Medications
Cholesterol jab: Why gene silencing drugs may work better than current treatments
The NHS has very recently approved a new cholesterol-lowering jab which will be offered to 300,000 people over the next three years.
Sep 10, 2021
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News tagged with messenger rna
Medical research
Messenger RNA: How it works in nature and in making vaccines
Vaccines have long been an integral part of public health programs around the world, reducing the spread and severity of infectious diseases. The success of immunization strategies to protect children from diseases like polio, ...
Sep 7, 2021
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Immunology
How long does immunity last after COVID vaccination, and do we need booster shots?
An important factor in achieving herd immunity against SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) is is how long the vaccines protect you.
Aug 30, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
COVID-19 immune response appears strong in cancer patients
(HealthDay)—The seropositivity rate among patients with cancer remains high four months after the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a research letter published online Aug. 11 in JAMA Oncology.
Aug 23, 2021
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Medications
The 'most expensive drug in the world', how it works and the devastating disease it treats
Babies born with the rare, inherited motor neuron disease spinal muscular atrophy are, without treatment, unlikely to reach their second birthday. When, as a researcher in the 1990s, I became aware of the disease there were ...
Jul 20, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Uncovering the genetic mechanism behind Rett syndrome
Medical researchers led by Kyushu University have revealed a possible underlying genetic pathway behind the neurological dysfunction of Rett syndrome. The team found that deficiencies in key genes involved in the pathology ...
Jul 2, 2021
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Medical research
The mRNA alphabet: Identification of a new mechanism to cancer metastasis
When cancers metastasize, cells from the primary tumor break away, travel through the blood or lymph system, and form new tumors in other body parts. Although metastasis are responsible for more than 90% of all cancer deaths, ...
Jun 24, 2021
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Medical research
New class of compounds found to block coronavirus reproduction
A human genetic mechanism hijacked by SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus behind the COVID-19 pandemic, to help it spread also makes it vulnerable to a new class of drug candidates, a new study finds.
Jun 24, 2021
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Vaccination
EU must use all vaccine options to beat COVID: EMA
EU states must use all the vaccine options available to fight the coronavirus pandemic, and it is too early to tell if a particular type is best, the European Medicines Agency said on Thursday.
Jun 17, 2021
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Vaccination
COVID-19 vaccines pre-prepared in syringes can be safely transported
One of the main reasons for the hold-ups in the mass vaccination campaigns against COVID-19 are the precautions that must be taken regarding the handling of the vaccines and their administration. They have to be transported ...
Jun 17, 2021
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