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US to procure 3.2 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine from Novavax

Pharmaceutical Technology

A protein-based vaccine, NVX-CoV2373 is created from the genetic sequence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus’ initial strain. It is formulated with the company’s saponin-based Matrix-M and also comprises a purified protein antigen.

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: Pharmacies are battlegrounds in the abortion debate; Lilly Alzheimer’s drug failed to prevent memory loss in study

STAT News

The drug was tested in more than 1,100 people between ages 65 and 85 with no signs of cognitive problems but who had clumps of amyloid protein in their brains. The drug was no better than a placebo over about 4½ years of treatment at slowing patients’ decline in areas including memory and the ability to plan and complete tasks.

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A promising discovery in the fight against incurable cancers

Medical Xpress

Researchers from the Medway School of Pharmacy (MSOP)—a partnership between the universities of Kent and Greenwich—in collaboration with colleagues from Inselspital (University Hospital of Bern, Switzerland) and the University of Oldenburg (Germany), have made recent discoveries in how the human proteins that fight cancer treatment work.

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New COVID-19 nasal spray outperforms current antibody treatments in mice?

The Pharma Data

A new protein-based antiviral nasal spray developed by researchers at Northwestern University, University of Washington and Washington University at St. Designed computationally and refined in the laboratory, the new protein therapies thwarted infection by interfering with the virus’ ability to enter cells. Diamond at WashU.

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Innovate UK grant to support development of powdered gene therapy

Drug Discovery World

Following this intra-operative procedure, the transfected cells are then implanted at the surgical site, enabling the body to produce the relevant proteins or factors for tissue regeneration.

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Beyond Meat and PepsiCo Launch Plant-Based Jerky

XTalks

In 2021, the two food giants teamed up for their Planet Partnership , a joint venture seeking “to develop, produce and market innovative snack and beverage products made from plant-based protein.” The first products of that deal are three varieties of Beyond Meat Jerky. Related: Will Plant-Based Meat Prices Ever Be Lower Than Real Meat?

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COVID-19 and Melatonin: Researchers Use AI To Study New Treatment Option

XTalks

The artificial intelligence platform compared the proximity between host genes and SARS-CoV-2 proteins to that of 64 other diseases across a range of disease categories, according to the researchers at Lerner. The study was published in the journal PLOS Biology. Related: Can Vitamin D Be Beneficial for COVID-19 Patients?