News tagged with vaccine production


Report supports tackling tobacco consumption, improving vaccination access to reduce global cancer burden

Combating the tobacco industry's tactics in the world's poorest countries as well as ensuring the best cancer vaccines are available to those most in need are key in order to reduce the number of cancer deaths worldwide, ...

Cancer created Mar 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers discover new target for vaccine development in abundant immune cells

White blood cells called neutrophils, which are the first line of defense against infection, play an unexpected role by boosting antibody production, according to research led by Mount Sinai School of Medicine. The findings ...

Immunology created Jul 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Rare immune cells could hold key to treating immune disorders

The characterisation of a rare immune cell's involvement in antibody production and ability to 'remember' infectious agents could help to improve vaccination and lead to new treatments for immune disorders, say researchers ...

Immunology created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Public interest in pandemic flu vaccine faded over time

(Medical Xpress) -- When a new strain of influenza began to sicken even healthy younger adults three years ago, public interest in getting the newly developed H1N1 vaccine started strong but declined over time even as more ...

Health created Feb 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Researchers repair immune system in leukemia patients following chemotherapy

A new treatment using leukemia patients' own infection-fighting cells appears to protect them from infections and cancer recurrence following treatment with fludarabine-based chemotherapy, according to new research from the ...

Cancer created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study shows H1N1 microneedle vaccine protects better than injection

(Medical Xpress) -- A vaccine delivered to the skin using a microneedle patch gives better protection against the H1N1 influenza virus than a vaccine delivered through subcutaneous or intramuscular injection, ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jul 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Analysing meningitis genes to identify new treatments

Scientists at the University of Liverpool are working to identify genes involved in the development of bacterial meningitis to support the search for new vaccine candidates.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 19, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Dreams of ideal flu vaccine are closer to reality

Despite modern advances, the half-century-old method of producing flu vaccine still takes six months and requires hundreds of millions of fertilized chicken eggs.

Medications created Feb 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Beware fake flu treatments, FDA warns

(HealthDay)—With the height of flu season here, the U.S Food and Drug Administration warns consumers to avoid fraudulent products that claim to prevent, treat or cure the flu.

Medications created Feb 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

FDA approves new type of flu vaccine

(HealthDay)—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a novel type of flu vaccine, the agency announced Wednesday.

Medications created Jan 17, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Most newly approved biologics studied in peds population

(HealthDay)—The majority of biologics approved since 1997 include pediatric information in their labeling and have been studied in pediatric trials, according to a review published online Jan. 14 in Pediatrics.

Pediatrics created Jan 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Army researcher develops potential vaccine carrier

A researcher at the Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC)/San Antonio Military Medical Center (SAMMC) will present findings this week on a new potential vaccine carrier that he hopes will extend the shelf life ...

Medical research created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research describes advantages of new vaccine adjuvant

New research from the laboratory of Dr. Elizabeth Leadbetter at the Trudeau Institute may lead to a whole new class of vaccines. Dr. Leadbetter's lab has discovered new properties of a potential vaccine adjuvant that suggest ...

Medical research created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Promising results in mice on needle-free candidate universal vaccine against various flu viruses

Scientists from the International Vaccine Institute (IVI) have discovered that an antigen common to most influenza viruses, and commonly referred to as matrix protein 2 (M2), when administered under the tongue could protect ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | 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