Allison Shelley When the world needed a COVID vaccine, leading HIV investigators answered the call to intervene in the coronavirus pandemic. Now, efforts to discover the world’s first HIV vaccine are revitalized. “The body is capable of making antibodies to protect us from HIV,” says Yunda Huang, PhD, from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in...
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Covid-19 increases risk of developing autoimmune disease, but vaccination helps, large study shows
By Isabella Cueto Dozens of commuters, wearing face masks, swarm toward a descending escalator at a train station in Tokyo, Japan — politics coverage from STATPeople wearing face masks pass through a train station in Tokyo, Japan.CARL COURT/GETTY IMAGESHaving Covid-19 increases a person’s risk of developing an autoimmune disease in the year after infection, a...
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Study: ‘Hexaplex’ vaccine aims to boost flu protection
by Cory Nealon, University at Buffalo Graphical Abstract. Credit: Cell Reports Medicine (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2024.101433Recombinant protein vaccines, like the Novavax vaccine used to fight COVID-19, offer several advantages over conventional vaccines. They’re easy to produce precisely. They’re safe and potentially more effective. And they could require smaller doses. Because of these traits, there is much interest...
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Fighting the flu: The surprising power of a century-old vaccine for tuberculosis
by Keila DePape, McGill University a, The mouse model of BCG vaccination and IAV infection. b,c, Morbidity and mortality of mice infected with the lethal dose of PR8 (120 PFUs; n = 9–10). d, Viral load at various timepoints after infection with a sublethal dose of IAV-PR8 (50 PFUs; n = 4–8). e, Confocal microscopy of lung section infected with...
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Doctor on the cusp of a cancer cure: Nobel Prize-winning oncologist whose discovery means killer disease could be treated with a vaccine in years to come
Dr Catherine Wu has paved the way for the development of cancer vaccinesShe ‘drew a picture of [myself] making a cure for cancer’ in second grade By CAITLIN TILLEY, HEALTH REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Dr Wu’s obsession with the immune system began after she watched bone marrow transplants as a medical internDr Wu’s obsession with the...
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Vaccines may work better if arms are alternated for each shot
by Robin Foster Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhen getting vaccines, switching arms for each dose may produce greater immunity than having the jabs delivered into the same arm. That’s the finding from a new study in the Journal of Clinical Investigation that looked at the first two doses of COVID vaccines. Those who alternated arms showed...
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Vaccine targeting KRAS in pancreatic and colorectal cancer shows promise
Peer-Reviewed Publication MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER MEDICAL ONCOLOGIST EILEEN O’REILLY HELPED LEAD A CLINICAL TRIAL INVESTIGATING A READY-MADE VACCINE AS A TREATMENT FOR PANCREATIC AND COLORECTAL CANCERS WITH CERTAIN KRAS MUTATIONS.CREDIT: MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING A new vaccine shows encouraging early results as a potential off-the-shelf treatment for certain patients...
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Single dose typhoid conjugate vaccine found to provide lasting efficacy in children
by University of Maryland School of Medicine Healthy children in Malawi participating in study to test efficacy of typhoid conjugate vaccine. Credit: TyVAC/Madalitso MvulaA single dose of the typhoid conjugate vaccine, Typbar TCV, provides lasting efficacy in preventing typhoid fever in children ages nine months to 12 years old, according to a new study conducted by...
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Hepatitis B vaccine: What to know to protect yourself
by Mayo Clinic News Network, Mayo Clinic News Network Credit: CC0 Public DomainHepatitis is inflammation in the liver caused by specific viruses. The hepatitis viruses are referred to as types A, B, C, D and E. All types affect the liver, but they differ in illness severity and prevention options. In the U.S., the most...
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A vaccine to live in space? What’s happening in a Florida lab may help aging seniors, too
by Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainTraveling by plane isn’t always easy on the body. And neither is space travel. Astronauts often experience atrophy, the loss of bone and muscle, during their months living in space’s zero gravity. People on Earth also tend to see their bones and muscles weaken as they age,...