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Tonix and Southern Research to study immune responses to Covid-19
pharmaceutical-technology
June 19, 2020
Tonix Pharmaceuticals has expanded its ongoing partnership with non-profit Southern Research to study T-cell immune responses to SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes Covid-19.
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Study reveals COVID-19 virus can cause collapse of respiratory centre in brain
expresspharma
June 19, 2020
May infect PreBötzinger complex (PBC), primary centre of the brain that controls respiratory rhythm generation.
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Nanosponges could intercept coronavirus infection
worldpharmanews
June 18, 2020
Nanoparticles cloaked in human lung cell membranes and human immune cell membranes can attract and neutralize the SARS-CoV-2 virus in cell culture, causing the virus to lose its ability to hijack host cells and reproduce.
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Cepheid Announces Development of Combination Test for SARS-CoV-2, Flu A, Flu B, RSV
americanpharmaceuticalreview
June 18, 2020
Cepheid announced the development of a next-generation test to assist global efforts in the fight against the spread of COVID-19 during the upcoming respiratory virus season.
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CureVac Receives Approval to Initiate Clinical Trial of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Candidate
contractpharma
June 18, 2020
The Belgian Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products (FAMHP) has approved the Phase 1 clinical trial for CureVac’s vaccine program to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection. The trial will be conducted in Germany and Belgium.
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Promising path found for COVID-19 therapeutics
worldpharmanews
June 17, 2020
A team of researchers at the University of Georgia has successfully demonstrated that a set of drug-like small molecules can block the activity of a key SARS-CoV-2 protein - providing a promising path for new COVID-19 therapeutics.
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Up to 45 percent of SARS-CoV-2 infections may be asymptomatic
worldpharmanews
June 17, 2020
An extraordinary percentage of people infected by the virus behind the ongoing deadly COVID-19 pandemic never show symptoms of the disease, according to the results of a Scripps Research analysis of public datasets on asymptomatic infections.
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Super-potent human antibodies protect against COVID-19 in animal tests
worldpharmanews
June 17, 2020
A team led by Scripps Research has discovered antibodies in the blood of recovered COVID-19 patients that provide powerful protection against SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes the disease, when tested in animals and human cell cultures.
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Scientists discover new super-potent human antibodies that can protect against COVID-19
expresspharma
June 17, 2020
These antibodies may also be used to provide temporary, vaccine-like protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection for healthcare workers, elderly people, and others who respond poorly to traditional vaccines.
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Grifols Begins Production of Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Hyperimmune Immunoglobulin
contractpharma
June 16, 2020
Potential anti-COVID-19 passive immune therapy is part of a collaboration with the U.S. government, first doses for trials are expected July 2020.