STAT

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The ads, which tell parents to contact their general practitioners if they’ve missed getting their kids immunized, are designed to capture parents’ desires to keep kids safe. Read the rest…

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STAT

MAY 21, 2024

Checkpoint inhibitors, drugs that unleash the immune system, have turned into blockbuster therapies that have transformed outcomes for some patients with deadly cancers.

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STAT

MARCH 28, 2024

For scientists who study the human immune system, the penny dropped at different points in the early frenetic months of the Covid-19 pandemic. Looking back now, many marvel at the realization that they witnessed and were able to chronicle something no other scientists had ever actually seen.

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STAT

MARCH 21, 2024

This “summer of discovery,” as McKenna called it, brought him back to the immune system. McKenna discussed possibilities with his teenagers and Prometheus’ chief scientific officer.

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STAT

JANUARY 18, 2024

New research published Thursday in Science has identified proteins present in the blood of people with long Covid that could point the way to a much-needed diagnostic test and possibly to future therapeutic targets.

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STAT

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

The evidence presented to the WHO team pointed to what’s sometimes called an immunity gap that was created by the pandemic. But a rapidly organized meeting Thursday between the World Health Organization and health officials in China assuaged much of that concern.

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STAT

APRIL 11, 2023

No two people have quite the same immune system. And while that fact can make matching bone marrow and organ transplants torturously difficult, a Bay Area biotech believes it can harness immune diversity to treat a range of deadly cancers.

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STAT

OCTOBER 25, 2022

That’s the premise behind Normunity, which launched Tuesday with $65 million from investors to develop a suite of drugs that it dubs “immune normalizers” to help restore the natural ability of the immune system’s T cells to infiltrate and destroy tumors.

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World Pharma News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Cancer has been described as "a wound that does not heal," implying that the immune system is unable to wipe out invading tumor cells. A new discovery confirms that a key molecule can reprogram immune cells that normally protect against infection and cancer, turning them into bad guys that promote cancer growth.

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Outsourcing Pharma

AUGUST 27, 2024

The INNA-051 formulation is designed to enhance the bodyâs natural immune response, targeting individuals aged 60 and over who are at increased risk for complications from respiratory viral infections.

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World Pharma News

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Researchers at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University have identified a novel type of immune cell, called the stem-like CD4 T cell, that plays a pivotal role in anti-tumor immunity.

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World Pharma News

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Imagine a world where your own immune cells are transformed into cancer-fighting superheroes. In this therapy, patients' own immune cells are collected, genetically engineered so that they specifically target cancer cells, then returned to the body. The result is a potent new option for battling blood cancers.

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STAT

MAY 10, 2023

Prior research has shown that people with obesity have deficiencies in their “natural killer” cells, or NK cells — immune cells that help in combating cancer. A new small study suggests they may also be useful in fighting cancer.

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pharmaphorum

MAY 22, 2024

Immune checkpoint enhancer biotech AltruBio raises $225m to support phase 2 trials of its PSGL-1-targeted drug for ulcerative colitis

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STAT

MARCH 22, 2024

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized a new antibody to protect immunocompromised individuals against Covid-19.    The drug, known as Pemgarda and marketed by the biotech Invivyd, is the first such drug to become available since the agency pulled AstraZeneca’s Evusheld off the market in January 2023.

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World Pharma News

AUGUST 7, 2024

By recruiting the immune system to combat tumor cells, immunotherapy has improved survival rates, offering hope to millions of cancer patients. However, only about one in five people responds favorably to these treatments.

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Pharmafile

JULY 30, 2024

Biopharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim has announced the acquisition of drug discovery and development company Nerio Therapeutics for up to $1.3bn, with the aim to develop Nerio’s novel immune checkpoint inhibitors.

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Pharma Times

MAY 30, 2024

Affecting the immune system, various forms of SCID are estimated to affect one in 75,000 to 100,000 newborns

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Pharmacy Joe

JUNE 2, 2024

In this episode, I’ll discuss the use of tetanus immune globulin. Subscribe on iTunes , Android , or Stitcher Tetanus Immune Globulin can be part of successful tetanus post-exposure prophylaxis for certain patients as well as tetanus treatment. Peak concentrations are reached in 2 days and the half-life is 23 days.

