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Type 1 Diabetes Vaccine: Does Diamyd Have a Winning Formula?

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A vaccine developed by Swedish company Diamyd Medical has demonstrated significant treatment efficacy in a predefined genetic subgroup of individuals with type 1 diabetes in a Phase IIb clinical trial. In the trial, the vaccine was injected directly into the lymph nodes of type 1 diabetic individuals.

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Evolution in Hepatitis B and C Virus: Can we expect success similar to Hepatitis C in Hepatitis B as well?

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This discovery led to the development of diagnostic tests and an effective vaccine, and Blumberg was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1976 for this discovery. The first approved treatment for hepatitis C was a series of protein-based injections called recombinant interferon-alfa (IFNa). Hepatitis Treatment pattern.

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Roche provides molecular testing solutions to identify and differentiate SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variants of concern

The Pharma Data

2 subvariant is steadily increasing in prevalence, specifically in Denmark Use of these tests assess the spread of circulating variants and can help monitor the potential impact of therapeutics, vaccines and public health interventions All Roche SARS-Cov-2 tests correctly identify the virus including these new subvariants. 3 and Delta. “In

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FDA Advisory Committee Recommends Use of Investigational Drug Maribavir (TAK-620) to Treat Post-Transplant Recipients with Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Infection and Disease Refractory to Treatment With or Without Resistance

The Pharma Data

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee (AMDAC) voted unanimously to recommend use of maribavir (TAK-620) for the treatment of refractory cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection and disease with genotypic resistance to ganciclovir, valganciclovir, foscarnet or cidofovir in transplant recipients.

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Innovative Companies Diving into The Neuro Market Ahead of 2021

The Pharma Data

With the expected Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of Pfizer – BioNTech and Moderna ’s COVID-19 vaccines providing hope that the COVID-19 pandemic will soon be resolved, 2021 is going to need a new primary healthcare campaign. Could it come from the field of neuroscience? It’s like taking out the trash.

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Vir and GSK Team Up with Eli Lilly for Double Monoclonal Antibody Study

The Pharma Data

Eli Lilly’s bamlanivimab targets different sites on the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein. Daniel Skovronsky, Lilly’s chief scientific officer and president of Lilly Research Laboratories, said the emergence of new variants of the virus calls for new strategies even while vaccination is ongoing in many parts of the world.