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COVID-19 and big pharma: what are 15 leading companies doing to develop a coronavirus vaccine?
A new report has revealed the vaccine R&D efforts of 15 of the leading pharmaceutical companies to combat the COVID-19 coronavirus.
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Drug Targets
A drug target is anything within a living organism to which a drug is directed and/or binds, resulting in a change in its behaviour or function.
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Scientists identify fusion peptide as promising COVID-19 drug target
Researchers working on related coronaviruses SARS and MERS have identified the membrane fusion peptide on the Spike protein as a possible drug target for SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19.
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MERS vaccine candidate could hold promise for COVID-19 vaccine
The vaccine candidate protected all murine models from a lethal MERS infection and could also be effective against the SARS-CoV-2 virus causing COVID-19.
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IL-27 could work as potential immunotherapy against cancers
Researchers have created a new kind of immunotherapy using the interleukin-27 (IL-27) cytokine to effectively combat tumours in vitro and in vivo.
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Receptors enabling COVID-19 infection found on cilia progenitor cells, study shows
Sequencing almost 60,000 cells, researchers have found that certain cilia progenitor cells have gene transcripts for ACE2 and co-factor TMPRSS2, enabling COVID-19 infection.
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AI and cloud computing used to develop COVID-19 vaccine
A potential COVID-19 vaccine has been developed by researchers using AI and cloud computing to prevent the Spike protein from binding to the ACE2 receptor on human cells.
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Novel ligands developed with high affinity for Alzheimer’s receptors
A group of researchers has synthesised a new class of ligands which bind with high affinity to imidazoline I2 receptors, a drug target for Alzheimer's disease.
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Nanoparticles used to kill endometriosis lesions in animal models
Using dye-loaded nanoparticles which can heat up with near-infrared light, researchers have been able to image and treat endometriosis in animal models.
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EIDD-2801 shows efficacy against COVID-19 in human cells and mice
Collaborators have shown that the broad spectrum oral antiviral EIDD-2801 could be a potential prophylactic or therapeutic for COVID-19 and other coronaviruses.
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Researchers reveal how SARS antibody binds to COVID-19 coronavirus
The interaction between a SARS antibody called CR3022 and the COVID-19 coronavirus has been mapped by researchers, revealing a viral vulnerability.
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Ursolic acid, compound in fruit peels, reverses damage in murine model of MS
Ursolic acid was shown to halt the progression of chronic multiple sclerosis (MS) and reverse the damage already caused in a mouse model of the disease.
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Collaboration to develop inhaled mRNA-based antibody therapy for COVID-19
Two companies, Neurimmune and Ethris, will leverage their technologies to research, develop and produce an inhaled therapy for COVID-19.
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Macrophages identified as drug target for serous cavity cancers
The loss of RXR function, a molecular mechanism which determines the identity macrophages, has been revealed as a drug target for cancers in serous cavities.
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How are seasonal influenza vaccines developing?
With the global ageing population at risk of death from influenza, what is pharma doing to develop more effective vaccines to combat the virus?
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Experimental mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy developed
Researchers have created an accurate mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), showing that TGFβ is a potential target for the condition.
