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New Hope in Fight Against Leading Infectious Cause of Congenital Birth Defects
March 13, 2013 — A virus most people probably have never heard of, but that the majority of us carry, is the No. 1 infectious cause of congenital birth defects in the U.S. today. Because of cytomegalovirus (CMV) ... > full story -
Chicken Pox Vaccine Saving Children's Lives
March 13, 2013 — The widespread introduction of a chicken pox vaccine in Australia in 2006 has prevented thousands of children from being hospitalized with severe chicken pox and saved lives, according to new ... > full story -
Prediction of Seasonal Flu Strains Improves Chances of Universal Vaccine
March 12, 2013 — Researchers have determined a way to predict and protect against new strains of the flu virus, in the hope of improving immunity against the ... > full story -
Needle-Free Vaccine for Ear Infections Could Also Help Reduce Use of Antibiotics
March 12, 2013 — Researchers have found a new vaccine that both prevents and treats ear infections -- minus the needle jab. The vaccine -- which targets the bacteria responsible for half of all ear infections -- ... > full story -
Hope for Threatened Tasmanian Devils
March 11, 2013 — New research paves the way for the development of a vaccine for the Tasmanian devil, currently on the brink of extinction because of a contagious ... > full story -
A Vaccine That Works in Newborns? Promising Compound May Help Protect Babies During Vulnerable Window
March 4, 2013 — The underdeveloped immune systems of newborns don't respond to most vaccines, leaving them at high risk for infections like rotavirus, pertussis (whooping cough) and pneumococcus. Researchers have ... > full story -
Antigen-Encapsulated Chitosan Particles Improve Immune Response
March 4, 2013 — Biomedical engineering researchers have encapsulated two types of protein antigens in chitosan and demonstrated that the combined material enables or improves three important immune ... > full story -
Cancer Vaccines Self-Sabotage, Channel Immune Attack to Injection Site
March 3, 2013 — Cancer vaccines that attempt to stimulate an immune system assault fail because the killer T cells aimed at tumors instead find the vaccination site a more inviting target, scientists ... > full story -
New Cancer 'Vaccine' Shows Future Promise in Treating and Preventing Metastatic Cancers
February 27, 2013 — Preclinical, laboratory studies suggest a novel immunotherapy could potentially work like a vaccine against metastatic cancers, according to scientists. Results from a recent study show the therapy ... > full story -
Vaccination for All Meningitis Strains?
February 27, 2013 — Scientists have taken a significant and important step in keeping people safe from the most common form of meningitis in the UK. Meningitis B (also known as Meningococcal group B or MenB) is one of ... > full story
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