving to continually improve immuno-oncology approaches using the patient’s own immune cells to combat tumours. Courtney Ferrebee, PhD, is a field applications scientist at Taconic Biosciences. After earning a B.A.

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