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UK consortium set to trial COVID-19 adenoviral vaccine candidate

A research consortium led by the Jenner Institute, Oxford University is set to begin fast-tracked clinical trials for a COVID-19 vaccine. The adenoviral vaccine candidate, ChAdOx1 nCov-19 (ChAdOx1) is one of five frontrunner vaccines in development around the world, and expected to be the UK’s first COVID-19 vaccine. Developed at the Jenner Institute, ChAdOx1 is […]

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Johnson & Johnson aims to produce a billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine

Johnson & Johnson has announced the selection of a lead COVID-19 vaccine candidate on which it expects to initiate human clinical studies by September at the latest with the first batches of the vaccine available for emergency use authorization in early 2021. In addition, the company announced the significant expansion of the existing partnership between […]

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AI can be used to detect and grade prostate cancer

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have developed a method based on artificial intelligence for histopathological diagnosis and grading of prostate cancer. The AI-system has the potential to solve one of the bottlenecks in today’s prostate cancer histopathology by providing more accurate diagnosis and better treatment decisions. The study shows that the AI-system is as good at […]

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Life science start-up report reveals boom in new life science ventures

BioCity, a life science incubator and business collective has released its biennial publication, the UK Life Science Start-Up Report, an in-depth analysis of emerging businesses within the life sciences across the UK. The report looks at the prevalence of life science start-ups in the UK over the past five years and the broader landscape in […]

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Beckman Coulter partners with South West London Pathology to reduce the impact of sepsis

The clinical diagnostics, company Beckman Coulter has implemented DxH 900 haematology analysers and the Early Sepsis Indicator across the South West London Pathology (SWLP) network. SWLP is an award-winning NHS pathology partnership set up by St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Croydon Health Services NHS Trust and Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The installation […]

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Grey Wolf Therapeutics completes £2.5 million financing to accelerate development of therapies targeting ERAP2

Grey Wolf Therapeutics, a drug discovery biotechnology company focused on developing first-in-class therapies for immuno- oncology (IO), has completed a £2.5 million ($3.3 million) Series A2 financing round with existing healthcare investors Andera Partners and Canaan. The new funding will allow the company to accelerate development of therapies targeting endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidase 2 (ERAP2), following […]

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Using whole-genome sequencing for early identification and containment of AMR pathogens

A recently published study examines the evolutionary and epidemiologic history of an epidemic strain of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) – called LAM4/KZN – in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. This strain was first reported in a 2005 outbreak in Tugela Ferry, KwaZulu-Natal, where it was associated with 90 % mortality among predominantly HIV infected individuals, and has […]

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Cracking the colon code – new light shed on gut function

New insights into how the colon functions and actually expels its contents have been revealed for the first time following decades of study by Flinders University researchers. It promises new diagnostics tools and treatments for gastrointestinal disorders to address problems with bowel movements leading to constipation, diarrhoea and pain, affecting hundreds of millions of people […]

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Biomarker for schizophrenia can be detected in human hair

Working with model mice, post-mortem human brains, and people with schizophrenia, researchers at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science in Japan have discovered that a subtype of schizophrenia is related to abnormally high levels hydrogen sulfide in the brain. Experiments showed that this abnormality likely results from a DNA-modifying reaction during development that lasts throughout […]

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Protein misfolding as a risk marker for Alzheimer’s disease

In symptom-free individuals, the detection of misfolded amyloid-β protein in the blood indicated a considerably higher risk of Alzheimer’s disease – up to 14 years before a clinical diagnosis was made. Amyloid-β folding proved to be superior to other risk markers evaluated, as shown by scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Ruhr University […]