The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first human tests of an experimental Zika virus vaccine. Called GLS–5700, the medication will be used in a clinical trial involving 40 healthy people, and...
A new injection can treat herpes by charging up the body’s immune system to fight the virus, scientists believe. The vaccine – which would become the world’s first for the Herpes Simplex Virus type 2...
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center this month began recruiting volunteers to participate in a clinical trial aimed at decoding the human “immunome,” the genetic underpinnings of the immune system. The...
Using unmanned drones to deliver lifesaving vaccines in low- and middle-income countries may help save money as well as improve vaccination rates, a new study suggests. The cost savings would come from drones being able...
The virus is rapidly spreading in African countries. Officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) declared an epidemic of yellow fever in three regions on Monday. The announcement comes amid an outbreak that is...
Imagine a world where tetanus and diphtheria (Td) booster vaccines are administered every 30 years instead of every 10. That’s what a new study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases suggests could be possible. The...
It’s really happening. Scientists just took a big, “very positive” step towards developing what could be the first ‘universal cancer vaccine’. The results from early trials in humans, along...
Diverse antibodies induced in humans by vaccination with an avian influenza virus vaccine may offer broader, more durable protection against multiple strains of influenza than today’s vaccines typically provide...
In a major scientific breakthrough, doctors at AIIMS claim to have successfully tested a new drug delivery system based on nanotechnology to replace injectable vaccination for Hepatitis B with oral dosage . Lead...
A new vaccine allows pneumonia-causing bacteria to colonize inside the body, springing into action only if the bacteria pose a threat. The breakthrough approach, coupled with the protein-based vaccine’s potential...