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IXCHIQ Chikungunya Vaccine Trial Shows Sustained Immune Response in Adolescents

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seroresponse rate indicating the proportion of participants achieving antibody levels above a predefined protective threshold sustained one year after vaccination. The study included 754 adolescents, comparing immune responses and safety profiles between vaccine and placebo groups. The findings reveal a remarkable 98.3%

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World Pneumonia Day 2024: New Treatments and Innovations

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World Pneumonia Day 2024 provides an opportunity to examine the latest advances in pneumonia treatment and prevention — and the role that healthcare and life sciences industries play in reducing its global impact. For instance, suvratoxumab, a monoclonal antibody targeting S.

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Celltrion’s Avtozma Receives FDA Approval, Making it the Third Actemra Biosimilar to Hit the Market

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That was followed by a full approval for the same patient subset in December 2022, making it the first FDA-approved monoclonal antibody to treat COVID-19. In June 2021, the FDA granted emergency use authorization (EUA) for Actemra to treat hospitalized COVID-19 patients. It also has EUA for children aged between two and 18.

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Rapid COVID immune status test launched in UK, Ireland

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The test – originally developed by US manufacturer Chembio Diagnostics – has been introduced into the UK and Irish markets by Guilford-based Luas Diagnostics and tests for the presence of SARS-CoV-2-targeting antibodies in the blood.

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2021 Year in Review: Leveraging New Technologies to Drive Innovation in the Life Sciences

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Xtalks is taking a look at some of the major stories and innovations of the year in the life sciences, many of which were driven by new, emerging and improved technologies. The year 2021 was all about continuing innovations in the life sciences. Life Science Innovations: Malaria and Influenza Vaccines.

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Off-target immune response could predict COVID-19 severity

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The presence of special immune system defense molecules, called autoimmune antibodies, has been strongly tied to how poorly people fare when hospitalized with COVID-19, a new study shows.

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Celltrion’s Steqeyma Approved as Stelara Biosimilar for Psoriasis

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Importantly, patients switching from Stelara to Steqeyma maintained stable anti-drug antibody (ADA) levels, demonstrating consistent immune responses to the drug over time. By blocking these inflammatory pathways, it helps manage overactive immune responses in conditions like psoriasis and Crohns disease.