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Virus-inspired delivery system transfers microscopic cargo between human cells

Scientists from the University of Utah and University of Washington have developed blueprints that instruct human cells to assemble a virus-like delivery system that can transport custom cargo from one cell to another...

5 December, 2016

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Scientists find new way to improve MERS vaccines

Since the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) was identified in 2012, more than 1,800 people have been infected with the virus that causes MERS, and the fatality rate is a concerning 36 percent. There’s still...

25 November, 2016

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Natural born killers: Common virus can stimulate immune system to destroy cancer cells – study

British scientists say a common virus that causes childhood coughs and colds could be key in developing future treatments for primary liver cancer and hepatitis C. Researchers at University of Leeds found that a...

23 November, 2016

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FDA research to help speed development of Zika virus vaccines and therapeutics

Neonatal mouse model provides a new platform for Zika virus research A new mouse model developed by scientists at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration may help in exploring the potential activity of Zika virus vaccines...

18 November, 2016

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Creating a functional cure for HIV

The addition of adjuvants to vaccines to stimulate the immune system toward the antigen being injected is a common practice of vaccine delivery. However, trying to awaken the reservoir of dormant viruses in combination...

14 November, 2016

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‘3+0’ schedule with PCV7 impacts IPD more than PCV13

A comparison of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and its 13-valent counterpart suggests three primary doses with no booster yielded greater dividends for PCV7 than for PCV13, according to a recent study in...

10 November, 2016

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Ebola virus mutated to better infect humans during outbreak

The Ebola virus evolved to better infect human cells during the 2014 West African outbreak that killed more than 11,000, says a new study in the journal Cell. The Ebola virus mutated to more effectively infiltrate human...

8 November, 2016

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The Lancet Infectious Diseases: Scientists identify genetic markers of resistance to frontline malaria drug that could help control outbreaks

Scientists have identified genetic markers associated with resistance to the one of the most commonly used malaria drugs in Southeast Asia. The findings of two independent studies from Cambodia, published in The Lancet...

4 November, 2016

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Scientists uncover why hepatitis C virus vaccine has been difficult to make

Researchers have been trying for decades to develop a vaccine against the globally endemic hepatitis C virus (HCV). Now scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have discovered one reason why success has so...

31 October, 2016

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Emory Vaccine Center-India partnership sheds light on Dengue immune response

India suffers from the highest number of dengue infections in the world, but there are few studies, if any, to understand the immune cells involved in fighting the virus. A recent study published in the Journal of...

26 October, 2016

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