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New HPV vaccine could dramatically reduce cervical cancer

University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Division of Gynecologic Oncology director Warner Huh, M.D. says a new human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has the potential to reduce cervical cancer rates, while reducing the...

11 March, 2015

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New protein booster may lead to better DNA vaccines and gene therapy

Scientists have discovered a new way to manipulate how cells function, a finding that might help advance an experimental approach to improving public health: DNA vaccines, which could be more efficient, less expensive...

11 March, 2015

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Unconventional design approach shows promise for new herpes vaccine

Herpes is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases, affecting close to 500 million people worldwide, yet an effective vaccine against the pernicious virus has eluded scientists for decades. However, Howard...

11 March, 2015

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Researchers look to Twitter to better understand vaccine refusal

A Johns Hopkins University computer scientist is part of a team of researchers that has developed a new way to understand vaccine refusal by studying an unlikely resource: Twitter. The researchers will combine Twitter...

3 March, 2015

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Minipool technology to prepare immunoglobulins to fight viral infections in developing countries

A study, publishing February 26th, 2015 in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, describes a new, pragmatic, method for the production of immunoglobulin G (IgG) from human plasma in developing countries. IgG are therapeutic...

3 March, 2015

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Latent TB prevalence in China may be overestimated

Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College in Beijing have found tuberculin skin testing may be overestimating the prevalence of latent tuberculosis in China. They suggest...

23 February, 2015

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Researchers gain new insight on immune cells that harbor latent HIV virus

Drugs for HIV have become adept at suppressing infection, but they still can’t eliminate it. That’s because the medication in these pills doesn’t touch the virus’ hidden reserves, which lie...

6 February, 2015

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Research improves the effectiveness of vaccines

According to new research from NC State, vaccines may become more effective than ever before at preventing disease. Since the summer of 2013, Cathy Fromen, a recent Ph.D. graduate from NC State, and her colleagues have...

6 February, 2015

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Scientists develop potential late-stage rabies treatment

“There is an urgent need in many parts of the world for a better rabies treatment,” said pathology professor Zhen Fu. A person bit by a rabid animal has only a finite amount of time to get treated with the...

6 February, 2015

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Made-in-Singapore rapid test kit detects dengue antibodies from saliva

Finding out whether you have been infected with dengue may soon be as easy as spitting into a rapid test kit. The Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) of A*STAR has developed a paper-based disposable...

2 February, 2015

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