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Study identifies noncoding RNA involved in immune response and sepsis

Scienmag

A long noncoding RNA regulates the expression of inflammatory genes and has a surprising effect on vulnerability to septic shock in mice Credit: Apple Vollmers When the body’s immune response to an infection gets out of control, the result can be sepsis, a life-threatening condition in which an overwhelming inflammatory response can lead rapidly (..)

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GreenLight and US NIH partner to develop Covid-19 vaccine for variants

Pharmaceutical Technology

They intend to develop vaccines that provide lasting immune responses compared to existing vaccines. In March, the company entered a licensing agreement with Serum Institute of India (SII) to expedite access to messenger RNA products in emerging markets worldwide.

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Merck and Moderna partner to develop and sell cancer vaccine

Pharmaceutical Technology

In 2016, the companies entered a strategic partnership to develop novel messenger RNA (mRNA) based PCVs. The mRNA-4157/V940 has been designed to stimulate an immune response by producing T-cell responses depending on the mutational signature of a patient's tumour.

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How did pharma develop a vaccine so quickly?

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Both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines copied RNA sequence from the virus genome and found a way to manufacture it at scale with high-level processes and quality control. The coronavirus vaccines, however, took less than a year. First, a novel approach was used that didn’t require traditional vaccine production in cell cultures or eggs.

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Study: Infection with common cold coronaviruses can trigger broad cross-immunity against SARS-CoV-2 proteins

Medical Xpress

Researchers at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf have demonstrated cross-reactive immune responses to another SARS-CoV-2 protein besides the spike protein.

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HDT Bio receives Emergency Use Approval for Covid-19 vaccine in India

Pharmaceutical Technology

The vaccine leverages self-amplifying RNA (saRNA), which can replicate itself after administration and could be effective at very low doses. This technology can stimulate an immune response with a dose up to 20 times lower than current vaccines, which enhances safety, lowers costs, and increases production speed. .

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Pfizer-BioNTech reports strong immune response in animals to its COVID-19 vaccine

The Pharma Data

Pfizer-BioNTech announced Wednesday that preliminary preclinical data from mouse and macaque monkey models showed a strong immune response from its mRNA COVID-19 vaccine. . Photo by Md. Tareq Aziz Touhid.