by Griffith University FIG 1 Schematic of the P. yoelii 17X liposomal vaccine. The liposomal vaccine was prepared using thin-film hydration with a mannosylated lipid core peptide (“F3”) as described previously (22) and 3D(6-acyl) PHAD. The liposomes contained pRBCs killed by freeze-thawing. (Adapted from Al-Nazal et al. [42].). Credit: DOI: 10.1128/mBio.02657-21 Griffith University researchers are a step...
The World Health Organization says a malaria vaccine should be given to children across Africa. The recommendation marks an historic first in the effort to slow the parasitic disease in the geographic region where it poses the greatest threat. Malaria is transmittted to people through certain types of mosquitoes. It is especially prevalent in Africa, but about half...
KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY IMAGE: THE IVIS IMAGING RESULTS FOR THE LIVERS COLLECTED FROM MICE ON DAY 8 OR DAY 224 POST-ADMINISTRATION OF AAV-LUC SHOWED THAT SYSTEMIC ADMINISTRATION OF AAV8 INDUCED ~24–43 TIMES BETTER LIVER LUCIFERASE ENZYME ACTIVITY WHEN COMPARED WITH I.M. ADMINISTRATION. CREDIT: KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY Kanazawa, Japan – Malaria remains a deadly disease that affects people...
Jason Mast Editor Novavax and Oxford’s Jenner Institute have spent the last 16 months making headlines for their Covid-19 vaccines. But, quietly, the two groups have also spent that time working on an inoculation for a different deadly pathogen: malaria. That effort has now brought its first major result. In The Lancet Friday, investigators reported that their...
