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Accelerating Vaccine Development for the Novel Infectious Disease with Pseudoviruses

PerkinElmer

Time is of the essence when it comes to the development of a vaccine for the novel infectious disease in our current pandemic. As viruses evolve over time, new, agile research applications need to be created to combat these evasive intruders from exploiting host cells.

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Vitamin A and its role in psychiatric and other disorders

Drug Target Review

In other words, a disease state may cause a change in vitamin A levels rather than the vitamin A levels causing a change in disease state. Again, in this circumstance adding the vitamin will not help therapeutically with the disease state. Secondly, it’s difficult to separate causation from reverse causation.

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#WhyIScience Q&A: A research scientist uses mass spectrometry to discover how metabolites affect human health

Broad Institute

That interest in science led her to a weekend science course and a field trip to a plant research laboratory, where she saw scientists hybridizing roses and genetically modifying tomatoes. What do you do as a research scientist at Broad? Different classes of metabolites change in different disease states.

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A New Type of Bookworm: Bringing Patient Perspectives Into the Classroom?

KIF1A

In this blog post, KIF1A.ORG Chief Science Officer Dr. Dominique Lessard describes a unique cross disciplinary experience with multiple scientific stakeholders in the rare disease space, all focused around our holistic understanding of KAND. Shi was designed to introduce and engage students in the process of scientific research and inquiry.

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U.S. FDA Approves New Indication for Merck’s PREVYMIS® (letermovir) for Prevention of Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Disease in High-Risk Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients

The Pharma Data

FDA Approves New Indication for Merck’s PREVYMIS® (letermovir) for Prevention of Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Disease in High-Risk Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced the U.S. Source link: [link]

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8 Frequently Asked Questions About Genetic Testing in Clinical Trials

Conversations in Drug Development Trends

Genetic testing provides patients with a diagnosis for their illness, helps patients and family members to understand risks of developing new diseases, and can be used to support clinical trial advancement. What is the difference between a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)-approved laboratory vs a research laboratory?

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AZ Fasenra shows benefit in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps

The Pharma Data

The condition “is difficult to treat and the underlying drivers and natural history of the disease are not fully established,” noted Professor Claus Bachert, head of the Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology and chair of the Upper Airway Research Laboratory, University Hospital Ghent, Belgium, the principal investigator of the trial.