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MARCH 7, 2024

Scientists have now demonstrated how stimulating high-frequency brain waves in mice can clear out the amyloid protein clumps associated with Alzheimer’s. Could Alzheimer’s disease one day be treated by flashes of light and clicks of sound?

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JUNE 20, 2023

Developed using pharmaceutical company GSK’s pandemic adjuvant, the vaccine targets the receptor-binding domain of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein. The vaccine is based on recombinant protein vaccine technology and is suitable for storage between 2°C and 8°C.

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APRIL 28, 2024

Our bodies are alive with activity and packed with proteins jammed into fatty membranes or floating in and out of watery cells. Scientists have now, for the first time, captured the dance between the two: a liquid tango featuring proteins and fats as they would normally move in cells.

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MARCH 11, 2025

Vepdegestrant, an investigational oral therapy, utilizes PROteolysis TArgeting Chimera (PROTAC) technology a mechanism that harnesses the bodys natural protein disposal system to selectively target and degrade the estrogen receptor.

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JANUARY 6, 2025

CF is a progressive genetic disease caused by defective CFTR proteins, which are crucial for regulating salt and water movement in cells. These mutations can vary in severity and impact on CFTR function, from complete protein dysfunction to defects in protein folding, trafficking or regulation.

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AUGUST 24, 2022

Patients provide blood samples for clinical trial sponsors to develop and deliver these emerging immunotherapies. Flow cytometry (FCM) is the primary method scientists use to monitor immune responses in clinical trials, primarily because of its power, speed, and ability to provide a comprehensive view of a disease’s macro-environment.

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JUNE 24, 2022

The protein-based vaccine is engineered from the genetic sequence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus’ initial strain. Developed utilising Novavax’s recombinant nanoparticle technology to generate antigen obtained from the coronavirus spike (S) protein, the vaccine is also formulated with the company’s saponin-based Matrix-M adjuvant.

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MAY 4, 2023

ARTHEx Biotech will use the funds to advance an antimiR oligonucleotide, ATX-01, to a Phase I/IIa clinical trial in the second half of 2023. It has a dual mechanism of action that targets toxic dystrophia myotonica protein kinase and MBNL protein.

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MARCH 24, 2021

PF-07321332 is a protease inhibitor, which has been able to block replication of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus in preclinical trials as well as other coronaviruses. The post Pfizer begins clinical trials of COVID-19 antiviral pill appeared first on. ” Feature image courtesy of Rocky Mountain Laboratories/NIH.

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DECEMBER 20, 2022

While clinical trials are becoming more complex, oncology trials have generally had a greater level of complexity than trials in many other disease spaces. Despite this, the number of oncology trials worldwide has increased dramatically over the past two decades. Regulatory Considerations.

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MAY 4, 2023

Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder that is triggered by the consumption of gluten, a protein found in barley, wheat and rye. However, there are ongoing clinical trials for celiac disease to investigate potential new treatments. How does Beyond Celiac spread awareness about research and clinical trials for celiac disease?

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DECEMBER 29, 2020

Once introduced into the human body, the protein-making machinery uses this genetic material in our cells to churn out the coronavirus “spike protein,” triggering an immune response. Another consideration is that while in traditional vaccine development, clinical trials are carried out in sequence.

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AUGUST 22, 2024

Neurons aren’t the only brain cells producing the proteins associated with Alzheimer’s disease, a new study of mouse models reveals. Amyloid beta proteins occur naturally in our brains, but have long, and now controversially, been associated with Alzheimer’s disease. “Until now, neurons were […]

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Bio Pharma Dive

MARCH 22, 2023

Though the drug, called tofersen, missed the main goal of a key clinical trial, it showed an effect on a protein tied to ALS. Experts see that as a good sign, but some worry Biogen has not yet gathered enough supportive evidence.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

A recombinant replication-deficient adenovirus vectored vaccine, iNCOVACC has a prefusion stabilised spike protein and is claimed to be the first intranasal vaccine globally to obtain primary two-dose schedule approvals. The vaccine was assessed in Phase I, II and III clinical trials with successful data.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

In March last year, CanSinoBIO obtained approval for the clinical trial application to analyse Convidecia Air. Administered as a single dose, the genetically engineered vaccine has the replication-defective adenovirus type 5 vector that expresses the spike S protein of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

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APRIL 11, 2021

Based on the virus a number of vaccines targeting the spike protein were designed, tested in animal models and found to be quite promising against SARS and other coronavirus illnesses like Middle East respiratory syndrome. Plus, clinical trial settings aren’t always the same as real-world settings. But again 90% is not 100%.

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DECEMBER 1, 2022

Detailed clinical trial data for Roche's gantenerumab showed treatment cleared far less toxic protein from patients' brains than expected, potentially explaining its divergent result from Eisai’s lecanemab.

