A research team from the University of Cincinnati Cancer Institute recently developed a new oral vaccine that produces a novel immune system defense against cancer cells, particularly against the recurrence of breast...
Controversial experiments, using an artificial but deadly strain of bird flu, to return after scientists agree to follow strict new biosecurity guidelines Experiments with a deadly, artificially mutated version of the...
Results from a highly anticipated clinical trial of the most advanced tuberculosis vaccine in 90 years showed that it failed to protect babies against the infectious disease, researchers said on Monday. The experimental...
Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable of all cancers. Screening can detect cervical cell changes before they become cancerous lesions and treatment has excellent survival outcomes. The commercial launch of a...
A test for HIV that is 10 times more sensitive and a fraction of the cost of current methods, has been developed by British scientists. It uses nanotechnology to give a result that can be seen with the naked eye by...
Researchers are trying to develop new flu vaccines that may provide wider protection to people by including more of the virus strains in the vaccine, a US expert told Xinhua in an exclusive interview. The United States...
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) developed candidate dengue vaccine which found to be safe and to stimulate a strong immune response in most vaccine recipients. The early-stage clinical trial...
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a menu of 61 new strains of genetically engineered bacteria that may improve the efficacy of vaccines for diseases such as flu, pertussis, cholera and HPV...
Most people think of the flu when the word “vaccine” comes up in conversation, but several vaccines also exist to help prevent cancers. Not only that numerous researchers are also working to harness the...
Duke University researchers have found a way to diagnose infectious diseases such as flu and staph infections more quickly by looking for responses in a patient’s genes. Genomics, a field of genetics that takes into...