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Dengue vaccine closer to reality, say scientists

Researchers have inched closer to developing a novel therapy using mutated antibodies to protect people from the dengue virus. Scientists, from Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Koch Institute of Integrative...

10 April, 2013

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Researchers come closer to HIV/AIDS vaccine

In the on-going battle against HIV/AIDS, vaccine developers are continually trying to find ways to promote immunity from this devastating virus. Fortunately, researchers at The Scripps Research Institute and the...

9 April, 2013

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Varicella vaccine effective against chicken pox

The varicella vaccine has been largely successful in neutralizing chicken pox, scientists say. The 14-year study by the Kaiser Permanente Vaccine Study Center followed 7,585 children who were vaccinated in 1995, when...

2 April, 2013

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Polio virus is ‘enemy of humankind’

Sixty years after the first successful polio vaccine trial, the disease has been wiped out in much of the world, but violence, conspiracy theories and lack of cash keep it from disappearing. “The world is closer than...

2 April, 2013

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New vaccine-design approach targets viruses such as HIV

A team led by scientists from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) and the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) has unveiled a new technique for vaccine design that could be particularly useful against HIV and...

1 April, 2013

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How herpesvirus invades nervous system: Viral protein hijacks cellular machinery and grabs the wheel

Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified a component of the herpesvirus that “hijacks” machinery inside human cells, allowing the virus to rapidly and successfully invade the nervous system upon...

1 April, 2013

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Acellular pertussis series more effective with dose of whole-cell vaccine

A wholly acellular pertussis vaccine series increased disease risk when compared with the traditional whole-cell vaccine that it replaced, according to study data published online. David J. Witt, MD, of the department...

28 March, 2013

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Malaria vaccine stops working after 4 years

A new vaccine that has raised hopes of becoming a potent new tool in the battle against malaria seems to stop working in children after four years, according to research published recently. The vaccine candidate –...

28 March, 2013

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Early HPV vaccination significantly reduced condylomata incidence

Initial vaccinations for HPV for women aged younger than 14 years significantly reduced the incidence of condylomata acuminata, according to study results. However, out-of-pocket vaccination costs influenced vaccine...

25 March, 2013

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Fourteen adults ‘cured’ of killer HIV virus, according to reports

Just two weeks after doctors rid a new-born baby of the disease, it appears the same treatment has worked on full-grown men and women. The 14 ‘functionally cured’ adults still have the deadly virus in their system, but...

20 March, 2013

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