Vaccines

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed a novel vaccine consisting of DNA and recombinant proteins?proteins composed of a portion of an HIV protein and another unrelated protein. This vaccine was tested…

Three factors are identified as the primary motivators, according to new research published in Heliyon London, July 18, 2019 - Fear, trust, and the likelihood of exposure are three leading factors that influence whether people are willing…

Most people have probably been stung by a bee and while it can be painful, it's especially dangerous for the many that are at risk of suffering a life threatening allergic reaction. Australian researchers have successfully completed a…

Study of flu vaccine responses in humans and mice finds evidence that estrogen boosts vaccine immunity while testosterone lowers it Women tend to have a greater immune response to a flu vaccination compared to men, but their advantage…

A team of researchers from the SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medicine Centre's Viral Research and Experimental Medicine Centre (ViREMiCS) found that immune cells undergoing stress and an altered metabolism are the reasons why some…

Discovery may lead to new therapeutics and vaccines aimed at fighting the deadly diseaseCredit: UCI School of Medicine A new study, led by researchers from the University of California, Irvine (UCI), uncovers the long-sought-after,…

X-ray imaging shows that nanostructured silica acts as a protective vehicle to deliver intact antigen to the intestine so that it can trigger an immune response. The material can give rise to a polyvaccine against six diseases. Brazilian…

Research conducted at the Irvine Lab at the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is being utilized in Elicio's AMP-CAR-T Platform Research conducted at the Irvine Lab at the…

The study could offer hope to others with severely compromised immune systems DURHAM, N.C. - A newer form of shingles vaccine reduced outbreaks of the painful rash among patients who were transplanted with their own stem cells, according…

NEW YORK, NY (July 10, 2019)--Young children are more likely to suffer severe, even life-threatening complications from the flu, but only around half of children in the US get the flu vaccine. A cheap and simple pamphlet about the flu,…