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Antibodies discovery could lead to universal dengue vaccine

A major new class of antibodies that can make the four different types of dengue virus (DENV) non-infectious has been discovered by a group of international researchers, including from the University of Melbourne. The...

17 December, 2014

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NIH: Ebola vaccine prompts immune response

The Ebola virus spreads through direct contact with the blood or secretions of an infected person. The 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa is the largest Ebola outbreak in history. As of early December, more than 17,000...

17 December, 2014

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Injectable, 3D vaccines may fight cancer and infectious diseases

Scientists may have found a way to create injectable, 3D vaccines that could help fight cancer. They’ve shown a non-surgical injection of programmable biomaterial that spontaneously assembles in vivo into a 3D...

12 December, 2014

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Finding the Ebola virus’ vulnerable points

We know what antibodies stop it in its tracks—we now know where they attach. The latest Ebola outbreak has dwarfed any that have occurred since the discovery of the virus in 1976; previous outbreaks have had lethality...

9 December, 2014

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Russian scientists to test three HIV vaccines

Three different vaccines against HIV – all developed in Russia – are ready for trial, an HIV specialist for the Russian Health Ministry announced at a press conference held on World AIDS Day. The HIV (human...

2 December, 2014

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Hong Kong’s Dr Sophie Valkenburg part of team working on lifelong flu shot

Hong Kong doctor part of team working on new type of influenza vaccination that promises to be more effective and much longer lasting. Cooler weather heralds the peak influenza season in Hong Kong, and it’s time...

1 December, 2014

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Ebola vaccine cAd3-EBO raises hopes in first trial

Good news has been rare when it comes to the Ebola outbreak. Now, there’s a glimmer of hope. One vaccine has yielded promising results in humans – even if it has its drawbacks. For months, bad news –...

1 December, 2014

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Ebola vaccine ‘promising’ say scientists after human trial

The first human trial of an experimental vaccine against Ebola suggests that it is safe and may help the immune system to combat the virus. Twenty volunteers were immunised in the United States. Scientists at the US...

1 December, 2014

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WHO statement on tetanus vaccine: ‘There is no HCG hormone in tetanus toxoid vaccines’

In response to the very public accusations out of Kenya concerning tainted tetanus vaccine and “population control”, the World Health Organization released the following statement: WHO is concerned that misinformation...

17 November, 2014

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Kenya: Avoid tetanus vaccine at your own risk, WHO warns

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is encouraging mothers to continue taking the tetanus vaccine which it says is safe, contrary to claims made by the Catholic Church. WHO Director of Reproductive Health and Research...

14 November, 2014

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