Scienmag

APRIL 19, 2021

A study of immune cells circulating in the blood hints the gut’s immune response to COVID-19 infection may not provide sufficient whole-body immunity from the virus Our guts may not provide long-lasting systemic immunity from COVID-19, which is where immune cells circulate through the body to provide protection to other organs, finds a new study (..)

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DECEMBER 4, 2021

The first peer-reviewed study in North America examining the timing between the first and second doses of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines shows that a longer dose interval leads to a stronger immune response. The study is funded by the Government of Canada through its COVID-19 Immunity Task Force (CITF).

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Scienmag

JANUARY 14, 2021

14, 2021) – Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have discovered how therapeutics targeting RNA splicing can activate antiviral immune pathways in triple negative breast cancers (TNBC) to trigger tumor cell death and signal the body’s immune response. HOUSTON – (Jan.

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Scienmag

DECEMBER 7, 2020

The addition of an anti-inflammatory medication to a common chemotherapy drug may improve immune response in patients by activating cells to fight cancer Credit: Cedars-Sinai LOS ANGELES (EMBARGOED UNTIL DEC. 7, 2002 AT 5 A.M.

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DECEMBER 12, 2023

Plasma medicine is a critical and specialized field within healthcare, centering on the use of human plasma for the development and administration of life-saving treatments. When people think about innovation drivers in global healthcare, they often think of “big pharma,” and not necessarily companies in the plasma medicines space.

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AUGUST 16, 2021

Better activation of innate and adaptive immune responses was achieved with CV2CoV, resulting in faster response onset, higher titers of antibodies, and stronger memory B and T cell activation as compared to the first-generation candidate, CVnCoV. “In Induction of innate immunity was investigated via specific cytokine markers.

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Scienmag

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

September 21, 2020–(BRONX, NY)–The first study comparing the immune responses of adults and children with COVID-19 has detected key differences that may contribute to understanding why children usually have milder disease than adults. The study was published today in Science […].

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Scienmag

MARCH 1, 2022

The largest clinical review of immune responses to paracetamol, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and opioid analgesics, with a focus on infectious diseases, has provided insights into unintended impacts of these commonly used medicines.

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Scienmag

JANUARY 22, 2021

Results suggest lasting immunity after infection In a promising result for the success of vaccines against COVID-19, rhesus macaque monkeys infected with the human coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 developed protective immune responses that might be reproduced with a vaccine.

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Scienmag

MAY 20, 2021

The findings provide direction for future vaccines or therapies that may offer broader protection against variants LA JOLLA, CA–Fast-spreading variants of the COVID-19-causing coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, carry mutations that enable the virus to escape some of the immune response created naturally or by vaccination.

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Scienmag

JUNE 3, 2021

A University of Birmingham-led study funded by the UK Coronavirus Immunology Consortium has found that many patients with COVID-19 produce immune responses against their body’s own tissues or organs. COVID-19 has been associated with a variety of unexpected symptoms, both at the time of infection and for many months afterwards.

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JULY 29, 2021

Loxo Oncology at Lilly, a research and development group of Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY), and Kumquat Biosciences today announced an exclusive collaboration focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of potential novel small molecules that stimulate tumor-specific immune responses.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 25, 2023

The results from a trial, published in The New England Journal of Medicine , found the vaccine was associated with a strong immune response and good safety profile. The response was more powerful than that generated by MenACWY-D – a licensed quadrivalent meningococcal vaccine marketed by GSK.

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pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Genomic medicine is a rapidly growing space in which researchers use the information in a person’s genes to identify and administer medical treatment.”. The evolving field of genomic medicine. There are two components to genomic medicine, known as the payload and the vector. Forging an AI-enabled path toward precision medicine.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

APRIL 10, 2023

It will also be used for the treatment of people who are not likely to have an adequate immune response to Covid-19 vaccination or for people who are not recommended for Covid-19 vaccination. Dr Noor Hisham was quoted as saying: “The use of Evusheld was based on clinical guidelines issued by the health ministry.”

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Scienmag

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Their work emphasizes how dependent the future course of the pandemic is on the nature of the adaptive immune response to this virus and on […].

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Scienmag

APRIL 27, 2021

Scientists transform human intestinal cells into ‘mini guts’ to follow infection process Credit: Mohammed Shahraz, Sergio Triana/EMBL; Camila Metz-Zumaran/Heidelberg University In an effort to determine the potential for COVID-19 to begin in a person’s gut, and to better understand how human cells respond to SARS-CoV-2, the scientists (..)

