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Funding provides $16 million in support for Ontario cancer research Excerpt from the Press Release: December 2, 2021—Toronto—Today the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) announced funding for 16 studies as part of the Institute’s new Clinical Translation Pathway (CTP). These awards support pre-clinical research and new clinical trials that have a focus on early…
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Excerpt from the Press Release: Pfizer said Friday that it can produce a COVID-19 vaccine for the new virus strain identified in South Africa in “approximately 100 days,” subject to government regulatory approval. The pharmaceutical firm said in a statement to CBS MoneyWatch that its researchers are now conducting tests to see if the company’s existing vaccine is effective…
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Jonas S. Heitmann, Tatjana Bilich, …Juliane S. Walz Excerpt from the Press Release: We are providing an unedited version of this manuscript to give early access to its findings. Before final publication, the manuscript will undergo further editing. Please note there may be errors present which affect the content, and all legal disclaimers apply. Abstract T cell…
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December 1, 2021—Toronto— Today the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) announced renewed funding for its Adaptive Oncology (AO) research theme, which includes funding for three new research projects with the potential to have rapid clinical impact. Excerpt from the Press Release: he Adaptive Oncology theme was developed to anticipate and counter tumour evolution and…
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Responses to immune checkpoint inhibitors improved after adding radiation therapy. Date:November 18, 2021 Source:Massachusetts General Hospital Summary:Immune checkpoint inhibitors strengthen the immune response against cancer cells, but the medications are ineffective against certain tumors. Results from a new clinical trial indicate that adding radiation may overcome this resistance to immune checkpoint inhibitors. Excerpt from the…
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Mark W. Womack, CEO of Stelis Biopharma, shares his views on the speed and compliance balancing act to achieve quality during a contract manufacturing operation. Excerpt from the Press Release: The onset of the Covid-19 pandemic brought with it the exigent need for extraordinarily rapid development of treatments and vaccines to defend against a novel…
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A consortium of quantum computing companies including Medicines Discovery Catapult (MDC) has secured a £6.85 million grant for a project that is looking to improve drug discovery in cancer. Excerpt from the Press Release: The consortium is being led by SEEQC and will look to accelerate the use of quantum computing within pharmaceutical research to…
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The Infection Innovation Consortium (iiCON) and organ-on-a-chip company (OOC) CN BIO have launched a research collaboration to validate the next generation of Covid-19 research tools. Excerpt from the Press Release: Led by the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) iiCON is a £174 million programme that brings together industry, academia, and clinicals to accelerate the…
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The cancer therapy may also affect the protein building process, not just cause muscles to degrade Date:November 18, 2021 Source:Penn State Summary:Previous research has found that chemotherapy can trigger muscle loss in people living with cancer, but a new study out of found it may also affect the way the body builds new muscle —…
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Date:November 19, 2021 Source:University of Nottingham Summary:A plant-based antiviral has been found to be just as effective at treating all variants of the virus SARS-CoV-2, even the highly infectious Delta variant. Excerpt from the Press Release: A plant-based antiviral, recently discovered by scientists at the University of Nottingham, has been found to be just as…
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