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Needle-free mRNA vaccines protect mice against COVID-19 and flu7:20 A needle-free vaccination method protected mice against the viruses that cause COVID-19 and flu, offering a possible new way to deliver mRNA vaccines while limiting unwanted inflammation. LSD speeds up brain waves and increases neural complexity, study finds7:20 First synthesized in a laboratory in 1938 by the Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann, lysergic acid diethylamide, better known by its acronym LSD, is one of the most potent and most extensively studied psychedelics. New study explores psychedelic therapy for co-occurring cocaine addiction and depression6:49 A team of UTHealth Houston researchers has been awarded a five-year, $3.4 million grant to study whether psilocybin-assisted therapy is a viable treatment option for individuals with co-occurring cocaine use disorder and major depressive disorder. INmune Bio establishes global commercialization framework for Ebstrocel™ through strategic agreement with Uniphar6:49 INmune Bio Inc. (the “Company”), a late-stage biotechnology company focused on inflammation and immunology, today announced that it has entered into a Master Services Agreement with Uniphar Durbin Ireland Limited (“Uniphar”) establishing a scalable framework to support international access, distribution and commercialization of Ebstrocel™, the Company’s allogeneic stromal cell therapy for Recessi… New national trial platform aims to accelerate Alzheimer's disease prevention6:17 Researchers from the University of California San Diego will join a collaboration as part of a federal award of up to $41 million to launch a national effort aimed at accelerating the search for treatments that could prevent or slow Alzheimer's disease. Stem cell therapies may need new protein quality control standards6:17 Current Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards for cell therapies assess identity, viability, sterility, and genetic stability. For extracellular vesicle (EV) products, Minimal Information for Studies of Extracellular Vesicles (MISEV2023) guidance adds particle size, concentration, markers, morphology, contaminants, endotoxin, and assays. Review offers guidance for managing recurrent catheter-related bloodstream infections6:17 Patients who depend on long-term intravenous catheters for chemotherapy, hemodialysis, intravenous nutrition and other essential therapies face an ongoing risk of catheter-related bloodstream infections, a potentially life-threatening complication that can be difficult to manage when the device remains necessary for care. Digital mindfulness program cuts depression relapse risk in mothers by 26%6:17 A free, online program developed by University of Colorado Boulder researchers has been shown to reduce risk of depression relapse by double digits among new moms and moms-to-be with a history of depression. Cardiac events account for 43% of on-duty firefighter deaths6:17 Cardiac events account for nearly half of all on-duty firefighter deaths in the U.S.—a proportion that has steadily increased over the past three decades, according to a Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University study. Accelerated TMS cuts depression treatment time from six weeks to three5:45 Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) has proved to be a very effective non-invasive treatment for people with severe depression who have not had success with medication. But traditional TMS has one significant drawback: time. |