Addiction
Researchers prep fentanyl, heroin vaccines for human trials
Researchers at the University of Montana and their partners are nearing human trials for vaccines to prevent fentanyl and heroin drug overdoses.
Aug 29, 2023
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News tagged with clinical development
Radiology & Imaging
Laser-based system achieves noncontact medical ultrasound imaging
Researchers from MIT Lincoln Laboratory and their collaborators at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Center for Ultrasound Research and Translation (CURT) have developed a new medical imaging device: the Noncontact ...
Aug 24, 2023
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Vaccination
Researchers on the cusp of a new vaccine modality breakthrough
Professor Bernd Rehm and Dr. Shuxiong Chen from the Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery (GRIDD) and Griffith's Center for Cell Factories and Biopolymers have succeeded in developing a new vaccine modality that is a stable ...
Aug 24, 2023
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Medical research
Trial demonstrates efficacy of gene therapy in patients suffering from Crigler-Najjar syndrome, a rare liver disease
Crigler-Najjar syndrome is characterized by hyperbilirubinemia. If it is not treated quickly, the build-up of bilirubin, due to a deficiency in the enzyme UGT1A1 which is responsible for metabolizing it into a substance that ...
Aug 17, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Promising investigational therapeutic monoclonal antibody to treat chronic hepatitis B and D infections
Affecting hundreds of millions of people, chronic hepatitis B is a widespread global health problem for which there is as yet no cure. In a preclinical study involving the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Heidelberg ...
Aug 4, 2023
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Immunology
Scientific breakthrough harnesses mRNA technology to develop powerful malaria vaccine
Victoria University of Wellington's Ferrier Research Institute and the Malaghan Institute of Medical Research in New Zealand, and the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity in Australia have developed an mRNA-based ...
Jul 20, 2023
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Genetics
New MenB vaccine heralds use of genetic vaccines to combat bacterial diseases
A vaccine candidate that can protect children from Meningococcal group B (MenB), which can lead to meningitis, has progressed to clinical development, according to an announcement by researchers from the University of Surrey ...
Jul 18, 2023
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Medical research
Study unveils picolinic acid's broad-spectrum antiviral abilities
Picolinic acid, a natural compound produced by mammalian cells, can block several disease-causing viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 and influenza A viruses, according to a new study by researchers at the Indian Institute of Science ...
Jul 18, 2023
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Medications
Study suggests anti-inflammatory drugs as promising treatments for Alzheimer's disease
A recent study from the lab of the University of Kentucky's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging Director Linda Van Eldik, Ph.D., centers around the idea that various anti-inflammatory drugs could be effective treatments for Alzheimer's ...
Jul 17, 2023
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Research describes methodology for use of digital health technologies in Parkinson's disease clinical trials
With 10 million people living with Parkinson's worldwide, collaboration and data sharing are crucial for driving innovation in drug development for the fastest-growing degenerative neurological condition.
Jul 6, 2023
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