Oncology & Cancer
Study suggests a single dose of HPV vaccine provides years of protection from cancer
At some point in their life, it's estimated that around 80% of people will be infected with the human papillomavirus (HPV).
Jun 16, 2023
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News tagged with vaccine
HIV & AIDS
Experimental HIV vaccine regimen safe but ineffective, NIH study finds
An investigational HIV vaccine regimen tested among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender people was safe but did not provide protection against HIV acquisition, an independent data and safety monitoring board (DSMB) ...
Jan 18, 2023
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Ophthalmology
No link found between mRNA COVID-19 vaccination and retinal vascular occlusion
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, have investigated the potential link between new-onset retinal vascular occlusion (RVO) after receiving the COVID-19 vaccination ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
BCG vaccine does not protect against COVID-19 in health care workers, finds clinical trial
A world-leading international trial into the immune boosting benefits of the tuberculosis vaccine, BCG, has found it does not protect health care workers against COVID-19.
Apr 26, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New approach targets norovirus, world's leading cause of foodborne infection
Every year, norovirus causes hundreds of millions of cases of food poisoning—and the deaths of at least 50,000 children—yet there exists no real way to control it. The virus has proven exceptionally difficult to study ...
Apr 11, 2023
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Medical research
More than 100 years after the first TB vaccine, why are we still waiting for a second?
It has been more than 100 years since the first and only tuberculosis (TB) vaccine—the Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine—was used for the first time medically in 1921. With an estimated 1.6 million people dying ...
Feb 15, 2023
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Vaccination
Predicting mRNA degradation to improve vaccine stability
Messenger Ribonucleic Acid (mRNA) as a therapeutic approach is gaining momentum due to its ability to be rapidly manufactured and its promising outcomes. mRNA-based vaccines, for instance, played a crucial role in the fight ...
Apr 8, 2023
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Immunology
Scientific breakthrough harnesses mRNA technology to develop powerful malaria vaccine
Victoria University of Wellington's Ferrier Research Institute and the Malaghan Institute of Medical Research in New Zealand, and the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity in Australia have developed an mRNA-based ...
Jul 20, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
ChatGPT could help reduce vaccine hesitancy and provide helpful advice on STIs
New research being presented at this year's ESCMID Global Congress (formerly ECCMID) in Barcelona, Spain (27–30 April) suggests that the free-to-use, widely accessible ChatGPT could be an effective tool to help reduce vaccine ...
Apr 10, 2024
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Vaccination
Q&A: What should you know about the new COVID-19 vaccine?
Ahead of the fall respiratory virus season, the Food and Drug Administration has approved two updated COVID-19 vaccines. The new messenger RNA, or mRNA, vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech are formulated to better target ...
Sep 14, 2023
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