The Pharma Data

JUNE 5, 2025

This demographic trend presents both a challenge and an opportunity for public health systems globally. Despite the fact that vaccine-preventable diseases pose significant risks across the lifespan, adult immunization remains underutilized and inconsistently prioritized.

Vaccine

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

A new study provides a list of the wildlife species present at the market from which SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, most likely arose in late 2019. The study is based on a new analysis of metatranscriptomic data released by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Marketing

New Drug Approvals

JULY 18, 2025

3] It was discovered for the treatment of hepatitis C [4] and has since been investigated for use against other viral diseases such as AIDS and COVID-19 , [2] [5] for which it was granted conditional approval in China. [6] It was approved in China in 2021 as a first-in-class treatment for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Swallow, S.;

RNA

PLOS: DNA Science

JANUARY 25, 2024

We can learn about life, past and present, anywhere we find DNA and determine its sequence. A recent report in PLOS ONE analyzes DNA from an adenovirus and a herpes virus discovered in preserved feces – coprolites – from 5,500 to 7,000 years ago at an archaeological site in Japan.

Disease

ASPET

JULY 19, 2023

Several ongoing investigations have associated G3BPs with a number of disease states including cancer progression, invasion, metastasis, and viral infection and have highlighted its potential as a target for cancer therapeutic agents. We will also discuss the potential of G3BPs as a therapeutic target.

RNA

Drug Target Review

AUGUST 11, 2023

In a new development, a recent paper published in Biology Methods & Protocols by Oxford University Press has highlighted a promising avenue for enhancing vaccine efficacy against infectious pathogens like the COVID-19 virus. Since December 2019, SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) infection has become a worldwide urgent public health concern.

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The Pharma Data

MARCH 23, 2022

To treat Ebola virus infections, researchers are taking a close look at a key piece of the virus: polymerase. Polymerase is a viral protein that directs how Ebola virus replicates its genome as it infects new hosts. Drugs that target polymerase could potentially treat Ebola virus infections and save lives.

Virus

Drug Target Review

JULY 5, 2023

Induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) therapies have the potential to treat a wide variety of devastating diseases. Please summarise Eterna Therapeutics’ ($ERNA) new research at ASGCT on a cell therapy approach that integrates multiple cell types to emulate the natural immune system’s fight against diseases?

Therapies

Drug Target Review

AUGUST 25, 2023

However, in tissues where the 3 Hs are not present, the small molecule has anti-toxicity activity through 1) direct inhibition of the NLRP3 inflammasome, an inflammation starter and perpetuator, and 2) upregulation of the master antioxidant transcription factor, Nrf2. Also, unlike several other viruses, AdAPT-001 is deliverable systemically.

Small Molecule

The Pharma Data

MARCH 8, 2021

The companies today reported findings on one secondary objective from the Phase 2a study, showing a reduction in time (days) to negativity of infectious virus isolation in nasopharyngeal swabs from participants with symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection, as determined by isolation in Vero cell line culture. This press release features multimedia.

Trials

The Pharma Data

APRIL 26, 2022

NYSE: PFE) today reported positive Phase 2 pediatric data for their Lyme disease vaccine candidate, VLA15. Valneva and Pfizer plan to submit these data for publication and presentation at a future scientific congress. About VLA15 VLA15 is the only Lyme disease vaccine candidate currently in clinical development.

Vaccine

Drug Target Review

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

The use of nanoparticles, which are around the size of a virus particle, is a very promising delivery method for overcoming chemotherapy issues. Macrophages typically consume and clear pathogens and then present the pathogen parts to T cells. The T cells then give an antigen-specific response to recognise that specific pathogen.

Immune Response

DrugBank

MARCH 12, 2025

However, mRNA technology is not limited to infectious diseases. This unique mechanism has enabled scientists to rethink how they tackle diseases, paving the way for advancements in oncology, genetic disorders, and regenerative medicine. 

Vaccine

Drug Target Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

While the concept of removing mucins from cancer cells seems promising, mucins are present in various forms on all mammalian cells. Their findings, published in Nature Biotechnology, have broad applications as mucins are associated with many diseases, including cystic fibrosis, respiratory diseases, and viruses.

Immune Response

Drug Target Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

They needed reference materials for the disease in order to develop and validate diagnostic tests. For security reasons, at the time COVID-19 had to be grown in BSL-3 labs, which can be dangerous because they were handling the live virus. These are synthetic, not the live virus, so do not pose a risk of infection.

DNA

The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 5, 2020

The data is being presented today in oral presentations at the 62nd American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting. The new data presented today strengthen our conviction that SY-1425 has the potential to become the foundation of care for all RARA-positive patients,” said David A. Chief Medical Officer of Syros.

Clinical Trials

The Pharma Data

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

“As an orally bioavailable small molecule with broad antiviral activity, SLV213 could be a valuable treatment to meet today’s urgent need to fight COVID-19 as well other life-threatening infectious diseases, such as Chagas disease, Ebola virus disease, and Nipah virus infection.”.

Treatment

Drug Target Review

OCTOBER 25, 2023

These white blood cells destroy diseased cells around the body, but in early pregnancy these natural killer cells in the decidua play a key role in the vast tissue and blood vessel remodelling required for the placenta to properly develop and for the foetus to begin receiving nutrients and oxygen from the parent.

Treatment

Drug Target Review

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

5 Here, the original oncogene is still present but the transdifferentiated cancer cells are less dependent on it. Investigating non-oncogene resistance as a parallel defense mechanism used by cancer cells to evade therapies could therefore present a significant opportunity to address drug resistance more comprehensively.

