Vaccine News and Research

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Programmed artificial proteins could be key to efficient malaria vaccine

Despite decades of malaria research, the disease still afflicts hundreds of millions and kills around half a million people each year - most of them children in tropical regions.

31 Jan 2017

Researchers discover genes that could serve as therapeutic targets to reverse Rett syndrome

Researchers have uncovered 30 genes that could, one day, serve as therapeutic targets to reverse Rett syndrome, a rare neurological disorder that affects only girls and is a severe form of an autism spectrum disorder.

31 Jan 2017

ALCMI and Scancell collaborate to advance cancer vaccine clinical trials in NSCLC patients

The Addario Lung Cancer Medical Institute, the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation and Scancell Holdings PLC today announce a collaboration to evaluate the use of Scancell's second innovative cancer vaccine, SCIB2, from its ImmunoBody platform to treat non-small cell lung cancer.

30 Jan 2017

Chronic short sleep shuts down programs involved in immune response, study shows

Many people report getting sick when they don't get enough sleep. A new study helps explain why.

27 Jan 2017

Alternative influenza vaccine may provide clinical benefits and cost savings, study suggests

A study just published in Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics suggests that an alternative vaccine might bring clinical benefits and cost savings if used on a large scale when compared to the one currently in widest use.

25 Jan 2017

UMD study explores how racial factors may influence vaccine attitudes and behaviors

African American adults are less likely than Whites to get an annual flu shot (39% vs. 47%), and public health efforts to address this racial disparity have had little impact on increasing vaccination rates to date.

24 Jan 2017

Cervical cancer death rate among older and black women higher than previously thought

A woman's risk of dying of cervical cancer is higher than long believed, particularly among older and black women, new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health-led research suggests.

23 Jan 2017

UC San Diego researchers receive CIRM grants to advance studies on Zika virus and cancer

The Independent Citizens Oversight Committee of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine has approved a pair of $2 million awards to University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers to advance studies of new treatments for Zika virus infections and the use of stem cell-derived natural killer (NK) cells to target ovarian cancer and other malignancies.

20 Jan 2017

New genital herpes vaccine candidate shows promising results in preclinical tests

Approximately 500 million people around the world are infected with the genital herpes virus known as herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV2).

20 Jan 2017

New research exposes cellular responses linked to bird flu vaccine

New research from Vanderbilt eavesdrops on gene expression in human immune system cells before and after vaccination against bird flu.

19 Jan 2017

New study estimates overall prevalence of genital HPV infection among men in the U.S.

Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States, as well as a cause of various cancers, and a new study published online by JAMA Oncology estimates the overall prevalence of genital HPV infection in men ages 18 to 59.

19 Jan 2017

First symptoms of meningitis

Thankfully, meningitis is a rare condition. Although it can occur in anyone, it's more prevalent in babies and young children, with young people and students being the next most at risk group. In the early stages, it can be very difficult to tell meningitis apart from milder diseases, as it often resembles other common viral illnesses. Symptoms of the disease can develop very quickly.

19 Jan 2017

Fraunhofer scientists develop new method to irradiate pathogens using low-energy-electrons

Many vaccines contain viruses that are inactivated to prevent them from harming recipients.

18 Jan 2017

Research shows role played by PAMPs in immune system signaling and response

How big you are may be as important as what you look like, at least to immune system cells watching for dangerous bacteria and viruses.

18 Jan 2017

Study shows clinical and psychosocial consequences following survival of Ebola infection

The long-term clinical and social sequelae following survival of Ebola infection are unknown.

18 Jan 2017

Researchers test new HIV neutralising antibody in humans

A research team led by investigators of the Rockefeller University in New York and Prof Florian Klein, University Hospital Cologne and German Center for Infection Research, has tested a new HIV neutralising antibody, called 10-1074, in humans.

18 Jan 2017

Georgia State University, GeoVax join forces to advance development of Hepatitis B therapeutic vaccine

The Georgia State University Research Foundation has entered into a research collaboration agreement with GeoVax Labs, Inc., a Georgia-based biotechnology company developing human vaccines, to advance development of a therapeutic vaccine for treatment of chronic Hepatitis B infections.

18 Jan 2017

Vaccine News and Research

Latest Vaccine News and Research

Programmed artificial proteins could be key to efficient malaria vaccine

Researchers discover genes that could serve as therapeutic targets to reverse Rett syndrome

ALCMI and Scancell collaborate to advance cancer vaccine clinical trials in NSCLC patients

Chronic short sleep shuts down programs involved in immune response, study shows

Alternative influenza vaccine may provide clinical benefits and cost savings, study suggests

UMD study explores how racial factors may influence vaccine attitudes and behaviors

Cervical cancer death rate among older and black women higher than previously thought

UC San Diego researchers receive CIRM grants to advance studies on Zika virus and cancer

New genital herpes vaccine candidate shows promising results in preclinical tests

New research exposes cellular responses linked to bird flu vaccine

New study estimates overall prevalence of genital HPV infection among men in the U.S.

First symptoms of meningitis

Fraunhofer scientists develop new method to irradiate pathogens using low-energy-electrons

Research shows role played by PAMPs in immune system signaling and response

Study shows clinical and psychosocial consequences following survival of Ebola infection

Researchers test new HIV neutralising antibody in humans

Georgia State University, GeoVax join forces to advance development of Hepatitis B therapeutic vaccine

Researchers find explanation for link between persistent infection and long-term immunity

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Vaccine campaign targeting freshers could hold key to reducing spread of meningitis

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