Six months after announcing the $5 billion Project NextGen to develop treatments and vaccines that can “stay ahead of COVID-19,” the U.S. government has awarded 20 contracts that reveal what much of that sum will support. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on 13 October that up to $1.2 billion will go …
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a vaccine given to pregnant women to protect babies from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The virus causes severe lung infections that are the leading cause of U.S. infant hospitalizations. https://www.science.org/content/article/rsv-vaccine-scientific-advisory-panels-and-biodiversity-hot-spot-risk? Pregnant people who receive the vaccine, called Abrysvo and made by Pfizer, can pass protective antibodies …
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has released two companion reports regarding the potential application of human genome editing in improving public health. “Human genome editing has the potential to advance our ability to treat and cure disease, but the full impact will only be realised if we deploy it for the benefit of all people, …
Could public health in India be better served by genome testing tailored specifically to the Indian population? The answer could be yes. “Diagnostic techniques have been built and developed for the developed markets so obviously, the cost structure is accordingly,” argued Nikhil Jakatdar, chief executive officer (CEO) of GenePath Diagnostics in an interview with the …
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India, as of now, represents a minority of genomes within global genomic databanks. This underrepresentation could be letting a number of health conditions, as well as risks relating to the conditions, slide under the radar. One recent study of Asian genomes has uncovered the fact that a commonly-used anticonvulsant drug can have adverse effects if …
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The first study resulting from the GenomeAsia 100K project has revealed that Asia has at least ten distinct genetic ancestral lines, compared to the single genetic lineage found in northern Europe. The results were found from the genomic sequencing of 598 individuals belonging to 55 ethnic groups from India. The project is set to expand …
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