Scientists have uncovered clues as to how our genomes became riddled with viruses. The study, supported by the Wellcome Trust, reveals important information about the so-called ‘dark matter’ of our genome...
It is difficult to overstate how much the fight against infectious diseases has improved the human condition in the last century. In research released today, for Copenhagen Consensus 2012, economists Dean Jamison...
Genocea Biosciences recently announced that it will highlight the development of a new malaria vaccine at an upcoming presentation at the World Vaccine Congress. Dr. Jessica Baker Fletcher, Genocea’s vice president of...
A new study turns the well-established theory that antibodies are required for antiviral immunity upside down and reveals that an unexpected partnership between the specific and non-specific divisions of the immune...
Loyola researchers report on a promising new technique that potentially could turn immune system killer T cells into more effective weapons against infections and possibly cancer.
Global public health and influenza experts at a WHO-convened meeting reached consensus on two urgent issues related to the newly created H5N1 influenza viruses:
The vaccines of the future against infections such as influenza and cancer can be administered using an electrical pulse and a specially-produced DNA code from the University of Oslo (UiO).
Amid the scientific controversy over lab-created strains of the H5N1 avian influenza virus that can skip between mammals, it is easy to lose sight of an important public-health question: what will help the wider world...