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CureVac and GSK COVID-19 vaccine shows promise in pre-clinical study
CureVac and GSK's second-generation mRNA COVID-19 vaccine candidate, CV2CoV, demonstrated improved immune response in a pre-clinical study.
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Enzyme discovery could fight against cancer and viral infections
A new study has identified a vital enzyme, known as APOBEC3A, that could lead to new treatments against cancers and viral infections.
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Licensed drug may reduce COVID-19 infection by 70 percent
Fenofibrate and its active form, fenofibric acid, have been shown to significantly reduce COVID-19 infection in human cells.
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Artificial intelligence may reveal how microbiome affects vaccine response
Researchers have been using artificial intelligence to study how the microbiome interacts with the human system to improve vaccine response.
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New models for intranasal drug delivery
In this article, Dr Jon Volmer and Dr Jon Lenn discuss a new approach to formulation models to test drug delivery based on reconstituted nasal epithelium.
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Novel database could accelerate drug repurposing for various diseases
NICEdrug.ch is an open-access database that may help scientists assess potential drugs for a range of diseases more quickly.
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Masitinib found to be an effective COVID-19 treatment in mouse model
Scientists from the University of Chicago discovered that the drug masitinib inhibits the replication of SARS-CoV-2 in mice.
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Episode 2 – SARS-CoV-2 variants with Dr Justin Lee, CDC, Professor Vasan, CSIRO & Dr Chantal Vogels, Yale School of Medicine
Listen to this podcast to discover how SARS-CoV-2 variants are sequenced and why PCR assays could provide an alternative for resource-constrained places.
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New “atlas” charts how antibodies attack COVID-19 Spike variants
A new “atlas” has been created in the US that charts how 152 different antibodies attack the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein.
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Algorithm helps find best drug targets for all COVID-19 variants
A new computer algorithm has identified highly conserved sequences in viral proteins that could make the best drug targets for COVID-19.
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Novel group of small molecules show promise against SARS-CoV-2
Researchers in Germany have identified 69 small molecules as binding partners for genomic RNA of SARS-CoV-2, possibly leading to new drugs.
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Lentiviral vectors: the key to cancer treatments that CAR T-cell therapy cannot reach?
Professor Christian Brechot explains why lentiviral vectors could serve as an effective tool for treating a wide range of cancers and could be used for vaccines.
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Stem cell model demonstrates how COVID-19 infects brain cells
Researchers have developed a 3D “assembloid” that presents a potential entry route of COVID-19 into the brain.
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Screening method finds potential drugs to repurpose against COVID-19
Researchers have identified 38 drugs that could be repurposed to treat COVID-19 through a strategy involving virtual screening and cell-based assays.
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Anticoagulant drug a possible strategy to treat COVID-19 variants
Researchers in Australia have discovered a new site on the COVID-19 Spike protein that could be targeted by an anticoagulant drug.