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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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Experimental MERS vaccine battles virus in mice and monkeys

New experimental vaccines use viral DNA and proteins to help animals’ immune systems fight the virus that causes Middle East respiratory syndrome. The vaccines stimulate the production of antibody proteins that latch...

31 July, 2015

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Cancer can now be diagnosed for less than $2, thanks to Harvard University’s ‘paper machine’

A new portable disease-detecting “paper machine” has been developed by a team of researchers at Harvard University. What makes the device special is its low cost and efficiency since the machine can detect cancer...

28 July, 2015

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Cholesterol metabolism in immune cells linked to HIV progression

Findings may lead to novel strategies to control HIV infection Lower levels of cholesterol in certain immune cells–a result of enhanced cholesterol metabolism within those cells–may help explain why some HIV...

20 July, 2015

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Antibody-producing cells display ‘historical record’ of childhood infections

Immunologists from Emory University have identified a distinct set of long-lived antibody-producing cells in the human bone marrow that function as an immune archive. The cells keep a catalog of how an adult’s...

20 July, 2015

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Key protein pathways critical to Ebola virus can be blocked, according to new study

Scientists have successfully blocked the Ebola infection in cell-culture experiments, in a critical early step to develop a vaccine for the life-threatening virus. The Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa, the largest in...

20 July, 2015

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