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Enterovirus antibodies detected in acute flaccid myelitis patients

A new study analyzing samples from patients with and without acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) provides additional evidence for an association between the rare but often serious condition that causes muscle weakness and...

16 August, 2019

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Malaria vaccine protects against severe malaria 7 years after vaccination

The malaria vaccine RTS,S provides sustained protection against severe malaria 7 years after immunization, according to extended findings from a phase 3 trial published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. Initial results...

3 August, 2019

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Experimental vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) elicits strong immune response

An experimental vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), one of the leading causes of infectious disease deaths in infants, has shown early promise in a Phase 1 human clinical trial. A team of researchers...

3 August, 2019

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One dose of HPV vaccine may be enough, Australian research finds

One dose of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has comparable effectiveness to two or three doses for preventing cervical pre-cancer, according to a new study. In a large national data linkage study published in...

27 July, 2019

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Genetic screen identifies genes that protect cells from Zika virus

Genes found to safeguard against infection as well as resuscitate infected cells, TAU researchers say The Zika virus has affected over 60 million people, mostly in South America. It has potentially devastating...

26 July, 2019

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Infectious disease warning

New research has warned that patients cured of visceral leishmaniasis can continue to infect others for years after successful treatment, which is hampering efforts to eliminate the disease. The most severe form of...

26 July, 2019

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First human drug developed solely by AI is a vaccine

Researchers often spend billions of dollars and countless hours developing new drugs, only for the vast majority to fail long before they reach human trials. In recent years, some of those developers have started...

16 July, 2019

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New approach by Stanford researchers could lead to a lifetime flu vaccine

Another year, another flu vaccine because so far scientists haven’t managed to make a vaccine that protects against all strains of flu. A new approach could end that ritual and protect against deadly pandemic flu. If...

26 June, 2019

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Clues to building a better herpes vaccine

Efforts to develop an effective vaccine for genital herpes, a common sexually transmitted disease, have largely failed. In a new study published in Nature, Yale researchers explore why, and their findings could lead to...

14 June, 2019

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New vulnerability found in major human viruses

Structural feature may lead to antivirals for the common cold, polio, and other pathogens Discovery of a new feature of a large class of pathogenic viruses may allow development of new antiviral medications for the...

14 June, 2019

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