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New vaccine approach imprisons malaria parasite in blood cells

Scientists seeking a vaccine against malaria, which kills a child every minute in Africa, have developed a promising new approach intended to imprison the disease-causing parasites inside the red blood cells they infect...

28 May, 2014

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Early vaccination could save lives, dollars in next flu pandemic, study shows

Early vaccination could save both lives and money during the next flu pandemic, according to a study led by Stanford University School of Medicine researchers. Using lessons learned from the 2009 H1N1 flu pandemic...

26 May, 2014

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We need a MERS vaccine, but high costs, regulations make one unlikely

New technologies give vaccine developers a boost in early development, but large-scale testing and production are bogged down by high costs and lengthy trials. Middle East respiratory syndrome, or MERS, is spreading...

26 May, 2014

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Vaccine development: thinking out of the cold box

Heat is rendering life-saving vaccines ineffective in areas which need them most. What will it take for the drug companies to act? Immunisation is widely accepted to be one of the great public health successes of recent...

26 May, 2014

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Study of 1.3 million kids reveals vaccines aren’t associated with autism

A meta-analysis including nearly 1.3 million children posted online last week in the journal Vaccine has demonstrated, once again, that there’s no causal link between vaccines and autism. The paper is an online...

19 May, 2014

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Robot may help fight malaria

Most people kill a mosquito with a violent swat of the hand, but Yaroslav Tenzer is much more methodical — and tender. He needs the tiny pest’s body intact so he can harvest its salivary glands. Mosquito saliva is the...

12 May, 2014

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Mers vaccine helps mice fight off deadly virus

Today, there is no real treatment or vaccine that can tackle Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers), a virus that was first detected in 2012 and has already affected 339 people in Saudi Arabia, killing 102. It’s...

2 May, 2014

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WHO hits back at vaccine deniers

The World Health Organisation hit back on Wednesday against vaccine deniers who claim that immunisation is pointless, risky and that the body is better off fighting disease unaided. “The impact of vaccines on...

25 April, 2014

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Vaccine safety scare stalls China’s disease control

China’s health watchdog is worried that a drop in vaccination coverage driven by vaccine safety concerns will offset its achievements in limiting infectious diseases such as hepatitis B and measles. The number of...

25 April, 2014

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Man who co-discovered HIV focused on finding vaccine

It was 30 years ago today that Doctor Robert Gallo and his team of researchers discovered the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the agent that causes AIDS. Doctor Robert Gallo says he still remembers the moment he...

25 April, 2014

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