Chinese Scientists Propose a New Live-Virus Flu Vaccine
Using attenuated, live viruses as vaccines is a promising strategy to reduce the impact of viral infectious diseases, such as influenza. Traditional live-attenuated virus vaccines…
Using attenuated, live viruses as vaccines is a promising strategy to reduce the impact of viral infectious diseases, such as influenza. Traditional live-attenuated virus vaccines…
The sometimes-pathogenic bacteria Staphylococcus aureus has a long and intimate relationship with people, one that helps it fend off our immune response. Staphylococcus aureus is…
A new type of vaccine provides protection against a variety of SARS-like betacoronaviruses, including COVID-19 variants, in mice and monkeys, according to a new study…
The technology also has the potential to be developed into a cure for AIDS A new study from Tel Aviv University proposes a novel AIDS…
A correlation between a first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine and a small but significant rise in cases of the serious neurological condition Guillain-Barré syndrome,…
Over the course of four years, those who received at least one influenza vaccine were 40% less likely than their non-vaccinated peers to acquire Alzheimer’s…
First modeling study to quantify the impact of COVID-19 vaccines on a global scale estimates that 19.8 million out of a potential 31.4 million deaths…
The duration of axillary lymphadenopathy detected by breast ultrasound after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination is longer than previously reported in initial vaccine clinical trials. A new…
Mouse experiments suggest a switch from intramuscular to subcutaneous injection may ease fatigue. Currently, mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines are injected deep into the muscles, which is…
You may be wondering whether the long-term plans for the COVID-19 pandemic call for an endless number of booster shots. They do provide a boost…
By uniting research from 8 cohorts across the United States, a group of researchers has accelerated the collection of data integral in answering questions about…
Following the successful development of COVID-19 vaccines, researchers hope to deploy mRNA-based therapies to combat many other diseases. Two mRNA vaccines, which were granted emergency…
A comparison of four COVID-19 vaccinations shows that messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines — Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna — perform better against the World Health Organization (WHO)’s…
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has launched an early-stage clinical trial to evaluate…
Study suggests severe obesity blunts antibody response to COVID-19 vaccines. Pfizer/BioNTech linked to a more robust antibody response than CoronaVac in people with severe obesity….
Researchers discover changes in metabolite and lipid profiles, providing clues for designing future vaccines for newborns. The century-old Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine against tuberculosis is…
A technique for delivering genetic material to the body is being investigated as a means of repairing damaged heart muscle after a heart attack. The…
A new study on Chile’s national COVID-19 vaccination program, being presented at this year’s European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2022, Lisbon,…