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Strategy to overcome tumors’ resistance to immunotherapy generates promising clinical trial results

12/03/2021

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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A CDMO balancing act: Offering greater speed to market while adhering to regulatory requirements

12/02/2021

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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Drug discovery quantum computing project receives £6.85m grant

12/02/2021

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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CN BIO and iiCON collaborate to validate novel Covid-19 research tools

12/02/2021

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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Chemotherapy may affect muscle cells at lower doses than previously thought

12/01/2021

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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Plant-derived antiviral is effective in blocking highly infectious SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant, say scientists

12/01/2021

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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A stealthy way to combat tumors

12/01/2021

Biologists show that helper immune cells disguised as cancer cells can help rejuvenate T cells that attack tumors Date:November 19, 2021 Source:Massachusetts Institute of Technology Summary:Researchers uncovered a new way to indirectly activate T cells that can target tumors, by recruiting a population of helper immune cells called dendritic cells. Excerpt from the Press Release:…

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Canada gives full approval to J&J’s single-shot COVID-19 vaccine

11/30/2021

Excerpt from the Press Release: Nov 24 (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) said on Wednesday Canada gave full approval to its single-shot COVID-19 vaccine for people aged 18 years and older, making it the first full approval for the vaccine globally. The vaccine was previously authorised by the country under an interim order. (https://refini.tv/30Zd5TR) Canada, which…

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A different type of COVID-19 vaccine is about to roll out around the world

11/30/2021

Excerpt from the Press Release: Whatever happened to Novavax and Sanofi’s COVID-19 vaccines? Many people thought at the beginning of the pandemic that these were the two most likely vaccines to succeed. AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: A new kind of COVID-19 vaccine is about to roll out around the world. It’s called a protein subunit vaccine.…

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UK data shows good safety of COVID-19 vaccines in pregnancy

11/30/2021

Excerpt from the Press Release: COVID-19 vaccination is safe for pregnant women and not associated with higher rates of complications, data released by the UK Health Security Agency showed on Thursday, as officials urged pregnant women to take up the offer of shots. The real-world data from the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in Britain support other studies around the…

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