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JANUARY 14, 2021

Food allergies have been increasing dramatically across the developed world for more than 30 years. But scientists have struggled to explain why that is. For instance, as many as 8% of children in the U.S. now experience potentially lethal immune system responses to such foods as milk, tree nuts, fish and shellfish.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2021

In 2015, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, an institute within the NIH, signed a cooperative R&D agreement with Moderna on basic research, including new vaccines. Additionally, Moderna used patents and non-exclusive rights that the U.S. government made available to them to make this COVID-19 vaccine.

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MARCH 5, 2021

Scientists at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, in a collaboration the Duke University, have confirmed that monoclonal antibodies can be an effective tool in the global fight against malaria.

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Scienmag

JULY 19, 2021

The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research funds Jackson Laboratory scientists to take on immunotherapy’s greatest challenges — improving response rates and decreasing debilitating side effects The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research announces a $1 million grant to The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) to study the harmful side effects that sometimes (..)

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NOVEMBER 1, 2021

By studying a disease caused by a close cousin of the virus behind COVID-19, a team of scientists has identified a compound that shows potential in easing the symptoms of coronavirus infections. Credit: Photo courtesy of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH RICHLAND, Wash.—By RICHLAND, Wash.—By

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JANUARY 18, 2021

That was equivalent to 11 cases per million doses, according to the agency, which says the reactions can be managed using patient screening for allergies, observation periods after dosing and having epinephrine injections on hand as a precaution.

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APRIL 16, 2021

– April 16, 2021 – Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys have identified a set of human genes that fight SARS-CoV-2 infection, the virus that causes COVID-19. Credit: Dotted Yeti LA JOLLA, CALIF.

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Scienmag

JUNE 1, 2021

Army scientists working as part of an international consortium have developed and tested an antibody-based therapy to treat Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV), which is carried by ticks and kills up to 60 percent of those infected. Their results are published online today in the journal Cell.

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AUGUST 6, 2020

Scientists have already isolated many highly potent neutralizing antibodies from patients who recovered from COVID-19. FDA turns back peanut allergy patch of DBV Technologies. A peanut allergy patch which is based on new delivery technology has hit a snag at the FDA. The agency raised no safety concerns.

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MARCH 14, 2025

Scientists from NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) identified treatments that could be studied in clinical trials for the condition based on their potential to lower levels of the chemical compoundcalled nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+), a form of vitamin B3.

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AUGUST 7, 2020

After the initial first success as a monotherapy, scientists are now trialling it in combination with other drugs to see if the antiviral effect is enhanced. Earlier this week the US-government backed National Institutes of Health begun a trial testing remdesivir in combination with interferon beta-1a – Merck KGaA’s Rebif – against COVID-19.

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Scienmag

MARCH 4, 2021

COVID genetic mystery, power outage costs, Alzheimer pathology, optical antennas Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases-Rocky Mountain Laboratories, NIH Solving a Genetic Mystery at the Heart of the COVID-19 Pandemic As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its second year, scientists are still working to understand how the new strain (..)

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Scienmag

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Scientists in the US and UK publish first in-depth look at how CD4+ T cells fight SARS-CoV-2 Credit: NIAID LA JOLLA–As scientists around the world develop life-saving COVID-19 vaccines and therapies, many are still wondering exactly why the disease proves deadly in some people and mild in others.

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JANUARY 11, 2021

Scientists reach new milestone in vaccine development for neglected tropical disease Researchers have taken an important step forward in developing a controlled human infection model to test leishmaniasis vaccines.

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Scienmag

JULY 14, 2021

Scientists report that the alternative-splicing regulator NSrp70 influences immune T cell development Credit: Gwangju Institute of Science & Technology T lymphocytes, or T cells, are immune cells with diverse roles in building the body’s immunity. How does one particular cell type fight against a host of different pathogens?

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Scienmag

MAY 3, 2021

Researchers who elucidated key functions of RNA, the workhorse molecule of cells, will be honored in October The 2021 Warren Alpert Foundation Prize has been awarded to scientists Lynne Maquat and Joan Steitz for seminal discoveries in the biology and function of RNA, the workhorse molecule of cells.

