Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Chicago migrant shelter reports measles outbreak
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has sent a team to Chicago to help contain an outbreak of measles that has sickened four.
Mar 13, 2024
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News tagged with vaccine approach
HIV & AIDS
Expert discusses making HIV vaccines more powerful
An MIT research team led by Professor Darrell Irvine has developed a novel kind of vaccine adjuvant: A nanoparticle that can help to stimulate the immune system to generate a stronger response to a vaccine. These nanoparticles ...
Dec 12, 2023
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Medical research
Vaccine via the nasal passage could be the new line of defense against Strep A
As Streptococcus A cases continue to be prevalent in Queensland and internationally, a new nasal vaccine could provide long-term protection from the deadly bacteria.
Oct 5, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Vaccine candidate prevents diarrhea, improves growth in animal model
A vaccine originally developed to prevent bacteria-caused diarrhea has now also been found to help infant nonhuman primates grow faster, according to a new study published in Nature Communications.
Jul 7, 2023
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Vaccination
Study shows that COVID-19 vaccination helped to reduce the years of life lost among the fully vaccinated by nearly 88%
When evaluating vaccine efficacy, the conventional measures include a reduction of risk of hospitalization and death. The number of patients dying with or without vaccination is often in the public spotlight. However, when ...
Nov 8, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers propose a new live-attenuated influenza A vaccine approach
A promising strategy to reduce the impact of viral infectious diseases, such as influenza, is the use of attenuated, live viruses as vaccines.
Jul 5, 2022
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Medical research
Concerted action a key to COVID vaccine development
A new report commissioned by The Wellcome Trust has identified the factors that enabled vaccines for COVID-19 to be developed and authorized so quickly and effectively.
Mar 11, 2022
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Vaccination
Predicting how well a vaccine will work for you
In an advance that sheds light on why certain vaccines may influence people differently, a new computational approach developed at the University of Michigan may predict how individual patients are likely to respond.
Sep 2, 2021
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Vaccination
COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy highest among Hispanic, Black adults in US, study shows
New research from a New Mexico State University professor shows hesitancy toward the COVID-19 vaccine is much more prevalent among Hispanic and Black adults in the United States when compared to the overall hesitancy rate ...
Jun 21, 2021
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Immunology
The 'key' to new COVID-19 vaccine development
New variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus most likely will necessitate the development of more vaccine options in the years ahead, and a biomedical scientist at Iowa State University believes the 'key' to that development lies ...
May 10, 2021
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