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Researchers seeking H7N9 influenza vaccine uncover immune system camouflage

Researchers working to develop an avian influenza A (H7N9) vaccine have discovered the virus uses a kind of camouflage to avoid the immune system and to evade positive results in vaccination. H7N9 caused a serious...

2 October, 2015

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Promising cervical cancer vaccine may replace surgery

Finding the cure to cervical cancer may be closer than we think, as a genetically engineered cervical cancer vaccine has performed well during clinical trials. The new study, published in the journal Lancet, shows that...

2 October, 2015

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New clues on the history of the smallpox vaccine virus

Smallpox – simply hearing the word evokes images of countless people suffering gruesome deaths throughout recorded history. Known scientifically as variola, the virus had 30 percent mortality rate and survivors...

2 October, 2015

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Bacterial find points toward a vaccine for MRSA

New research led by NYU Langone Medical Center has uncovered why a particular strain of Staphylococcus aureus — known as HA-MRSA — becomes more deadly than other variations. These new findings open up...

10 September, 2015

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Researchers test Ebola vaccine for wild apes

Amid promising reports of effective Ebola vaccines for humans, a vaccine that could potentially protect endangered wild apes from deadly infectious diseases, including the Ebola virus, is being tested at the New Iberia...

28 August, 2015

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Scientist working on vaccine that provides lifetime protection against flu

Scientists have found a way to induce antibodies to fight a wide range of influenza subtypes, an advance that could one day eliminate the need for repeated seasonal flu shots. Scientists from The Scripps Research...

28 August, 2015

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Vaccine with virus-like nanoparticles found to be effective treatment for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)

Researchers at Georgia State University say a vaccine containing virus-like microscopic, genetically engineered particles — i.e.: nanoparticles, has been shown to be an effective treatment for respiratory syncytial...

27 August, 2015

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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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Experimental MERS vaccine battles virus in mice and monkeys

New experimental vaccines use viral DNA and proteins to help animals’ immune systems fight the virus that causes Middle East respiratory syndrome. The vaccines stimulate the production of antibody proteins that latch...

31 July, 2015

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Getting vaccines to people who need them is the most important issue in global health

Fear of vaccines has allowed a host of diseases, including measles and whooping cough, to re-surface around the world in recent years. However, the key issue isn’t vaccine safety, it’s vaccine delivery—how we actually...

16 July, 2015

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