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Scienmag

AUGUST 9, 2020

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University When the eye isn’t getting enough oxygen in the face of common conditions like premature birth or diabetes, it sets in motion a state of frenzied energy production that can ultimately result in blindness, and now scientists have identified new points where they may be able to calm […]. (..)

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MAY 26, 2021

Credit: HKUST In a new study, scientists at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have revealed that most T cell epitopes known to be targeted upon natural infection are seemingly unaffected by current SARS-CoV-2 variants.

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Scienmag

JULY 21, 2021

Harnessing the combined power of Vitamin C and TET proteins may give scientists a leg up in treating autoimmune diseases Credit: La Jolla Institute for Immunology LA JOLLA, CA–You can’t make a banana split without bananas.

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APRIL 9, 2021

Using a novel toolkit of approaches, the scientists uncovered the […].

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The funding for the trial is being supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA). AstraZeneca, a UK-based global pharmaceutical company, is leading the COVID-19 trial as a regulatory sponsor. Fauci, in a statement.

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Scienmag

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Anticholinergic medications are used for many conditions but might also accelerate cognitive decline, especially in older persons with biological or genetic risk factors A team of scientists, led by researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, report that a class of drugs used for a broad array of conditions, from allergies (..)

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Scienmag

MARCH 29, 2021

– 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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Scienmag

JANUARY 24, 2021

(January 25, 2021) – Immediately after a traumatic brain injury and as long as one year later, there are increased levels of immune cells called ILCs in the brain promoting inflammation, which can worsen brain damage, scientists report. They also report for the first time that the […].

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DECEMBER 9, 2021

Heather Barnes, external innovation lead EMEA at Johnson and Johnson Consumer Health, is a scientist who is truly passionate about consumer health. With her background in biochemistry and eye for identifying innovation trends, the future is bright at Johnson & Johnson Innovation.

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Scienmag

AUGUST 14, 2020

Finding could lead to genetic tests that identify infants at risk for the disease Credit: NIAID WHAT: New research supported by the National Institutes of Health delineates how two relatively common variations in a gene called KIF3A are responsible for an impaired skin barrier that allows increased water loss from the skin, promoting the development (..)

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FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Research from the California Institute of Technology shows exactly how antibodies stick to and block the Zika virus, which will inform vaccine development Credit: Image courtesy of Shannon Esswein.

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MARCH 17, 2021

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Scienmag

AUGUST 4, 2020

Credit: Henry Ford Health System Findings from a research study, led by scientists at Henry Ford, published in the latest issue of Nature Communications suggest an enzyme could play an important role in the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases in the airway.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Marc Pelletier , Senior Principal Scientist – Translational Immune Oncology, Novartis. Giulia D’Urso , Senior Clinical Scientist, Hoffmann- La Roche. Alan Watt , Chief Scientific Officer, NodThera. Stephen Glover , Co-Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, ZyVersa.

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Scienmag

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Scientists have developed the first poliovirus […].

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Scienmag

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Scientists have discovered that sodium bicarbonate – also known as baking soda or bicarbonate of soda – can reprogram T cells in leukemia patients to resist the immune-suppressing effects of cancer cells, which can drive leukemia relapse after stem cell transplants.

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Scienmag

AUGUST 31, 2020

New approach enables scientists to see how immune system responds to vaccination Flu season comes around like clockwork every year, and sooner or later everyone gets infected.

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Scienmag

DECEMBER 15, 2020

From the beginning, most scientists have said that COVID-19 is deadlier than the seasonal flu, while fringe theories have circulated […]. Data analysis offers comparison of the 2 viruses Almost a year ago, COVID-19 began its global rampage, going on to infect about 69.5 million people and kill about 1.6 million as of early this month.

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Scienmag

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

– A team of Duke Health scientists have identified biomarkers that accurately identify numerous viral infections across the clinical stages of disease, advancing a potential new way to guide treatment, quarantine decisions, and other clinical and public health interventions in the […].

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Scienmag

MARCH 2, 2021

Scientists map the degradation of antibiotic resistance gene mecA by common disinfectants to find ways to minimize the spread of resistance in waterbodies Credit: Environmental Science and Technology For nearly a century, improvement in human healthcare has depended heavily on the efficiency with which we can treat bacterial diseases.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Scientists will study how SARS-CoV-19 hijacks the immune system and creates a ‘cytokine storm’ Credit: Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute.

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