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FDA to promote development of coronavirus diagnostics and countermeasures
The US FDA has revealed its action plan to aid in the development and advancement of diagnostics and medical countermeasures to combat the novel coronavirus 2019.
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CEPI announces three programmes to develop coronavirus vaccine
The CEPI has announced three respective projects with Inovio, the University of Queensland and Moderna, to develop a vaccine for the novel coronavirus, nCoV-2019.
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Nanoparticle gene therapy drug delivery for paediatric brain cancer tested in mice
A study has shown that PBAE nanoparticles could replace viral vectors in gene therapies and provide a safe treatment option for paediatric brain cancer patients.
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Funding for AI in drug development, clinical trials and information synthesis hits $5.2bn
A study has suggested that while funding for artificial intelligence in pharma was $5.2bn in 2019, overall investment is slowing.
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New drugs more likely to be approved if backed up by genetics, says study
A new study could aid pharmaceutical companies in their drug development efforts after if found that a drug candidate is more likely to be approved for use if it targets a gene known to be linked to the disease.
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Priority Review granted to pemigatinib for treatment of cholangiocarcinoma
The US FDA has awarded pemigatinib Priority Review, after the drug met its primary and secondary endpoints in a Phase II trial.
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Sir Peter Ratcliffe awarded joint Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine
The researcher Sir Peter Ratcliffe and two others have been jointly awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine 2019.
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NICE recommends Prevymis on the NHS after re-evaluation
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence is recommending MSD’s Prevymis (letermovir) within the NHS.
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Second potential male birth control pill passes human safety tests
The experimental male birth control pill 11-beta-MNTDC - a modified testosterone that has the combined actions of a male hormone and a progesterone - passes human safety tests...
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Trial results show compound makes radiotherapy more effective
A trial has shown that radiotherapy is more effective when levels of ropidoxuridine in a patients' body reach a certain level...
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NIAID plan for in-depth tuberculosis research
NIAID has released a plan for research in the infectious disease TB in order to strengthen efforts and resolve to attack this disease...
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Seizures could be stopped and prevented with implanted electronic device
Researchers have developed an electronic device which could help to detect, prevent and stop seizures from occurring in epileptic patients...
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Protein kinase C-alpha inhibitor reverses destructive nephritis
Inhibiting protein kinase C-alpha was shown to be a pivotal step towards restoring the damage done by nephritis...
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FDA approves the first drug with an indication for treatment of smallpox
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved TPOXX (tecovirimat), the first drug with an indication for treatment of smallpox...
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Plerixafor may protect against smoke-related COPD symptoms
A drug used in stem cell therapy to treat certain cancers may also protect against cigarette smoke-induced lung injury...
