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Scientists Developing Vaccine Against Present and Future COVID Viruses

Drugs.com

MONDAY, May 6, 2024 -- Scientists are busy working on a vaccine that might fight strains of the COVID virus SARS-CoV-2 that haven't even emerged yet.The effort from a British team at the University of Cambridge is already showing promise in mouse.

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Genetic tracing at the Huanan Seafood market further supports COVID animal origins

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A new study provides a list of the wildlife species present at the market from which SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, most likely arose in late 2019. The study is based on a new analysis of metatranscriptomic data released by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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Wayne State University researchers uncover potential treatment targets for Zika virus-related eye abnormalities

SCIENMAG: Medicine & Health

DETROIT – A groundbreaking study published in the journal iScience presents crucial insights into the ocular effects of Zika virus infection during pregnancy and offers promising avenues for therapeutic intervention.

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Targeting a human protein may stop Ebola virus in its tracks

The Pharma Data

To treat Ebola virus infections, researchers are taking a close look at a key piece of the virus: polymerase. Polymerase is a viral protein that directs how Ebola virus replicates its genome as it infects new hosts. Drugs that target polymerase could potentially treat Ebola virus infections and save lives.

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Role(s) of G3BPs in human pathogenesis [Minireview]

ASPET

In this review, we will summarize the various aspects of G3BP biology including their structure, function, localization, role in cancer progression, virus replication, mRNA stability, and stress granule formation. We will also discuss the potential of G3BPs as a therapeutic target.

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Day Zero Antivirals for Future Pandemics

Codon

When COVID-19 emerged in 2019, by contrast, mRNA vaccines developed by Pfizer and Moderna took just 326 days from the initial sequencing of the virus to gaining approval for emergency use. These drugs would be ideal tools to bridge the wait for a vaccine against a quickly-spreading virus.

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T-cell receptors offer window to the cell for a new class of cancer therapeutics

Drug Target Review

An important limitation of antibodies against tumour antigens is that these agents direct responses to molecular targets present on the surface of the cell. Figure 1: HLA Class I presentation of peptides derived from intracellular antigens. As described below, it also presents challenges and opportunities for TCR-based therapeutics.