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NewsSwedish researchers launch anti-smoking vax trial
Researchers for Sweden's Independent Pharmaceutica are launching a mid-stage study of a new nicotine vaccine designed to help people give up smoking. The vaccine--dubbed Niccine--was developed by Read more...
Discovery offers shortcut to custom flu vaccines
A team of researchers at Emory University and the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation has found a way to radically upend the way new vaccines are developed to fight a pandemic. Just days after a Read more...
Many infants don't get vaccinations on time
A large group of American parents are having a tough time keeping up with their kids' vaccination schedules. More than a quarter of all children are under-vaccinated, with missed doses accounting Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Researchers probe attitudes to HPV vaccine
Researchers have found that the younger a girl is, the less likely it is that her mother is prepared to arrange a vaccination against HPV. But the researchers note that the girls would benefit most Read more...
AIDS vaccine researchers years away from success
Following a series of major setbacks trying to develop a vaccine for AIDS, The Independent surveyed the top scientists in the field and discovered a deep layer of pessimism. Only two of the 35 top Read more...
Vaccine conference hands awards to industry leaders
This week, FierceVaccines was at the 2008 World Vaccine Conference in Washington, DC., the largest North America vaccines conference. Vaccine developers, contract service organizations, vaccine Read more...
Mumps outbreak spurs calls for a new vaccine
Health experts say that an outbreak of mumps two years ago among college students occurred even though most of them had received a recommended vaccine. And a number of physicians have concluded that Read more...
Brazilian Dengue outbreak highlights vaccine need
An outbreak of dengue fever in and around Rio de Janeiro has afflicted more than 75,000 people since the beginning of the year, with 12 people dying in just the past week. No vaccine is available Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Vaccine a success for human-to-human H5N1 case
A confirmed case of bird flu in China has confirmed that the threat of human-to-human contagion is still largely limited to the blood relatives of those infected. In an important case for vaccine Read more...
VaxDesign offers an alternative to animal studies
Time magazine profiles the work of VaxDesign, a five-year-old biotech company that has developed simulated human immune systems, mixing blood cells and faux tissue into a special construct that can Read more...
| Press ReleasesIntercell (ICLL) and the PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative announce new collaboration for a vaccine against malaria Intercell (ICLL) and the PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative announce new collaboration for a vaccine against malaria The potency of ICLL’s novel adjuvant IC31® will be evaluated in the field of Read more... Acambis reports positive data from trials of universal influenza A vaccine Acambis reports positive data from trials of universal influenza A vaccine Cambridge, UK and Cambridge, Massachusetts – 3 January 2008 – Acambis plc (Acambis) (LSE: ACM), a leading vaccine Read more... Vaccine Against Malaria Will Reduce Disease, Study Suggests Vaccine Against Malaria Will Reduce Disease, Study Suggests Today, researchers at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine's Center for Global Health & Diseases published data Read more... The Flu Vaccine In Powder Form The Answer To A Pandemic? The Flu Vaccine In Powder Form The Answer To A Pandemic? In recent years, the bird flu virus has caught the attention of all of Western Europe. In 2006 in particular, there was a lot of speculation Read more... New Strategies Work To Put Cancer On The Firing Line New Strategies Work To Put Cancer On The Firing Line Dr. Yukai He wants to put cancer in the bull’s eye. “Cancer really comes from us,” the Medical College of Georgia Cancer Center Read more... |
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