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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
by Elana Gotkine Two doses of recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV) are effective against herpes zoster (HZ), with the vaccine effectiveness (VE) of two doses waning a little over four years of follow-up, according to a study published online on Jan. 9 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Ousseny Zerbo, Ph.D., from Kaiser Permanente Northern California...
Patricia Weiser, Pharm.D. Vaccine technology is rapidly growing in the pharmaceutical industry, with therapy options expanding in response to areas of clinical need. One area of focus is the development of vaccines targeting cancer. Cancer vaccines generally fall into two categories: preventive and active treatment. Preventive cancer vaccines are currently more established and focus on...
by Brianna Wilson and Tom Szymanski, University of New Mexico The structure of human PCSK9 in complex with LDL-R. LDL-R is shown in blue and the prodomain and catalytic domain of PCSK9 are shown in salmon and gray, respectively. Targeted PCSK9 epitopes are shown in red (amino acids 153-163) and cyan (amino acids 207-223). The amino...
by Lucie AUBOURG Stephane Bancel, CEO and director of Moderna. Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel told AFP his company’s experimental vaccine against melanoma could be available in as little as two years, in what would amount to a landmark step against the most serious form of skin cancer. Globally there were an estimated 325,000 new melanoma...
