New Study Reveals No Association Between MMR Vaccine and Autism
A newly published study involving 95,000 children reveals that the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine was not associated with an increased risk of autism spectrum disorders, regardless of…
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New Anti-HIV Candidate Blocks Every Strain of HIV-1, HIV-2 and SIV
In a new study, researchers show that a new drug candidate blocks every strain of HIV-1, HIV-2 and SIV that has been isolated from humans…
Preprogrammed Immune Cells Can Fight Specific Pathogens
A new study from Cornell University demonstrates a way to grow preprogrammed immune cells that can fight specific pathogens, potentially transforming the methods used to…
Researchers Develop Vaccine to Help Control Autism-Associated Gut Bacteria
Scientists at the University of Guelph have developed a carbohydrate-based vaccine against the gut bug Clostridium bolteae. This is the first vaccine designed to control…
Compound in Panda Blood Could Fight Superbugs
Researchers have discovered a potent antibody in panda blood, which could help fight increasingly prevalent drug-resistant strains of infections. Cathelicin-AM was discovered when researchers analyzed…
3D Printing Using DNA Could Make Drugs
New technology that combines the computer-aided design software inSequio with nanoscale fabrication technology could allow for the 3D printing of drugs using DNA. The Parabon…
Synthesizing a Flu Vaccine Without the Virus
A new vaccine strategy, which uses synthetic messenger RNA (mRNA) instead of proteins purified from viruses, could make flu shots cheaper, safer, and easier to…
Phase III Vaccine Trial in Africa Gives Poor Results about New Malaria Drug
A phase III clinical trial in Africa of the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine has reported disappointing results. The vaccine failed to show substantial protection for infants…
Molecular Bio-Printing of Drugs Could Result in Emailed Vaccines
Emailing biological molecules, using 3D biological printers, might seem like science-fiction, but Craig Venter discussed the idea at the Wired Health Conference in New York….
Hepatitis E Vaccine Debuts Thanks to Chinese Biotech Partnership
The world’s first vaccine against the hepatitis E virus began being deployed from China last week, promising to stop the propagation of a disease that…
New Model for Vaccination Against Genital Herpes
Working with mice, a team of scientists at Yale University developed a new vaccination model that offers a promising vaccination strategy against the herpes simplex…
HIV Vaccine Trial Identifies Target That Could Improve Effectiveness
A new vaccine trial has revealed a weak spot in HIV, which could lead to an effective vaccine against AIDS. The vaccine turns the immune…
New Class of Synthetic Vaccines Piggyback on 3-D DNA Nanostructures
Scientists at the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University are using DNA nanotechnology to make an entirely new class of synthetic vaccines that could be…
Needleless Device Jet-Injects Drugs at the Speed of Sound
By using a design that incorporates a small, powerful magnet surrounded by a coil of wire that’s attached to a piston inside a drug ampoule,…
Engineered Algae to Produce Potential Candidates for Malaria Vaccine
In an effort to prevent the transmission of malaria, UC San Diego biologists have engineered algae to produce potential candidates for a vaccine that would…
Non-Experts Use Online Crowd-Sourcing to Diagnose Malaria
UCLA engineers have taken online crowd-sourcing a step further. By creating a crowd-sourced online gaming system in which players distinguish malaria-infected red blood cells from…
Custom Tailored Brain Cancer Vaccine Proves Effective
A new vaccine has been found to extend the life of patients suffering from recurrent glioblastoma multiforme. A phase 2 clinical trial showed that by…
VPM1002 Tuberculosis Vaccine in Phase II Trial
It’s hard to believe that the only tuberculosis vaccine currently available is over 90 years old. Since the BCG vaccine only protects young children, scientists…
