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Aiming to end the refrigeration of vaccines
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Aiming to end the refrigeration of vaccines

by CSIRO Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Researchers at Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, have developed a technique that addresses the challenge of transporting temperature-dependent vaccines, which researchers hope may increase access in rural and remote communities in Australia and developing countries. The World Health Organisation estimates that at least 50 percent of vaccines are wasted...

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A single-application treatment for ear infections that doesn’t need refrigeration

AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY Outer ear infections, which affect millions of people each year, are typically caused by the bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa or Staphylococcus aureus. Repeatedly administering antibiotic drops, the standard treatment, can be a problem for some people, and the only single-use suspension currently available needs to be kept and handled cold. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering have...