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MIT engineers have invented a new 3-D fabrication method that can generate a novel type of drug-carrying particle that could allow multiple doses of a drug or vaccine to be delivered over an extended time period with […]
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One vaccine injection could carry many doses
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TSRI study reveals new clues to how a successful HIV vaccine could work
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Researchers elucidate immune response to flu vaccine
Posted on September 12, 2017 | No CommentsA collaboration among researchers at the Yale School of Medicine and 10 other research institutions has discovered gene signatures — or related sets of genes — associated with the immune response to the influenza vaccination. The researchers […] -
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Scientists look to epigenetics to thwart viruses
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New study finds improved vaccine that protects against nine types of HPV is highly effective
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Researchers create innovative approach to identifying Zika virus
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Virus hijacks cell’s transportation system
Posted on September 5, 2017 | No CommentsA deadly tick-borne virus uses the host neuron’s transportation system to move their RNA, resulting in the local reproduction of the virus and severe neurological symptoms. Flaviviruses are a significant threat to public health worldwide, and some […] -
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Measles vaccine: Some developed countries should target adolescents and adults
Posted on September 4, 2017 | No CommentsEven if measles infection incidence has decreased by at least 90% all over the world since the introduction of the vaccine, measles is still one of the major causes of death in children among vaccine-preventable diseases. Regular […]