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The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has approved the use of a new drug combo – abemaciclib (Verzenios) and fulvestrant (Faslodex) – for some adults with an advanced form of breast cancer that’s spread to other parts of the body.

A team of researchers is expanding the precision and ability of CAR T-cell therapy in order to target solid tumors.

The role of nasal bacteria in the induction of virus-specific adaptive immunity is not clear. New research explores the role of nasal bacteria and provides clues to developing better intranasal vaccines for flu and COVID-19.

According to a study, the delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 has caused hospitalizations and deaths, however, it is not particularly good at evading the antibodies generated by vaccination.

A survey of more than 17,000 pregnant and lactating individuals who received the COVID-19 vaccine showed that the individuals did not experience symptoms any more severe than their non-pregnant counterparts.

A team of scientists has developed a bioprocess using engineered yeast to convert plant matter consisting of acetate and xylose into high-value bioproducts.

According to a study, mRNA vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 provoke a swift and strong response by T cells. Vaccine studies tend to focus on the antibody response, however, the T-cell response is potentially a more durable source of protection.

A gas that was discovered over a hundred years ago is rarely used as it is difficult to prepare and is highly reactive. Now, chemists have found a way to use the molecule safely, allowing scientists to generate a new library of polymers for drug discovery and material science.

After aggressive chemotherapy regimens, “exhausted” T cells make it more challenging for CAR T-cell therapy to do its job. Researchers have shown how to reinvigorate T cells with an experimental small molecule inhibitor called JQ1.

Although the world is focused on the COVID-19 pandemic, there are many other dangerous pathogens still out there, like Yersinia pestis, which causes plague. Scientists have recently published a remarkable study which tracked the spread of antimicrobial resistant plague.