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Loyola Medicine specialist offers tips to prevent hand, foot and mouth disease in children

With an uptick in cases of hand, foot and mouth disease in the area, Loyola Medicine pediatric infectious disease specialist Nadia Qureshi, MD, offers tips to keep kids healthy as they go back to school.

23 Aug 2018

Grim updates on Ebola outbreak in Congo

According to the health ministry, there have been five new cases of Ebola and five deaths from haemmorhagic fever. Ebola cases now sum up at 96 (5 new cases) from the town of Mabalako-Mangina. A total of 69 are confirmed. 55 people have died.

22 Aug 2018

Scientists gain new insight into the immune system and infections

Researchers from Sydney have found that the body contains a special structure that can act as front line soldiers in case of infections. These are the cells that could be the main agents in preserving vaccine-memory, they find.

22 Aug 2018

New 'micro-organ' within the immune system identified

For the first time in decades, researchers have identified a new 'micro-organ' within the immune system - and they say it's an important step towards understanding how to make better vaccines.

22 Aug 2018

Scientists develop universal vaccine with the potential to protect against multiple flu strains

Researchers have developed a universal vaccine that can protect against multiple strains of influenza in animals.

22 Aug 2018

New method of cervical cancer screening eliminates Pap test

The United States Preventive Services Task Force has released new recommendations on screening for cervical cancer.

22 Aug 2018

Screening for HPV could replace routine Pap smears

According to health advisors from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, Pap smears may not be the only way to check for cervical cancer risk among women.

22 Aug 2018

Study compares T-cell signaling patterns in two different CAR designs

CAR T-cell therapy, which reprograms immune cells to fight cancer, has shown great promise in people with some blood cancers who have not responded to other treatments. But until now, the underlying biological pathways enabling anti-cancer responses have not been thoroughly examined.

21 Aug 2018

Blood test could identify bladder cancer patients who may not benefit from immunotherapy

Patients who are unlikely to benefit from a commonly used immunotherapy for bladder cancer could be identified by a simple blood test, according to researchers at Brighton and Sussex Medical School.

21 Aug 2018

HPV and other adolescent vaccines do not negatively impact fertility in young women

Adolescents who receive recommended vaccinations, including for human papillomavirus, have no increased risk of primary ovarian insufficiency, also known as premature menopause, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published today in Pediatrics.

21 Aug 2018

Measles cases on the rise in Europe

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there is a sharp rise in the number of measles cases across Europe in the first six months of this year. Measles has affected over 41,000 individuals and killed 37, says the WHO.

20 Aug 2018

Infection rates of high risk oral HPV in England found to be lower than expected

Infection rates of high risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) oral infection in England are lower than expected, compared to previous US studies.

20 Aug 2018

AJMC addresses role of community pharmacies in boosting adult vaccination rates

A recent publication from The American Journal of Managed Care, the leading peer-reviewed journal dedicated to issues in managed care, addresses the role of community pharmacies in boosting adult vaccination rates in the United States.

17 Aug 2018

Ology Bioservices wins $8.4 million worth agreement to manufacture anti-Ebola monoclonal antibody

Ology Bioservices, Inc., a biologics contract development and manufacturing organization, announced today that it was awarded an Other Transaction Agreement to support the Joint Project Manager Medical Countermeasure Systems, a component of the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense for advanced biologics manufacturing services—specifically, to manufacture an anti-Ebola monoclonal antibody.

17 Aug 2018

Researchers develop new approach to study how tuberculosis infects people

Tuberculosis is one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide. Nearly 2 million people die every year from this infectious disease, and an estimated 2 billion people are chronically infected.

17 Aug 2018

Researchers publish new paper on developing vaccine candidates for Helminthic parasites

Helminthic parasites, like hookworm and liver flukes (schistosomiasis), affect an estimated 1 billion people worldwide. Infection from hookworm and schistosomiasis result in a combined loss of as much as 92 million disability-adjusted life years annually.

17 Aug 2018

Researchers use super-resolution microscope to unravel secrets of deadly Nipah virus

The deadly Nipah virus and others like it assemble themselves in a much more haphazard manner than previously thought, new UBC research has found. The discovery could allow scientists to develop more effective vaccines and rule out many approaches to fighting these viruses.

16 Aug 2018

NIH begins first-in-human trial of experimental live, attenuated Zika virus vaccine

Vaccinations have begun in a first-in-human trial of an experimental live, attenuated Zika virus vaccine developed by scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health.

16 Aug 2018

Researchers identify way to grow immune cells at large scale for preventing cancer reoccurrence

For the first time, Mount Sinai researchers have identified a way to make large numbers of immune cells that can help prevent cancer reoccurrence, according to a study published in August in Cell Reports.

15 Aug 2018

Ebola outbreak in Congo spreads to active combat zone

The outbreak of the deadly Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo has spread outside the province of North Kivu according to a statement made by the country’s health ministry yesterday. With this the viral infection has reached an active conflict zone and this may mean that it could spread wider now.

14 Aug 2018

Vaccine News and Research

Latest Vaccine News and Research

Loyola Medicine specialist offers tips to prevent hand, foot and mouth disease in children

Grim updates on Ebola outbreak in Congo

Scientists gain new insight into the immune system and infections

New 'micro-organ' within the immune system identified

Scientists develop universal vaccine with the potential to protect against multiple flu strains

New method of cervical cancer screening eliminates Pap test

Screening for HPV could replace routine Pap smears

Study compares T-cell signaling patterns in two different CAR designs

Blood test could identify bladder cancer patients who may not benefit from immunotherapy

HPV and other adolescent vaccines do not negatively impact fertility in young women

Measles cases on the rise in Europe

Infection rates of high risk oral HPV in England found to be lower than expected

AJMC addresses role of community pharmacies in boosting adult vaccination rates

Ology Bioservices wins $8.4 million worth agreement to manufacture anti-Ebola monoclonal antibody

Researchers develop new approach to study how tuberculosis infects people

Researchers publish new paper on developing vaccine candidates for Helminthic parasites

Researchers use super-resolution microscope to unravel secrets of deadly Nipah virus

NIH begins first-in-human trial of experimental live, attenuated Zika virus vaccine

Researchers identify way to grow immune cells at large scale for preventing cancer reoccurrence

Ebola outbreak in Congo spreads to active combat zone

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