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Nasal COVID Vaccine Stops Infection in Animal Trials

Drugs.com

1, 2024 -- A next-generation nasal vaccine for COVID-19 appears to do what injectable vaccines can’t -- actually stop the spread of the virus from person to person.Hamsters that received the nasal vaccine didn’t pass the virus on to. THURSDAY, Aug.

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Gene therapy startup emerges with green light for first-of-its-kind trial

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Spun out of research at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Vironexis claims it will be the first company to start a study testing a cancer drug delivered via the adeno-associated viruses commonly used in genetic medicines.

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Moderna's mRNA- Based Mpox Vaccine Shows Promise in Monkey Trial

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4, 2024 -- Current vaccines against mpox were designed to fight an older, rarer cousin of the virus, smallpox.Now, new research from the drug company Moderna suggests its new mpox vaccine, based on mRNA technology, might do a. WEDNESDAY, Sept.

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Novel treatment based on gene editing safely and effectively removes HIV-like virus from genomes of non-human primates

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A single injection of a novel CRISPR gene-editing treatment safely and efficiently removes SIV -- a virus related to the AIDS-causing agent HIV -- from the genomes of non-human primates, scientists now report.

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Roche’s Xofluza reduces flu transmission in Phase 3 study

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

According to the company, the results are the first time an antiviral drug has reduced transmission of a respiratory virus in a global Phase 3 trial.

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Autoimmune disorders and current developments of novel treatments under clinical trials

ProRelix Research

Autoimmune disorders comprise several diseases in which the immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys the body’s own healthy cells instead of destroying bacteria and viruses to keep the body healthy. […] The post Autoimmune disorders and current developments of novel treatments under clinical trials appeared first on ProRelix Research.

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Antiviral Meds Could Help Ease or Prevent Type 1 Diabetes in Kids, Study Finds

Drugs.com

Now, a new trial finds antiviral medications, when given soon after a child is diagnosed. WEDNESDAY, Oct. 4, 2023 -- Recent research has suggested that viruses could play a role in the loss of pancreatic beta cells, which triggers type 1 diabetes.

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