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Study finds air pollution lowers Covid vaccine response

Express Pharma

The findings, published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives , provide further evidence on the adverse effects of air pollution on the immune system. The team analysed data from 927 participants aged 40 to 65 years, who answered questionnaires and gave blood samples in the summer of 2020 and in the spring of 2021.

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Novo Nordisk crowns cell therapy pipeline with $598m Heartseed deal

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Novo Nordisk – which is already active in stem cell therapies with a candidate in early development for type 1 diabetes – is on the hook for up to $598 million in total licensing and milestone payments plus royalties on sales if HS-001 reaches the market. — Novo Nordisk (@novonordisk) June 1, 2021.

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mRNA licensing agreements rise 800% in value as confidence grows beyond vaccines

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Ophelia Chan, Business Fundamentals Senior Analyst at GlobalData, comments, “The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the key advantages of mRNA technology in vaccine development, including rapid production, precise immune targeting, and streamlined manufacturing- factors that drove the success of mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines.”

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Provention finally gets FDA nod for type 1 diabetes drug teplizumab

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At its second attempt, Provention Bio has secured FDA approval for teplizumab, as a treatment to delay late-stage type 1 diabetes (T1D) in at-risk individuals – becoming the first disease-modifying therapy for these patients. Teplizumab is thought to work by preventing the activation of T cells that attack those cells.

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Why Balancing Blood Sugar is Vital for Hashimoto’s Health

The Thyroid Pharmacist

A review paper published in 2010 that discussed the relationship between thyroid dysfunction and metabolic disorders, highlighted the fact that patients with diabetes were up to three times more likely to develop a thyroid disorder. (7). Hypoglycemia is an early risk factor for developing diabetes. Type 2 Diabetes.

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Understanding the microbiome as an ‘overlooked critical organ’

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PubMed cites 1,822 pieces of research relating to the microbiome in 2011, which grew to 25,153 published in 2021. As more research has been conducted, closer and unexpected links have been found between the microbiome of the gut, as one example, and other areas of the body, such as brain health and the immune system.

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Top 20 Life Sciences Deals of 2021 by Total Deal Value

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The life science industry saw high deal activity in 2021 staying in the range of an even busier 2020. This article is based on the 2021 biotech and pharma deals data as provided by Chris Dokomajilar of DealForma. 13, 2021 Deal Value: $1.7B 28, 2021 Deal Value: $1.9B