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![Penn & Teller: Bullshit!, also rendered Penn & Teller: B.S.!, Bullsh*t!, Bulls***!, or Bull!, is an American documentary television series that has aired since 2003 on the premium cable channel Showtime. In Canada, the series airs on […]](https://id-ea.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/PennTeller-36x36.png "Penn & Teller de-construct the anti-vaccination movement")
Penn & Teller de-construct the anti-vaccination movement
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How Pandemics Spread: Introduction to Infectious Diseases
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![When you get the flu, viruses turn your cells into tiny factories that help spread the disease. In this animation, NPR’s Robert Krulwich and medical animator David Bolinsky explain how a flu virus can trick a single […]](https://id-ea.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/FLU-36x36.jpg "Flu Attack! How A Virus Invades Your Body")
Flu Attack! How A Virus Invades Your Body
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![The first part explores how centuries of scientific and religious dogma were overturned by the earliest discoveries of the existence of cells, and how scientists came to realise that there was, literally, more to life than meets […]](https://id-ea.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cell-36x36.jpg "BBC The Cell The Hidden Kingdom – Documentary")
BBC The Cell The Hidden Kingdom – Documentary
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![This video, created by Nucleus Medical Media, shows the function of white blood cells in normal immunity. It also portrays how the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) affects the immune system and causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Common […]](https://id-ea.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/HIV-36x36.jpg "Medical Animation: HIV and AIDS")
Medical Animation: HIV and AIDS
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Influenza animation – flu virus mechanism
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vaccine Archive
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![A uniquely designed experimental vaccine against Zika virus has proven powerful in mice, new research has found. A team led by researchers at The Ohio State University has developed and tested a vaccine that employs an uncommon […]](https://id-ea.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Zika-Vaccine-115x115.jpg "Novel vaccine approach proves powerful against Zika virus")
Novel vaccine approach proves powerful against Zika virus
Posted on August 15, 2018 | No CommentsA uniquely designed experimental vaccine against Zika virus has proven powerful in mice, new research has found. A team led by researchers at The Ohio State University has developed and tested a vaccine that employs an uncommon […] -
![A major new study has shown that rotavirus vaccination reduced infant diarrhoea deaths by 34% in rural Malawi, a region with high levels of child deaths. The study led by scientists at the University of Liverpool, UCL, […]](https://id-ea.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Malawian-children-115x115.jpg "Rotavirus vaccine cuts infant diarrhea deaths by a third in Malawi")
Rotavirus vaccine cuts infant diarrhea deaths by a third in Malawi
Posted on August 14, 2018 | No CommentsA major new study has shown that rotavirus vaccination reduced infant diarrhoea deaths by 34% in rural Malawi, a region with high levels of child deaths. The study led by scientists at the University of Liverpool, UCL, […] -
![A vaccine made from double-layered polypeptide nanoparticles appears to protect mice against flu. The vaccine, delivered using dissolvable microneedle patches, might be adapted to treat other pathogens too. Seasonal flu vaccines must be updated every year by […]](https://id-ea.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/shutterstock_543663100-115x115.jpg "Nanoparticle vaccine protects against flu")
Nanoparticle vaccine protects against flu
Posted on August 13, 2018 | No CommentsA vaccine made from double-layered polypeptide nanoparticles appears to protect mice against flu. The vaccine, delivered using dissolvable microneedle patches, might be adapted to treat other pathogens too. Seasonal flu vaccines must be updated every year by […] -
![Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli is a major cause of diarrhea in developing countries, and responsible for at least 300,000 deaths a year, according to the World Health Organization. Effective vaccines have not been developed, so patients infected are […]](https://id-ea.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/E.coli_-115x115.jpg "New vaccines instead of antibiotics as approach to treating infectious disease")
New vaccines instead of antibiotics as approach to treating infectious disease
Posted on August 7, 2018 | No CommentsEnterotoxigenic Escherichia coli is a major cause of diarrhea in developing countries, and responsible for at least 300,000 deaths a year, according to the World Health Organization. Effective vaccines have not been developed, so patients infected are […] -
![A Yale-led team of researchers have created a vaccine that protects against malaria infection in mouse models, paving the way for the development of a human vaccine that works by targeting the specific protein that parasites use […]](https://id-ea.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/YaleNews-2-115x115.jpg "Yale researchers identify target for novel malaria vaccine")
Yale researchers identify target for novel malaria vaccine
Posted on July 18, 2018 | No CommentsA Yale-led team of researchers have created a vaccine that protects against malaria infection in mouse models, paving the way for the development of a human vaccine that works by targeting the specific protein that parasites use […] -
![Among the most serious consequences of the opioid epidemic is the spread of hepatitis C among injecting drug users. A major new study shows that if a hepatitis C vaccine were successfully developed, it would dramatically reduce […]](https://id-ea.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/HCV-115x115.jpg "Hepatitis C vaccine could dramatically reduce transmission in people who inject drugs")
Hepatitis C vaccine could dramatically reduce transmission in people who inject drugs
Posted on July 13, 2018 | No CommentsAmong the most serious consequences of the opioid epidemic is the spread of hepatitis C among injecting drug users. A major new study shows that if a hepatitis C vaccine were successfully developed, it would dramatically reduce […] -
![Researchers from Trinity’s School of Medicine have identified a class of “danger signals” that trigger an immune response in infants and newborns, according to a study published in the Journal of Immunology. The discovery may lead to […]](https://id-ea.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/shutterstock_227545147-115x115.jpg "Discovery by Trinity researchers to revolutionise vaccine administration")
Discovery by Trinity researchers to revolutionise vaccine administration
Posted on July 11, 2018 | No CommentsResearchers from Trinity’s School of Medicine have identified a class of “danger signals” that trigger an immune response in infants and newborns, according to a study published in the Journal of Immunology. The discovery may lead to […] -
![Discovery by US researchers provides a new mechanism that could be exploited in the mission to create a malaria vaccine. Scientists have revealed that immune cells called natural killer (NK) cells may play a key role in […]](https://id-ea.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/shutterstock_370624211-115x115.jpg "Killer immune cells that halt malaria could hold key to new vaccines")
Killer immune cells that halt malaria could hold key to new vaccines
Posted on July 2, 2018 | No CommentsDiscovery by US researchers provides a new mechanism that could be exploited in the mission to create a malaria vaccine. Scientists have revealed that immune cells called natural killer (NK) cells may play a key role in […] -
![Results from a study conducted by researchers from the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine indicate that women who received the tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine during pregnancy passed immunity on to their unborn […]](https://id-ea.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/pertussis-vaccine-115x115.jpg "Tdap vaccine administered during pregnancy reportedly reduces pertussis in newborns")
Tdap vaccine administered during pregnancy reportedly reduces pertussis in newborns
Posted on June 25, 2018 | No CommentsResults from a study conducted by researchers from the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine indicate that women who received the tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine during pregnancy passed immunity on to their unborn […] -
![Using two experimental anti-malarial vaccines, which work in different ways, can greatly reduce the number of malaria infections in animal studies. Experimental vaccines, which independently achieve 48% and 68% reductions in malaria cases, can achieve 91% reduction […]](https://id-ea.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/shutterstock_370624211-115x115.jpg "Combining different malaria vaccines could reduce cases by 91%")
Combining different malaria vaccines could reduce cases by 91%
Posted on June 22, 2018 | No CommentsUsing two experimental anti-malarial vaccines, which work in different ways, can greatly reduce the number of malaria infections in animal studies. Experimental vaccines, which independently achieve 48% and 68% reductions in malaria cases, can achieve 91% reduction […]