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From inception to conclusion: how digitalisation is impacting drug development
Phoebe Chubb explores how digitalisation is shaking up the world of drug discovery and development by increasing productivity and reducing human error.
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Experimental CAR T therapy targets solid tumour cancer cells
Scientists have developed a novel chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy to target a variety of human and murine solid-tumour cancer cells.
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Experimental formulation could be future for fast-acting insulin
The novel formulation hit peak activity at nine minutes, less than half the time taken for a commercially available formulation.
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Therapies targeting AhRs and IDO1 could combat COVID-19, paper says
Researchers have hypothesised that treatments targeting the downregulation of AhRs and IDO1 genes could reduce severity of COVID-19 infection.
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New muscular dystrophy treatment shows promise in pre-clinical trials
A group of researchers has used locked nucleic acid gapmer antisense oligonucleotides to treat facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy in cells and mice.
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Over 718 drugs in pipeline as potential COVID-19 treatments, says report
New research has found that of the 718 pipeline drugs associated with COVID-19, 70 percent are currently in the discovery or pre-clinical stages.
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Whitepaper: Addressing the challenges in biologics discovery with advanced flow cytometry
Biologics represent a growing class of drugs with indications in oncology, chronic inflammation, and autoimmune diseases.
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Method to convert any mouse into COVID-19 model made available to researchers
Researchers who reported that delivering the human ACE2 protein into mouse airway cells creates COVID-19 models have released their findings to allow other scientists to make their own models.
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Vaccine adjuvant provides long-lasting protection against HIV in monkeys
A vaccine adjuvant named 3M-052 was able to provide rhesus monkeys with protection against HIV for over a year, a new study reports.
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3D bioprinting COVID-19 lung models for drug development
Keith Murphy, CEO of Viscient Biosciences, discusses the process of developing a 3D bioprinted tissue model and their potential in developing therapeutics for COVID-19 and other diseases.
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Silicon-based agent could prevent progression of kidney disease and Parkinson’s
Japanese researchers have shown that a silicon-based antioxidant agent can suppress the development of kidney failure and Parkinson's disease in rodent models.
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Potential for Mycoplasma pneumoniae vaccine through lipoprotein removal, finds study
A new study has shown that effective and safe M. pneumoniae vaccine could be possible by removing certain lipoproteins from the bacteria.
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Why are women underrepresented in COVID-19 research authorship?
An analysis of papers relating to COVID-19 has found that female researchers make up a third of authors. Here, the potential reasons behind this figure are explored and a possible solution to encourage equality.
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New antibody cocktail developed as potential therapy for COVID-19
Researchers have proposed a cocktail of two antibodies which they say could provide an effective therapy for COVID-19 patients.
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Two small molecules revealed to combat mouse tumour growth in multiple cancers
Small molecules named CS1 (bisantrene) and CS2 (brequinar) have been developed by researchers to suppress the growth of tumours and have shown promise in mouse models.