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Nanobodies that bind a component of the SARS-CoV-2 replication complex
Professors Piergiorgio Percipalle and Gennaro Esposito summarise their study which revealed two nanobodies that could inhibit a non-structural protein of SARS-CoV-2.
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mRNA vaccine technology – a promising platform for novel vaccine development
Dr Pushpanathan Muthuirulan explores why messenger RNA (mRNA) is advantageous for vaccine development and how the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated its progress within the pharmaceutical industry.
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Key mechanism reveals how SARS-CoV-2 evades our immune system
Scientists have found that SARS-CoV-2 can knock out an important molecular pathway linked to an immune complex called MHC class I.
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Researchers delineate novel COVID-19 subgroups in critically ill patients
The new study used sequence clustering analysis to identify four subgroups of COVID-19 to help match patients to specific treatments.
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“Overlooked” FAM72A gene shines light on antibody production
Scientists used a new screen to identify FAM72A as a cause of mutagenesis that affects antibody development in COVID-19 and cancer.
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Everest Medicines and Providence to develop Omicron vaccine
Everest Medicines and Providence Therapeutics have started working on a new version of COVID-19 vaccine specifically targeting the new Omicron variant.
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Plant-derived antiviral drug could combat Delta variant
A novel antiviral drug called thapsigargin (TG) blocked COVID-19 infection in cells, including all new variants, in a pre-clinical study.
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ACE2 receptor opens up precision approach against COVID-19
Researchers discover a new precision strategy to hinder the infection of the coronavirus, leading to the filing of a new drug patent.
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Genetic study could influence the development of COVID-19 therapies
The study is the first in-depth look at links between COVID-19 severity and gene expression in immune cells and may guide future therapies.
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Replication proteins a potential new target for COVID-19 vaccines
A new study claims that future COVID-19 vaccines should activate T cells to attack infected cells expressing replication proteins.
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Novel intestine chip enables effective in vitro study of COVID-19 therapies
The intestine chip was infected with a coronavirus to test a variety of drugs, presenting a new method to investigate COVID-19 treatments.
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Researchers identify COVID-19 proteins that cause blood vessel damage
Scientists revealed five proteins that cause blood vessel damage in COVID-19 patients, potentially leading to new drug targets.
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Monoclonal antibodies prevent COVID-19 inflammation in macaques
Neutralising monoclonal antibodies protected aged macaque monkeys from SARS-CoV-2 and reduced inflammation, including in cerebrospinal fluid, a new study has shown.
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$2.6 million granted to create pan-coronavirus vaccine
The La Jolla Institute for Immunology and Brigham and Women's Hospital will collaborate to develop a pan-coronavirus vaccine.
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3D printed microneedle vaccine shows promise in animals
Researchers have shown that a new microneedle vaccine patch was 10 times stronger at generating an immune response in animals than a subcutaneous injection.
