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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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Next-gen polio vaccine tackles wild virus emergency

Vaccine technology being developed at The University of Queensland could hold the key to completely eradicating polio by removing live virus from the vaccine production process. A polio inoculation in use since the...

14 November, 2014

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Inhaled Ebola vaccine may offer long-term protection from virus

A potentially breathable, respiratory vaccine in development has been shown to provide long-term protection for non-human primates against the deadly Ebola virus, as reported this week in the online edition of the...

5 November, 2014

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South San Francisco firm developing Ebola vaccine in tablet form

A South San Francisco company is developing an Ebola vaccine that can be administered by tablet rather than injection. Privately-held Vaxart said after a recent meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration it...

5 November, 2014

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UNL, Johns Hopkins researchers ID algae-virus DNA in humans

The DNA of a virus once thought confined to the cells of algae may in fact invade the biological kingdom of mice and men, according to a new study from researchers at Johns Hopkins and UNL. The researchers, whose paper...

31 October, 2014

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No vaccine against ignorance

In the absence of credible, strong political leadership, paranoia about disease can go viral. We’ve seen this happen around the world with a wide range of illnesses, from swine flu to SARS to Ebola. And even after...

31 October, 2014

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Biosensor technology could allow rapid detection of Ebola virus

Rapid detection of viruses among potential applications of research at UC Santa Cruz. In 2010, Ahmet Ali Yanik published his first paper on the rapid detection of Ebola virus using new biosensor technology, he and...

29 October, 2014

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Russian scientists working on fast-acting Ebola vaccine

Russian scientists are developing a technology to make monoclonal antibodies specific to the Ebola virus. If successful, the resulting medicine could be available as soon as December. Testing points to a positive effect...

24 October, 2014

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Ebola drugs are in the works

Scientists racing to develop something that will stop the largest Ebola epidemic in history are trying a variety of experimental drugs on patients. Without a cure, the disease has killed at least 3,431 people and...

10 October, 2014

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