Researchers have developed a new silk-based stabiliser that kept some vaccines and antibiotics stable up to temperatures of 60 degrees Celsius. The breakthrough could free vaccines and antibiotics from the necessity of...
San Diego State University researchers at the Donald P. Shiley BioScience Center may have found the secret to helping the immune system fight off the flu before it gets you sick. A new study published in the Public...
The United States announced Tuesday that it had authorized the first over-the-counter home testing kit for HIV, the virus that leads to acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Under the testing procedure, the...
A team of research scientists in Singapore have uncovered a human antibody that can neutralize and kill the dengue virus within two hours. A way to reproduce this antibody in large quantities has also been identified...
World-first screening by scientists at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research has identified new potential treatments for blocking malaria transmission. The QIMR team, in conjunction with Griffith University...
A surge in celiac disease cases among babies and toddlers in Sweden was not related to childhood vaccinations, a new study finds. Celiac disease is a digestive disorder caused by an abnormal immune response to gluten, a...
Mumps may seem like a disease of a bygone era to many people in the U.S. who, thanks to immunization programs, have been spared the fever, aches and characteristic swollen jawline of the once common viral infection...
Bill Gates has launched an award to celebrate innovation in the field of vaccination health care in the developing world. The award scheme hopes to build on the outstanding progress of NGOs and the health industry...
A potential malaria vaccine produced by genetically-engineered algae could allow people to grow their own vaccine at homes, and would be especially useful in rural parts of the developing world, say its developers. The...
A vaccine against HIV/AIDS may soon be realized following developments of a 2009 trial in Thailand that showed great promise in preventing HIV infections, the United Nations Joint Program on HIV/AIDS announced recently...