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Study predicts modest impact from additional dose of rotavirus vaccine

Giving children an additional dose of rotavirus vaccine when they are nine months old would provide only a modest improvement in the vaccine’s effectiveness in low-income countries concerned about waning...

29 August, 2019

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New insights into the mechanism of vaccine-induced T cell immunity

A team led by the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research has gained new insights into the mechanism of vaccine-induced T cell immunity utilizing single-cell RNA sequencing and metabolic profiling techniques. Though...

29 August, 2019

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Georgia State researchers discover novel antiviral shuts down replication of Zika virus inside human cells

A unique formulation of multiple amino acids inhibits the replication of Zika virus by up to 90 percent in human and non-human primate cells, according to a study led by Georgia State University. The study authors...

28 August, 2019

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We just got closer than ever to a working Chlamydia vaccine

After more than fifty years of trying, a potential new chlamydia vaccine has at last reached phase 1 clinical trials. Not only was the vaccine found to be safe and well-tolerated when administered to humans, it was also...

26 August, 2019

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Ebola virus is no longer incurable, Congo trial reports over 90 percent success

A randomized clinical trial taking place in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been terminated early due to the extraordinary success of two drugs being investigated to treat the Ebola virus. Four new treatments...

16 August, 2019

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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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