Researchers use nanoparticles to deliver gene therapy for blinding eye disease
In experiments in rats and mice, two Johns Hopkins scientists -; an engineer and an ophthalmologist -; report the successful use of nanoparticles to deliver...
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Oxford COVID-19 vaccine trials move to stage 3 human trials
The technical name of the vaccine is ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AZD1222), as it is made from a virus called ChAdOx1, which is a weakened and non-replicating...
New vaccination strategy targets toxic molecules released by all Staphylococcal bacteria
Experiments in mice have shown early success in vaccinating them against potentially deadly bacterial infections, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcal aureus, or MRSA, the strain resistant...
Study shows why ApoE4 increases risk of Alzheimer's disease
Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) is kind of like a delivery service for the human brain. It supplies neurons with important nutrients, including with polyunsaturated fatty acids...
Research team profiles the body's immune response to COVID-19
A team from Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University are the first in the world to profile the body’s immune response to COVID-19. Source...
Study assesses impact of anti-SARS-CoV-2 convalescent plasma in COVID-19 disease
The current COVID-19 pandemic is still very much active in most parts of the world. In the absence of effective antiviral drugs or vaccines, scientists...
White Paper: Separation and characterization of viruses and antibodies
Postnova Analytics have published an informative new white paper that details how multi-detector Asymmetrical Field Flow Fractionation (AF4) and Electrical AF4 (EAF4) techniques are transforming...
AFFiRiS AG announces results of phase 1 trial with PD01A in Parkinson's
AFFiRiS AG, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel disease-modifying specific active immunotherapies (SAITs), today announced that detailed results of the phase 1 clinical program with...
Repurposing immunosuppressants to manage COVID-19
It might seem paradoxical to suggest immunosuppression could play a role in managing COVID-19. The seemingly logical therapeutic option for this disease would be an...
Tuberculosis and polio vaccines may offer temporary protection against SARS-CoV-2
As the world grapples with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, scientists race to develop an effective vaccine to protect against the deadly SARS-CoV-2 virus. While...
SARS Antibodies Can Reportedly Block Coronavirus Infection
As per a new study, blood samples from a patient that had SARS back in 2003 reportedly contains an antibody that appears to block the...
RCSI scientists develop new biomaterial with potential to accelerate bone regeneration
Scientists at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences have developed a new biomaterial that has the potential to accelerate bone regeneration by promoting an...
Turning autoimmunity drugs into anti-cancer treatments
Professor Mark Cragg speaks to News-Medical about his research which involves turning autoimmunity drugs into anti-cancer treatments. Source link...
Approved drug could help dampen massive immune response associated with severe COVID-19
The drug acalabrutinib, FDA-approved for the treatment of several types of B cell cancers, improved the oxygenation levels and decreased molecular markers of inflammation in...
T cells can counteract dangerous phenomenon of mosquito-borne viruses
Every year, more than 68,000 people end up with a clinical case of Japanese encephalitis. One in four of these patients will die. The mosquito-borne...
New technology to monitor anti-drug antibodies in MS patients may have potential for COVID-19 testing
A new study led by Queen Mary University of London has demonstrated the effectiveness of using a novel light technology to monitor the presence of...
Clinical trial of COVID-19 vaccine starts in Australia
Over 100 candidate vaccines are being explored as a means of ending the COVID-19 pandemic. Eight of these have already made it to clinical trials...
CanSino's potential coronavirus vaccine triggers immune response in clinical trial
Scientists across the globe are racing to develop a vaccine that can provide protection against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). An effective and safe vaccine would curb...
What affects the case fatality rate of COVID-19? Analysis of top 50 affected countries
Ever since the beginning of the international spread of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that causes COVID-19 disease, researchers have been trying...
Do parasites protect against SARS-CoV-2?
The world has rarely seen such a readily transmissible infection as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) over the last century. Within five months,...