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Genetically modified ‘Plasmodium’ strains proved to be an effective vaccine against malaria

Malaria is one of the most notorious killers up to now. Developing a vaccine against the disease posed challenges as the parasite that caused the disease out maneuver the host immune response. However, a team of...

2 August, 2016

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Toward an effective TB vaccine: Analysis of the immune response to a promising candidate

BCG, the only currently approved TB vaccine, has been around for almost a century and is only partially effective. When given to children, BCG is estimated to prevent 20% of infections and to protect half of the...

29 July, 2016

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Checkpoint in B cell development discovered with possible implications on vaccine potency

In a paper published in the July 14 inaugural issue of the journal Science Immunology, University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers report a new quality-control checkpoint function in developing B cells, cells that...

27 July, 2016

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Travelers import superbugs

Many tourists returning from India were found colonized with multidrug-resistant “superbugs.” Microbiologists at the Institute for Infectious Diseases of the University of Bern, Switzerland, also isolated a...

22 July, 2016

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Scientists find possible vaccine for sexual transmitted disease

In a huge new discovery, scientists may have just found a possible new vaccine for a very common sexually transmitted disease. Chlamydia is a relatively common sexually transmitted infection that is mainly treatable and...

21 July, 2016

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Dengue virus protein alters blood vessel surface, makes it leaky

The major symptom of severe dengue disease is leakage of blood plasma out of small blood vessels, which can lead to shock and death. A study published on July 14th in PLOS Pathogens suggests that the dengue virus (DENV)...

20 July, 2016

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One fast vaccine strategy could protect against Ebola, H1N1, more

Nanoparticle-encapsulated mRNAs successfully vaccinate mice against pathogens. Vaccination has improved health and lengthened life spans over the last two centuries, but it takes time to develop vaccines in response to...

18 July, 2016

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More bad news for malaria vaccine

The protection provided by the world’s first malaria vaccine all but disappears after seven years, according to a new study. A phase-two clinical trial of Mosquirix (RTS,S) in Kenya showed just 4 percent effectiveness...

18 July, 2016

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Viruses are dominant driver of human evolution, researchers say

In a new study published in the journal eLife, scientists apply big-data analysis to reveal the full extent of viruses’ impact on the evolution of humans and other mammals. Their findings suggest 30% of all protein...

16 July, 2016

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Obscure virus found in women with unexplained infertility

A new study has found that the little-known member of the human herpesvirus family called HHV-6A infects the lining of the uterus in 43% of women with unexplained infertility but cannot be found in uterine lining of...

14 July, 2016

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