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UK Researchers Set To Explore Human Challenge Studies for COVID-19 Vaccine Development
Researchers are set to explore a human challenge study with the virus that causes COVID-19, the first such study anywhere in the world.
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CRISPR Therapy Restores Retinal and Visual Function in Mice
A breakthrough study, led by researchers from the University of California, Irvine, results in the restoration of retinal and visual functions of mice models suffering from inherited retinal disease.
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Glutathione Precursor Improves Conditions Associated With Premature Aging in HIV Patients
An open-label clinical trial found that a glutathione precursor, GlyNAC, reverses premature aging in people with HIV.
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Protein That Prevents Immune System Overreaction Could Have Therapeutic Applications
In a study published October 14, 2020 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine discovered that a molecule called Girdin, or GIV, acts as a brake on macrophages.
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Scientists Begin To Unravel the Complexity of DNA Enhancers
In an attempt to learn more about DNA enhancers, the Crocker group from EMBL Heidelberg performed an extensive study, published in Nature, on a specific enhancer in the model organism Drosophila melanogaster, a species of fruit fly.
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Significant Public Messaging Required Before COVID-19 Vaccines Are Made Available, Study Says
A new BYU study indicates some significant public messaging should be communicated before any COVID-19 vaccines are made available in the US. And with vaccines potentially being approved by the end of the year or early next year, the clock is ticking.
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Novel Therapeutic Vaccine Against Leukemia Developed
Researchers from the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University have developed a new type of precise therapeutic vaccine against leukemia. It utilizes self-healing polylactic acid microcapsules for co-encapsulating a new epitope peptide and PD-1 antibody.
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Johnson & Johnson Temporarily Pauses COVID-19 Vaccine Clinical Trials
Pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson has paused dosing in all of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate clinical trials due to an "unexplained" illness.
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Increase in Genome-Editing Trials Means Change for Informed Consent Process
Researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health, asked patients, parents and physicians in the sickle cell disease community what they wanted and needed to know about genome editing to make informed decisions about participating in genome-editing clinical trials.
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Synthesizing Bacteria-Killing Molecules From Wasp Venom
A team of researchers has engineered powerful new antimicrobial molecules from toxic proteins originally found in wasp venom.
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