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The Utility of Liquid Biopsy in Oncology Clinical Trials

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“Prospective clinical trials are needed to explore whether changing therapy based on ctDNA dynamics prior to radiologic or clinical progression will improve outcomes compared to our current standard,” added Dr. Bahassi. Also, exosomes are mostly being used for the detection of circulating RNA and microRNA. “An

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3 Newest COVID-19 Tests Authorized by the FDA

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While molecular PCR-based tests remain the gold standard for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA, rapid antigen tests are useful for screening purposes. The diagnostic test is a molecular nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) that is intended to detect SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA from samples collected via nasopharyngeal swabbing.

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Considerations for Neuroscience Trials with Intrathecal Delivery and Other Methods of Direct CNS Administration

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Such therapies may involve small interfering RNA (siRNA) or oligonucleotides in viral transfection platforms, large molecules and antibodies. What About Small Proteins and Antibodies Reaching Extracellular CNS Targets? It is beneficial to have good coordination among sites on surgical technique, results and lessons learned.

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COVID-19 Pandemic Coverage

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The company’s candidate vaccine, mRNA-1273, is a synthetic messenger RNA that encodes the stabilized SARS-CoV-2 spike protein. The University of Oxford/AstraZeneca partnership, in turn, is testing a viral-vectored coronavirus vaccine that again expresses the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 virus.