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No drugs for prions: could new approaches alleviate therapeutic scarcity?

Pharmaceutical Technology

As per the prevailing prion theory, a misfolded version of a normal cell-surface protein acts as the chief infectious agent. Adding to this, the infectivity of prion diseases also makes research challenging, says Wille. This means that the removal of M cells could prevent the accumulation of prion proteins in the body.

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Asthma Drug Xolair Wins FDA Approval as First Treatment for Multiple Food Allergies

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The class of IgE-mediated food allergies includes 160 foods, with peanuts, milk, eggs, wheat, soy and tree nuts being the most common ones. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), almost six percent of people in the US in 2021 had a food allergy. However, the treatment is restricted to peanut allergy.

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Why Plant-Based Meat Safety Differs From That of Animal Protein

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But several researchers and experts have brought to light some food safety concerns of plant-based meat, and why it must be treated differently than that of animal protein. Because of their near-neutral pH and high protein and moisture content, plant-based meats are susceptible to microbial growth. Subject to Microbial Growth.

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Putting bugs on the menu, safely

Scienmag

The thought of eating insects is stomach turning for many, but new Edith Cowan University (ECU) research is shedding light on allergy causing proteins which could pose serious health risks for those suffering from shellfish allergy Credit: Edith Cowan University The thought of eating insects is stomach turning for many, but new Edith Cowan University (..)

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HIV vaccines suffer setbacks but new approaches could turn the tide

Pharmaceutical Technology

Since HIV integrates with the DNA, eliminating the virus from the body is very difficult, explains David Montefiori, PhD, director of the Laboratory for AIDS Vaccine Research and Development at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. But others in the research space are now testing out other concepts that have been largely theoretical.

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Inflammation-fighting protein could improve treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

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– New research led by scientists at Washington State University has found that a protein known as GBP5 appears to play a key role in suppressing inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis, a potentially debilitating disease in which the immune system mistakenly attacks the […].

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A T-cell stimulatory protein and interleukin-10 synergize to prevent gut inflammation

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This study will aid the understanding of, and future research on, inflammatory bowel disease, which afflicts about 1.6 – Researchers have found an unexpected synergy between a T-cell stimulatory protein — the ICOS ligand — and interleukin-10, an immunoregulatory cytokine, to prevent inflammatory bowel disease in mice.

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