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PharmaVoice

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

After dropping its neuroscience program earlier this year, the clinical-stage oncology company is doubling down on a candidate targeting the MAPK pathway.

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Pharma Times

MAY 2, 2024

Bacteroides fragilis in the gut improves immunity and immunotherapy treatment responses

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World Pharma News

MARCH 11, 2024

A new study has shed light on the importance of the protein STAP-1 in activating certain immune cells. Understanding the role of STAP-1 in these cells could give researchers a better glimpse into immune-related disorders and ways to treat them.

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World Pharma News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Investigators involved in a multicenter study co-led by Cedars-Sinai discovered a pathway by which immune cells prevent the lungs' protective barrier from healing after viral infections like COVID-19. The findings, published in Nature may lead to new therapeutic treatment options.

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pharmaphorum

JANUARY 22, 2024

End of the line for Roche’s 18-year alliance with Swiss biotech AC Immune, as it returns rights to Alzheimer's antibodies crenezumab and semorinemab

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Welltopia Pharmacy

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Monkeypox immune support, a rare viral disease similar to smallpox, has recently resurfaced, causing global concern due to its high potential for transmission. With symptoms ranging from fever, rash, and swollen lymph nodes to severe complications in some cases, the disease declares the importance of a strong immune system.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

AUGUST 8, 2024

An investigational, individualised neoantigen therapy, with personalised encoded mRNA, has demonstrated potential to enable patient’s immune system to target cells that cause cancer. Melanoma patients were treated with both mRNA-4157 (V940) and the immune checkpoint inhibitor pembrolizumab.

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STAT

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The risks of severe neonatal morbidity, neonatal death, and admission to the neonatal intensive care unit were all significantly lower during the first month of birth in infants whose mothers were vaccinated against Covid-19, and protection against the virus continued for up to six months after birth, according to a new study published Monday in JAMA (..)

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Pharmafile

APRIL 11, 2024

Vertex Pharmaceuticals and Alpine Immune Sciences have announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Vertex will acquire Alpine for $65 per share, totaling an approximate $4.9bn. Alpine’s lead […] The post Vertex to acquire Alpine Immune Sciences for $4.9bn appeared first on Pharmafile.

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STAT

OCTOBER 10, 2023

LONDON — In this case, it was neither the chicken nor the egg that came first. Rather, it started with some specially engineered cells in a lab. The chicken cells had had their genomes edited, not to correct a faulty mutation, but in an effort to blunt the bird flu virus.

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Express Pharma

JUNE 20, 2023

The vaccine efforts of the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted our knowledge about gaps in the immune system. Reductionist systems, such as genetically identical inbred mice, have long been the choice for immunology research, which focuses on studying the cells, tissues, and organs that make up the immune system.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Recognising the potential of CAR T cells to act as highly targeted therapeutics, several biotechnology companies – including Sangamo Therapeutics – have established development pipelines of CAR T regulatory cells (Tregs) that aim to tackle immune?mediated What are Tregs and how are they applicable to immune-mediated disease?

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World Pharma News

JANUARY 5, 2024

In a scientific breakthrough that aids our understanding of the internal wiring of immune cells, researchers at Monash University in Australia have cracked the code behind IKAROS, an essential protein for immune cell development and protection against pathogens and cancer.

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STAT

AUGUST 16, 2024

Pfizer and BioNTech said Friday that their combined mRNA vaccine candidate against influenza and Covid-19 showed a lower immune response against one type of influenza, influenza B, in a Phase 3 trial, a setback for the vaccine. ” Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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pharmaphorum

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Combining new and existing immunity: A 3D approach to killing cancer Mike.Hammerton Fri, 08/09/2023 - 08:00 Bookmark this

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World Pharma News

MAY 10, 2024

Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have made an important breakthrough that offers promise for developing new immune therapies for cancer. They have discovered that a vaccine adjuvant - or "booster" - called C100 promotes potent anti-tumour immunity when it is injected directly into tumours in an animal model.

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Welltopia Pharmacy

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

In this interview, Omar unveils a treasure of knowledge about immune-boosting supplements, their incredible benefits, and their role in warding off colds,

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Welltopia Pharmacy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The best vitamins for immune support are crucial as a strong immune system not only reduces the severity of the disease but also aids in a faster recovery. During an outbreak, boosting the immune system is crucial in helping the body defend against the virus.

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