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Maternal Antibodies: How Allergies Can be Passed from Mothers to Children

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It has long been known that mothers greatly influence the development of the growing fetus by not only providing nutrients through the placenta, but also a growing list of biological elements including beneficial antibodies, gut bacteria and now, allergies. They reported their findings last week in the journal Science.

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Receptor Occupancy Assays by Flow Cytometry: Benefits for Clinical Trials

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Both the areas of drug development and clinical trials are increasingly using in vitro assays to help determine the efficacy of an investigational therapeutic. The antibodies are conjugated to fluorochromes for them to be detected. What is Flow Cytometry?

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How Nanobodies from Cormac the Llama Could Prevent COVID-19 Infection

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Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the US have isolated small antibodies called “nanobodies” from a llama named Cormac that can block the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. Nanobodies are about a quarter of the size, and approximately one tenth of the weight, of a typical human antibody. TJ” Esparza, BS, and David L.

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Innovative Nipocalimab Trial for HDFN Treatment Powered by BillionToOne

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HDFN is a condition where the mother’s antibodies attack the red blood cells (RBCs) of the fetus or newborn, leading to hemolysis, or rapid destruction of the baby’s RBCs. Nipocalimab is an investigational monoclonal antibody that targets the neonatal Fc receptor. This test can be performed as early as the tenth week of pregnancy.

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Pfizer/BioNTech Begin Studies for Third Booster Dose and Development of COVID-19 Vaccine Variants

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The third dose will be administered to the participants regardless of antibody titer levels. After the third dose, antibody levels will be assessed at the time of the third dose, and then one week and one month thereafter. The third booster will be given to participants from the Phase I study in the US.

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Tiziana announces appointment of Dr Neil Graham MBBS, MD, MPH as Chief Medical Officer

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13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Tiziana Life Sciences plc (Nasdaq: TLSA / AIM: TILS) (“Tiziana” or the “Company”), a biotechnology company focused on innovative therapeutics for oncology, inflammation, and infectious diseases, announces the appointment of Dr Neil Graham MBBS, MD, MPH as Chief Medical Officer.

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Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine Effective Against New Variants

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The company used in vitro neutralization antibody studies to evaluate the activity of Moderna’s vaccine-generated antibodies in human sera against several variants of the novel coronavirus, including the B.1.1.7 The in vitro study evaluated the ability of mRNA-1273-generated antibodies to neutralize the new SARS-CoV-2 variants.