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First new HIV vaccine efficacy study in 7 years has begun

South Africa hosts historic NIH-supported clinical trial The first HIV vaccine efficacy study to launch anywhere in seven years is now testing whether an experimental vaccine regimen safely prevents HIV infection among...

29 November, 2016

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Vaccine guards against Zika in monkey study

Human safety trials are already under way, researchers add. An experimental DNA-based vaccine protected monkeys from infection with the birth defects-causing Zika virus, and it has proceeded to human safety trials...

23 September, 2016

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Dengue vaccine benefits and risks: New study notes dangerous regions

A new study published Thursday in the journal Science suggests the world’s first approved dengue vaccine may harm people if improperly distributed. While Dengvaxia can prevent people who have already survived dengue...

2 September, 2016

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New study: Penicillin testing shown to change treatment course

80% of patients were able to switch to more effective therapy A new study from the University of Maryland reveals that testing hospital patients for penicillin allergy leads to optimal antibiotic treatment, since most...

25 August, 2016

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New study finds that vaccinating mothers against flu can protect newborns

Each year, influenza causes between 250,000 and half a million deaths around the world. Pregnant women and young infants have a higher risk of complications related to influenza; these complications can easily lead to...

6 June, 2016

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Study shows that infectious diseases resist globalisation

Human infectious diseases are unlikely to reach the same level of globalisation as the people who transport them, according to new research. More international travel than at any time in history means that human...

3 June, 2016

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Experimental dengue vaccine protects all recipients in virus challenge study

A clinical trial in which volunteers were infected with dengue virus six months after receiving either an experimental dengue vaccine developed by scientists from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) or a placebo...

18 March, 2016

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Majority of 82 Ebola survivors involved in study report continuing brain symptoms

A recent study of the world’s biggest Ebola outbreak shows the majority of the 82 survivors have experienced brain symptoms over six months after they contracted their Ebola infections. Under the umbrella of the larger...

7 March, 2016

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OPV protects against infectious disease mortality

Oral polio vaccine given at birth to children in resource-limited countries is safe and also may be protective against other deadly infectious diseases, according to a recent study. “Routine vaccines may have...

11 August, 2015

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The link between imperfect vaccines and disease

New mathematical models explore why some vaccines are more effective than others. A new mathematical model that tests the effectiveness of different vaccine types could help explain why certain diseases are still...

26 December, 2014

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