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Alzheimer’s disease may be infectious, study claims

The “seeds” of Alzheimer’s disease may be transmitted from one person to another during certain medical procedures, scientists have found. A study into people who died of a separate kind of brain disease after receiving...

22 September, 2015

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Flu vaccine shows promise in combating all strains

Scientists from the Vaccine Research Center and the Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, have developed a new flu vaccination that is seen as a step toward combating all flu...

22 September, 2015

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Bacterial find points toward a vaccine for MRSA

New research led by NYU Langone Medical Center has uncovered why a particular strain of Staphylococcus aureus — known as HA-MRSA — becomes more deadly than other variations. These new findings open up...

10 September, 2015

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Study finds mobile phone data can help predict seasonal infectious diseases

Mobile phone data could help predict how seasonal infectious diseases are spread and help policymakers make decisions about interventions, researchers from Princeton University, Harvard University and other institutions...

31 August, 2015

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Researchers test Ebola vaccine for wild apes

Amid promising reports of effective Ebola vaccines for humans, a vaccine that could potentially protect endangered wild apes from deadly infectious diseases, including the Ebola virus, is being tested at the New Iberia...

28 August, 2015

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To slow the spread of infectious diseases, NSF, NIH, USDA support new research

Scientists will study how diseases are transmitted among humans, other animals and the environment. Emerging pandemic disease outbreaks such as Ebola increasingly threaten global public health and world economies...

28 August, 2015

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Scientist working on vaccine that provides lifetime protection against flu

Scientists have found a way to induce antibodies to fight a wide range of influenza subtypes, an advance that could one day eliminate the need for repeated seasonal flu shots. Scientists from The Scripps Research...

28 August, 2015

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Vaccine with virus-like nanoparticles found to be effective treatment for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)

Researchers at Georgia State University say a vaccine containing virus-like microscopic, genetically engineered particles — i.e.: nanoparticles, has been shown to be an effective treatment for respiratory syncytial...

27 August, 2015

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OPV protects against infectious disease mortality

Oral polio vaccine given at birth to children in resource-limited countries is safe and also may be protective against other deadly infectious diseases, according to a recent study. “Routine vaccines may have...

11 August, 2015

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New vaccine approach to fight dengue

US researchers have devised an entirely new approach to vaccines – creating immunity against the dengue virus without vaccination. The study demonstrated that animals injected with synthetic DNA engineered to...

11 August, 2015

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