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JANUARY 23, 2023

Six minutes of high-intensity exercise is enough to produce a key protein in the brain, one that’s important in brain formation, function, and memory, and which has been implicated in the progress of neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Health Canada has granted approval for a supplement to a New Drug Submission (sNDS) of Novavax ’s Covid-19 vaccine (Recombinant protein, Adjuvanted), Nuvaxovid (NVX-CoV2373), for use in adolescents aged 12 to 17 years. The trial is designed to analyse the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine.

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APRIL 29, 2024

The mutation is in the gene for a protein called programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1), and a […] A unique genetic mutation in two siblings – that has never been seen in anyone else – has been discovered by UK researchers at the University of Exeter, pointing the way towards new treatment options for type 1 diabetes.

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JANUARY 19, 2023

This DUX4 protein abnormal expression leads to modifications in gene expression in muscle cells which are associated with progressive muscle function loss in FSHD patients. Avidity Biosciences’ AOC 1020 is intended to reduce the DUX4 mRNA and DUX4 protein expression in muscles in these patients.

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APRIL 11, 2024

Using viruses that infect bacteria to detect proteins sprouted by a notorious parasite, scientists have honed in on possible vaccine targets for schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease that currently affects an estimated 600 million people worldwide, causing 280,000 deaths per year.

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APRIL 2, 2024

Alzheimer’s disease is commonly associated with clumps and tangles of proteins building up in brain cells. Yet for more than a century, accumulations of a completely different material have also been linked with the neurodegenerative condition.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JULY 29, 2022

The company submitted the BLA based on positive data from various studies of the investigational therapy, including the Phase II/III QUILT 3.032 clinical trial underway. The open-label, three-cohort, multicentre trial analysed intravesical BCG, N-803 combination in BCG-unresponsive high-grade NMIBC patients.

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JULY 24, 2024

We’ve known for over a century that mice and rats live longer when they are fed less, but a new study reveals the secret might be an imbalance between energy consumed and burned, rather than a lack of energy or protein. Researchers from the US and UK studied groups of mice put on identical diets, […]

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Pharmaceutical Technology

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Different approaches that are studied include antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs), and gene therapies, which are in early clinical trials. This includes Denali Therapeutics whose treatment TAK-594/DNL593 is in a Phase I/II trial. This protein promotes lysosomal function. The trial features four cohorts.

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DECEMBER 26, 2024

Menarini Group has announced positive topline data from the Phase III BROADWAY and TANDEM clinical trials, evaluating obicetrapib and the fixed-dose combination of obicetrapib with ezetimibe. Meanwhile, the TANDEM trial evaluated a fixed-dose combination of obicetrapib with 10 mg ezetimibe in a similar patient population.

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JUNE 19, 2024

link] Checkpoint inhibitors are immunotherapy drugs that block crucial proteins from binding to cancerous tumors, meaning the immune system’s T cells can more easily […]

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MARCH 5, 2024

The first twin study of its kind suggests that taking daily protein and prebiotic supplements can improve scores on memory tests in people over the age of 60. What’s good for your aging gut may also be good for your aging brain. The findings are food for thought, especially as the same visual memory and […]

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NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Almost 6,000 proteins detected in the fluid could be traced […] Scientists have developed a new tool for determining the age of eye cells without sampling regenerative tissue, which could make treatments for eye disease more personalized and better targeted.

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AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

JULY 30, 2023

Key to this newly discovered process is GRP78, and it’s what’s known as a chaperone protein. One of the challenges in treating cancer is stopping it from metastasizing, and a new study reveals one of the fundamental mechanisms through which this happens. Now we know about this mechanism, perhaps we can stop it.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Elahere obtained the approval based on the findings on objective response rate (ORR) and duration of response (DOR) reported in the SORAYA clinical trial. binding antibody, a cell-surface protein which is greatly expressed in ovarian cancer, as well as the maytansinoid payload DM4. The ADC comprises an FR?-binding

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FEBRUARY 5, 2025

(courtneyk/Getty Images) Research on the gut microbiome has triggered a ‘revolution‘ in nutritional science, and in the last few years, dietary fiber has become the “new protein” added to foods in abundance to feed our gut and boost our health.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

In July 2022, Science magazine reported that a key 2006 research paper, published in the prestigious journal Nature, which identified a subtype of brain protein called beta-amyloid as the cause of Alzheimer’s, […].

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XTalks

JANUARY 21, 2025

By combining a monoclonal antibody against TROP2 a protein frequently overexpressed in cancers with a potent chemotherapy payload, it minimizes damage to healthy cells while attacking tumors effectively. The approval was based on the TROPION-Breast01 trial, which enrolled 732 patients with advanced disease. months for chemotherapy.

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APRIL 22, 2022

Flow cytometric receptor occupancy assays are being increasingly used in preclinical and clinical studies. Both the areas of drug development and clinical trials are increasingly using in vitro assays to help determine the efficacy of an investigational therapeutic. What is Flow Cytometry? What is a Receptor Occupancy Assay?

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