Small Molecule

The Pharma Data

JUNE 25, 2021

Nasdaq: NVAX), today announced that NVX-CoV2373, its recombinant nanoparticle protein-based COVID-19 vaccine, demonstrated 100% protection against moderate and severe disease, 90.4% 100) against moderate or severe disease. Variant Virus Strains. Novavax, Inc. The study enrolled 29,960 participants across 119 sites in the U.S.

Vaccine

The Pharma Data

JULY 12, 2021

Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics announced today the presentation of previously announced Phase 2 interim results from two Phase 2/3 clinical trials (MOVe-OUT and MOVe-IN) of molnupiravir (MK-4482/EIDD-2801), an investigational oral antiviral therapeutic. About Molnupiravir.

Clinical Trials

The Pharma Data

AUGUST 1, 2021

It is not known whether the impairment, such as forgetfulness and language difficulty, will be progressive, said Gabriel de Erausquin, MD, PhD, a neurologist with the health science center’s Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases. Presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, July 29, 2021.

Virus

Creative Biolabs

JUNE 2, 2020

At present, this antibody, called S309, has entered the track of rapid development and testing in Vir Biotechnology, and clinical trials may be carried out in the next step. It can neutralize SARS-CoV-2 virus by binding to the S protein fragment near the attachment site of the host cell.

Virus

The Pharma Data

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

. Positive high-level results from an interim analysis of clinical trials of AZD1222 in the UK and Brazil showed the vaccine was highly effective in preventing COVID-19, the primary endpoint, and no hospitalisations or severe cases of the disease were reported in participants receiving the vaccine. AstraZeneca.

Vaccine

The Pharma Data

AUGUST 16, 2021

During challenge with the original SARS-CoV-2 virus, animals vaccinated with CV2CoV were found to be better protected based on highly effective clearance of the virus in the lungs and nasal passages. Clearance of the virus in the lungs and nasal passages of the animals was tested following challenge infection with the original virus.

Immune Response

New Drug Approvals

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

US10071079, Example 15 Ref WO2018005586 [link] The invention further pertains to pharmaceutical compositions containing at least one compound according to the invention that are useful for the treatment of conditions related to TLR modulation, such as inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, and methods of inhibiting the activity of TLRs in a mammal.

RNA

The Pharma Data

JUNE 25, 2021

In the unprecedented context of at least 13 variants circulating within the study population subset assessed at this interim analysis, CVnCoV demonstrated an interim vaccine efficacy of 47% against COVID-19 disease of any severity and did not meet prespecified statistical success criteria. 37, first identified in Peru (21%) and B.1.621,

Vaccine

Drug Target Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Remarkably, these findings propose that the presence of a cytoplasmic version of RARα is indispensable for T cells to initiate their defence against diseases. The researchers speculate that this mechanism could serve as a valuable target for combating autoimmune diseases and other inflammatory conditions.

Regulations

The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Nasdaq: NVAX), a late-stage biotechnology company developing next-generation vaccines for serious infectious diseases, today announced an Advance Purchase Agreement with the government of New Zealand for the purchase of 10.7 GAITHERSBURG, Md., 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Novavax , Inc. About NVX-CoV2373. About Novavax. Novavax, Inc.?(Nasdaq:

Vaccine

The Pharma Data

JULY 6, 2021

If a virus is disease-causing, the right mutation can allow the virus to escape the immune response by changing the viral pieces the immune system uses to recognize the virus as a threat, pieces scientists call epitopes. ” You can think of a virus’s structure like the design of a house, explains Nathan. .

Vaccine

The Pharma Data

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Seven officials working for the administration both currently and in the past have alleged that the HHS Secretary moved in late August to revoke the FDA’s ability to evaluate the quality of “lab-developed” tests for a range of diseases including COVID-19, as reported by Politico. Matt Fellows. Source link.

FDA

NIH Director's Blog: Drug Development

APRIL 2, 2020

With so much information swirling around these days about the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, it would be easy to miss one of the most interesting and significant basic science reports of the past few weeks. ACE2 is the receptor that the virus uses to gain entry.

Drug Development

The Pharma Data

OCTOBER 27, 2020

28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Pathnostics , a diagnostic solutions company, today announced that it has launched a multiplex polymerise chain reaction (PCR) test that simultaneously detects multiple respiratory infections, including COVID-19, influenzas A/B and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). IRVINE, Calif. ,

Virus

The Pharma Data

MARCH 20, 2021

Patients with COVID-19 present with upper respiratory infections that can result in a number of complications particularly in patients of advanced age or with co-morbidities. Accurate and timely laboratory diagnosis of COVID-19 is one of the most pivotal requirements for optimal disease management and contact tracing. INTRODUCTION.

Virus

The Pharma Data

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus spread across the globe, doctors and public health officials have warned of particular symptoms associated with the virus, including a dry cough, fever and shortness of breath, among others, such as headache, chills or a sore throat. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention common to COVID-19.

Doctors

The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 10, 2020

In the study, immunization with the hAd5-COVID-19 vaccine inhibited SARS-CoV-2 virus replication in 100% (10 of 10) of Rhesus macaques, with a drop in viral replication starting on the first day of vaccine administration, and undetectable viral levels as early as three to five days post-challenge in most of the animals.

Vaccine

The Pharma Data

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

This can help healthcare professionals identify a SARS-CoV-2 infection in people suspected to carry the virus with results typically ready in 15 minutes. The SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Antigen Test is for use in point of care settings for both symptomatic and asymptomatic people.

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