News tagged with vaccine delivery


Bringing a new perspective to infectious disease

Studying infectious diseases has long been primarily the domain of biologists. However, as part of the Ragon Institute, MIT engineers and physical scientists are joining immunologists and physicians in the ...

HIV & AIDS created Feb 08, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Oral breast cancer vaccine may offer new prevention tool

(Medical Xpress)—A new oral vaccine that produces a novel two-pronged immune system attack on cancer cells could be effective in preventing breast cancer recurrence, according to findings from a collaborative ...

Cancer created Jan 18, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Man's best friend: Common canine virus may lead to new vaccines for deadly human diseases

Researchers at the University of Georgia have discovered that a virus commonly found in dogs may serve as the foundation for the next great breakthrough in human vaccine development.

Medical research created Nov 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Vaccine increases disease-free survival for follicular lymphoma patients

A lymphoma vaccine uniquely tailored for each patient extends disease-free survival by 14 months, with signs of an even better response for patients with a specific biological marker, a team led by scientists at The University ...

Cancer created May 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Germ-fighting vaccine system makes great strides in delivery

A novel vaccine study from South Dakota State University (SDSU) will headline the groundbreaking research that will be unveiled at the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists' (AAPS) National Biotechnology Conference ...

Medical research created May 20, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NIH study sheds light on role of climate in influenza transmission

Two types of environmental conditions—cold-dry and humid-rainy—are associated with seasonal influenza epidemics, according to an epidemiological study led by researchers at the National Institutes of Health's Fogarty ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

WHO eases rules on meningitis vaccine, researchers say

In a breakthrough for the fight against meningitis in poor countries, researchers say the WHO has ruled that a key vaccine can be transported or stored for up to four days without refrigeration.

Medications created Nov 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New studies shed light on what it cost to vaccinate girls against HPV in low income countries

Two studies published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Medicine examined the cost of delivering the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to primary school girls in Tanzania. Both studies found that the cost of HPV ...

Medications created Nov 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Meningitis A vaccine breaks barrier: First to gain approval to travel outside cold chain

Signaling a potential breakthrough for immunization programs in resource-poor countries, researchers today announced at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) conference that regulatory authorities—after ...

Medications created Nov 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Can vaccines be delivered via the lungs instead of by injection?

In addition to the obvious benefit of eliminating the need for an injection, new vaccine delivery methods via the lungs offer particular advantages for protecting against infectious agents that enter the body through the ...

Medications created Oct 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0