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Brii Bio acquires Vir’s antibody rights for Hepatitis B in Greater China

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Brii Biosciences (Brii Bio) has exercised an option for the acquisition of exclusive development and marketing rights for Vir Biotechnology’s investigational antibody, VIR-3434, for Hepatitis B in Greater China, under a partnership agreement. The mAb is presently in the Phase II development stage.

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Covid vaccine booster raises antibody levels in fight against Omicron

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Research led by UCLH, UCL and the Francis Crick Institute found that the booster dose successfully stimulates antibody levels that neutralise Omicron. Overall, antibody levels were nearly 2.5 The post Covid vaccine booster raises antibody levels in fight against Omicron appeared first on.

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Novel monoclonal antibody can substantially lower triglycerides in patients with acute pancreatitis

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The fully human monoclonal antibody produced sustained reductions in triglyceride levels of up to 82 percent, depending on the patient’s genotype, while also lowering the […].

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Top 30 New Medical Devices of 2024

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The liquid portion of the blood (serum or plasma) containing antibodies is separated and tested using the Liason Biotrin parvovirus B19 IgG plus test on a Liason XL analyzer. If parvovirus B19 antibodies are present, they bind to the chemicals and particular particles in the test, producing a light signal.

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New Study Suggests Pregnant Women Should Avoid Caffeine Altogether. Here’s Why

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Related: Maternal Antibodies: How Allergies Can be Passed from Mothers to Children. The results did not differ based on fast or slow caffeine metabolism genotype. Grantz, of the Division of Intramural Population Health Research at NIH’s Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

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Can genetic data be a magic bullet for drug R&D?

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In terms of how the company operates, Auton stated that it currently has more than 13 million genotyped customers, 80% of whom consented for their health data to be used in research. As well as the drug candidate discovered alongside GSK, 23andMe has also developed its own investigational antibody, 23ME-00610.

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EMA reviewing Novartis’ Adakveo after phase 3 miss

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Anti-P-selectin antibody Adakveo became the first new treatment for VOCs in SCD patients in decades when it was approved for marketing in the EU, a few months after the FDA gave it the nod in the US, on the strength of the SUSTAIN trial results. That study showed that Adakveo lowered the median annual rate of VOCs to 1.63 compared to 2.98