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Zika virus found to remain in some organs after disappearance from blood in macaques

A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. and Canada has found that the Zika virus remains in some macaques’ organs and fluids, even after the immune system has removed it from the...

7 October, 2016

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Researchers closer than ever to a universal flu vaccine

Researchers at McMaster University and two American universities have taken another step closer to developing a much more effective, “one-punch” universal flu vaccine. Their latest findings, published online...

4 October, 2016

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Kansas State University contributes to potential Zika virus vaccine development

A research team that includes scientists with Kansas State University’s Biosecurity Research Institute has developed a promising Zika virus vaccine. The vaccine, a DNA vaccine, is safer and more effective against...

30 September, 2016

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Standard pertussis vaccine immunity wanes substantially over time

The current vaccine for pertussis, or whooping cough, is highly effective at protecting people from the disease during the first three years after vaccination, but immunity wanes significantly over the subsequent four...

27 September, 2016

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New mouse model technology could speed the search for an AIDS vaccine

Researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital have developed a technology to quickly generate mouse models for testing and tweaking potential HIV vaccines. Such models could speed up the quest for the AIDS...

27 September, 2016

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CHORI study reveals potential improvements for effectiveness of meningococcal vaccines

A study conducted by UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute (CHORI) scientists shows greatly improved protective antibody responses to a new mutant vaccine antigen for prevention of disease...

19 September, 2016

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TSRI, IAVI researchers harness antibody evolution on path to AIDS vaccine

A series of new studies led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) and the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) describe a potential vaccination strategy to jump-start the selection and evolution...

16 September, 2016

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Scientists take lesson from immune system in hunt for HIV vaccine

A vaccine has been elusive in part because the AIDS virus mutates rapidly, making it a moving target for researchers. However, in a small fraction of people who have been infected for a couple of years, their immune...

13 September, 2016

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NIH closes in on development of a universal flu vaccine

Each year, scientists across the globe make highly educated guesses to determine which influenza viruses might be the most prevalent in a given season and then craft a vaccine to match a handful of the top strains...

13 September, 2016

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New discovery may lead to a vaccine for dangerous group A Streptococcus infections

A team of researchers from the University of California San Diego has made a discovery that could lead to a vaccine for group A Streptococcus. The team found a protein, C4BP, which interacts with most strains of the...

6 September, 2016

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