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Owlstone Medical Launches Breath Testing for Digestive Health in Collaboration with Functional Gut Diagnostics and Functional Gut Clinic

Owlstone Medical today announced agreements with Functional Gut Clinic ("FGC") and Functional Gut Diagnostics (“FGD”).

From Owlstone Medical Ltd 18 May 2021

Stabilizing mutations in SARS-CoV-2 immunogens improve vaccine design

Researchers in the United States have developed stabilized immunogens presenting the receptor-binding domain (RBD) of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that may improve the scalability of RBD-based coronavirus vaccines.

18 May 2021

South Australian immunologist receives $3 million to accelerate work on Covid-19 vaccine

A leading South Australian immunologist has been awarded $3 million from the Federal Government to accelerate work on a locally developed Covid-19 vaccine, in what's anticipated to be the second line of defence against the virus.

13 May 2021

Scientists unveil new Ebola virus vaccine design

Scientists at Scripps Research have unveiled a new Ebola virus vaccine design, which they say has several advantages over standard vaccine approaches for Ebola and related viruses that continue to threaten global health.

13 May 2021

Investigational gene therapy can restore immune function in children with inherited immunodeficiency disorder

An investigational gene therapy can safely restore the immune systems of infants and children who have a rare, life-threatening inherited immunodeficiency disorder, according to research supported in part by the National Institutes of Health.

12 May 2021

Experimental gene therapy successfully treats children born without an immune system

An experimental form of gene therapy developed by a team of researchers from UCLA and Great Ormond Street Hospital in London has successfully treated 48 of 50 children born with a rare and deadly inherited disorder that leaves them without an immune system.

11 May 2021

Fast lifestyle changes during early stages of pandemic had little effect on climate change

Despite the rapid and significant changes in consumption patterns witnessed during the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Japanese households maintained their normal levels of greenhouse gases emissions.

11 May 2021

A new method for producing faster and more efficient vaccines

Vaccines are currently a great source of hope for many people, as it is believed they will help to protect society against COVID-19 and pave the way back to a normal life. The current focus is clearly on coronavirus — but vaccines are also fundamental to combating other pathogens.

7 May 2021

This small Canadian drugmaker wants to make J&J vaccines for poor nations. It needs more than a patent waiver.

Biolyse Pharma Corp., which makes a cancer medication, was gearing up to start making generic biologic drugs, made from living organisms. Then the pandemic hit.

6 May 2021

Researchers develop a multivalent vaccine for COVID-19 and influenza

Researchers at Duke University, USA, are looking into the possibility of a combined influenza and COVID-19 vaccine that could be used to simultaneously protect against annual flu strains and the SARS-CoV-2. Preclinical results showed the vaccine protected mice from both SARS-CoV-2 and the flu.

6 May 2021

Personalized medicines could be manufactured with 3D printing technology

Customized medicines could one day be manufactured to patients’ individual needs, with University of East Anglia (UEA) researchers investigating technology to 3D ‘print’ pills.

6 May 2021

World Health Organization lists Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

Today, WHO listed the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine (mRNA 1273) for emergency use, making it the fifth vaccine to receive emergency validation from WHO.

6 May 2021

Study details the complex chemistry and ever-expanding uses of hyaluronic acid

Hyaluronic acid (HA) is more than a buzzword ingredient touted by skincare brands. The "workhorse" capabilities of this biopolymer, which is present in most mammalian tissues, have fascinated scientists for decades.

6 May 2021

UAB spinoff receives $3 million in seed funding to develop probiotic formulations for lung health

A biomedical research company founded by a University of Alabama at Birmingham physician-scientist has received $3 million in seed funding.

5 May 2021

Repurposing an existing, cheap drug into long-acting injectable therapy to treat Covid-19

Researchers from the University of Liverpool have shown the potential of repurposing an existing and cheap drug into a long-acting injectable therapy that could be used to treat Covid-19.

5 May 2021

Disposable face masks release potentially dangerous chemical pollutants

Swansea University scientists have uncovered potentially dangerous chemical pollutants that are released from disposable face masks when submerged in water.

5 May 2021

Researchers develop graphene-based sensing technology for wearable medical devices

Researchers at AMBER, the SFI Centre for Advanced Materials and BioEngineering Research, and from Trinity's School of Physics, have developed next-generation, graphene-based sensing technology using their innovative G-Putty material.

4 May 2021

Penn State researchers develop a way to study microenvironment of breast cancer in 3D

Cancerous tumors thrive on blood, extending their roots deep into the fabric of the tissue of their host. They alter the genetics of surrounding cells and evolve to avoid the protective attacks of immune cells.

4 May 2021

Wyss Institute licenses nasal swab collection technology to Massachusetts-based startup

The Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and Harvard Medical School (HMS) and the Massachusetts-based startup Rhinostics announced today that the University's sample collection swab and high-throughput automation technologies have been licensed to Rhinostics.

4 May 2021

Moderna COVID-19 vaccine makes it on WHO Emergency Use Listing

Moderna has announced Emergency Use Listing granted by the World Health Organization for its COVID-19 mRNA vaccine.

4 May 2021

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Owlstone Medical Launches Breath Testing for Digestive Health in Collaboration with Functional Gut Diagnostics and Functional Gut Clinic

Stabilizing mutations in SARS-CoV-2 immunogens improve vaccine design

South Australian immunologist receives $3 million to accelerate work on Covid-19 vaccine

Scientists unveil new Ebola virus vaccine design

Investigational gene therapy can restore immune function in children with inherited immunodeficiency disorder

Experimental gene therapy successfully treats children born without an immune system

Fast lifestyle changes during early stages of pandemic had little effect on climate change

A new method for producing faster and more efficient vaccines

This small Canadian drugmaker wants to make J&J vaccines for poor nations. It needs more than a patent waiver.

Researchers develop a multivalent vaccine for COVID-19 and influenza

Personalized medicines could be manufactured with 3D printing technology

World Health Organization lists Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

Study details the complex chemistry and ever-expanding uses of hyaluronic acid

UAB spinoff receives $3 million in seed funding to develop probiotic formulations for lung health

Repurposing an existing, cheap drug into long-acting injectable therapy to treat Covid-19

Disposable face masks release potentially dangerous chemical pollutants

Researchers develop graphene-based sensing technology for wearable medical devices

Penn State researchers develop a way to study microenvironment of breast cancer in 3D

Wyss Institute licenses nasal swab collection technology to Massachusetts-based startup

Moderna COVID-19 vaccine makes it on WHO Emergency Use Listing

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