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Scienmag

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Mid-range level of immune protein associated with lowest risk Philadelphia, November 10, 2020 – The causes of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) – including genetic and environmental factors – are not entirely understood.

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NY Times

MAY 11, 2022

Antibody levels rose in the children who received it, suggesting the vaccine protects against infection. But the data were gathered before the arrival of Omicron.

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Scienmag

APRIL 1, 2021

Early life exposure to antibotics in utero and through mother’s milk disrupts beneficial gut bacteria, compromising T-cell development, Rutgers research shows Exposure to antibiotics in utero and infancy can lead to an irreversible loss of regulatory T-cells in the colon-a valuable component of the immune system’s response toward allergens (..)

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Scienmag

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The presence of special immune system defense molecules, called autoimmune antibodies, has been strongly tied to how poorly people fare when hospitalized with COVID-19, a new study shows.

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Scienmag

MARCH 10, 2021

Immune cells specialize to ensure the most efficient defense against viruses and other pathogens. Researchers at the University of Basel have shed light on this specialization of T cells and shown that it occurs differently in the context of an acute and a chronic infection.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

The latest development comes after the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) provided a positive opinion on vaccine use. The vaccine elicited a robust immune response against several variants in registrational trials conducted when the Omicron variant of the virus was dominant.

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Medical Xpress

APRIL 17, 2023

The findings, published in Science Translational Medicine, suggests that breaches in damaged gums allow bacteria in the mouth to seep into the bloodstream, activating an immune response that ultimately pivots to target the body's own proteins and causes arthritis flareups.

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Drug Discovery World

APRIL 9, 2024

A study by researchers at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center in the US suggests that injecting engineered dendritic cells directly into cancerous lung tumours can help promote a stronger immune response. Additionally, they observed that this therapy helped to establish a long-lasting immune response against the cancer.

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Medical Xpress

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified a new therapeutic target for tumors and developed a compound which slowed tumor growth and bolsters immune responses in mice, according to research published in Science Advances.

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Medical Xpress

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Research by RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has provided new insights into the mechanism behind how our circadian 24-hour body clock influences our immune response to vaccines, depending on the time of day.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 10, 2023

Gilead Sciences research executive vice-president Flavius Martin stated: “The team at XinThera has developed research assets with the potential to target the DNA damage repair pathway in treating cancer and direct the body’s immune response in inflammatory diseases, both of which may improve outcomes for people living with these diseases.

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Scienmag

MARCH 25, 2021

The largest study of its kind to date also found benefit for lactating women BOSTON – In the largest study of its kind to date, researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard have found the new mRNA COVID-19 vaccines to be highly effective in […].

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Scienmag

MAY 18, 2021

(Boston)–Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) report the formation of human cells containing a green fluorescent protein or GFP (one of the most important proteins in biology and fluorescence imaging) genetically fused with two interferon stimulated genes (ISGs), namely Viperin and ISG15.

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Medical Xpress

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

We have vaccines to boost our immune response to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID. We have medicines you can take at home (and in hospital) to treat COVID. Now researchers are trialing something new.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

APRIL 5, 2023

Absci has collaborated with bioinformatics firm M2GEN to expedite the development of new cancer medicines. Initially, the company will use its reverse immunology technology to search the database for antibodies from patients showing strong immune responses.

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Medical Xpress

MARCH 28, 2023

A team of scientists from the Renaissance School of Medicine (RSOM) at Stony Brook University has identified a distinct role of retinoic acid, a metabolite of vitamin A, during the immune response of the gut.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MARCH 20, 2023

RVAC Medicines has announced a research collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) for the discovery and development of mRNA vaccines. The mRNA vaccine candidates will help reduce the chances of autoimmune responses that might lead to allergic conditions or serious autoimmune diseases.

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Scienmag

MAY 26, 2021

In series of samples collected from individuals vaccinated against COVID-19, an ultrasensitive test detected low concentrations of circulating antigen; Following robust production of antibodies, viral protein declined to undetectable levels The carefully orchestrated dance between the immune system and the viral proteins that induce immunity against (..)

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 29, 2023

Novavax has received positive opinion from the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) for full marketing authorisation (MA) of its Covid vaccine, Nuvaxovid (NVX-CoV2373) , in the European Union (EU). The safety and efficacy of Nuvaxovid was evaluated as a primary series.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Led by Feinstein Institutes researcher Haichao Wang, the new study focuses on detecting protein mediators that might contribute to uncontrolled immune responses to lethal infections. Feinstein Institutes Institute of Molecular Medicine professor Dr Wang said: “Sepsis is a complex and fatal complication.

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