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HIV vaccine made from whole virus finishes promising Phase I trials

A Canadian researcher, Dr. C. Kang and his team at the University of Western Ontario, have produced an anti-HIV vaccine that is somewhat different from previous ones. The vaccine has just finished the FDA Phase I...

12 September, 2013

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Personalized vaccines edge close

Among different populations, a vaccine can vary in efficacy against a specific pathogen. Unraveling the discrepancy requires tools to analyze the exact nature of responses by a specific type of immune cell: the T cell...

12 September, 2013

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Implantable vaccine aims to recruit immune cells to fight cancer

Researchers from Harvard University are experimenting with a new vaccine implant to train the immune system to fight tumors, particularly deadly melanomas killing thousands of Americans every year. The clinical trials...

11 September, 2013

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Obese people and new moms risk flu complications

A study sponsored by the World Health Organization recently found that new mothers and obese people have a higher risk of death and other severe outcomes from influenza. The report, which was conducted by McMaster...

11 September, 2013

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Standard vaccines can offer protection against H5N1 pandemic avian flu

A test vaccine has been found to be protective against a synthetic version of the H5N1 virus, but the result might not predict performance on real pandemic H5N1 Scientists may be able to protect humans from avian...

11 September, 2013

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Two-drug combo pill to treat HIV

Scientists have developed a new delivery system for a combination of two HIV drugs that may serve as an effective treatment for the deadly virus. The discovery, which allows for a combination of decitabine and...

11 September, 2013

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Infectious diseases and climate change intersect with no simple answers

Climate change is already affecting the spread of infectious diseases–and human health and biodiversity worldwide–according to disease ecologists reporting research results in the journal Science. Modeling...

10 September, 2013

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NIAID study shows H7N9 virus originated in ducks and chickens

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases announced the results of a study it funded on the origin of the avian H7N9 influenza, which found the disease stemmed from ducks and chickens. The study was led...

10 September, 2013

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Candidate vaccine against MERS passes first test

In collaboration with colleagues in Rotterdam, an LMU research team led by Professor Gerd Sutter has produced the first candidate vaccine against the MERS virus, a novel and highly pathogenic coronavirus. Last autumn...

9 September, 2013

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Antiviral drug cocktail reduces MERS virus in monkeys according to study

With the outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) still growing, particularly in the Arabian Peninsula, researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are reporting some promising...

9 September, 2013

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