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Discovery of 'new rules of the immune system' could improve treatment of inflammatory diseases, say scientists

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Tests, in mice, of a drug developed by the researchers showed that regulatory T cells can be attracted to specific body parts, boosted in number, and activated to suppress immune response and rebuild tissue. Clinical trials in humans are now planned.

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A therapy candidate for fatal prion diseases turns off disease-causing gene

Broad Institute

Science (2024) Related content New gene delivery vehicle shows promise for human brain gene therapy My Quest to Cure Prion Disease — Before It’s Too Late | Sonia Vallabh | TED Prion diseases lead to rapid neurodegeneration and death and are caused by misshapen versions of the prion protein in the brain.

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THE LANCET: First phase 3 trial of a chikungunya vaccine candidate finds it is generally safe and provokes an immune response

SCIENMAG: Medicine & Health

Peer-reviewed / Randomised Controlled Trial / People Study of healthy US adults found that a single dose of the VLA1553 vaccine candidate was generally safe, well tolerated and provokes an immune response.

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Drug repurposing in SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19: preventing the maladaptive immune response leading to critical disease requiring ICU care.

Plenge Gen

Pharmacologic intervention has the opportunity to impact disease progression in the SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 crisis. Repurposing of approved therapies is the fastest way to impact patients today, as these medicines have regulatory approval to enable investigator-initiated trials and have a manufacturing process to ensure drug supply.

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The Long Road to End Tuberculosis

Codon

Physicians working in the early 20th century had little choice but to treat the world’s most rampant infectious disease with methods such as these. But even now, more than a century later, TB remains the deadliest infectious disease on Earth, killing about 1.2 million people every year. Subscribe to Asimov Press.

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Innovating in Autoimmune and Bone Health Research: Driving Progress for Better Patient Outcomes

Conversations in Drug Development Trends

Autoimmune diseases and bone health conditions are not just medical challenges – they’re personal battles that millions of people fight every day. Furthermore, the diagnosis of the autoimmune diseases could be a challenge and requires several kinds of evidence.

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Second-Generation mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate, CV2CoV, Demonstrates Improved Immune Response and Protection in Preclinical Study

The Pharma Data

Better activation of innate and adaptive immune responses was achieved with CV2CoV, resulting in faster response onset, higher titers of antibodies, and stronger memory B and T cell activation as compared to the first-generation candidate, CVnCoV. “In Induction of innate immunity was investigated via specific cytokine markers.