HIV & AIDS
New insights into HIV virus shed light on how it evades immune surveillance
About 36 million people have died from AIDS-related illnesses and approximately 38 million people globally are living with HIV.
May 25, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Current measles vaccination targets may not be enough to achieve elimination
New research, to be presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in Lisbon, Portugal (23-26 April), suggests that the current two-dose measles immunization coverage target ...
Apr 7, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
COVID-19 vaccine not associated with birth defects detectable on ultrasound: study
The exclusion of pregnant patients in initial COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials left many patients and doctors wondering how the vaccine might affect pregnant patients and their unborn babies. A new Northwestern Medicine study ...
Apr 4, 2022
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Vaccination
BioNTech plans modular vaccine factories in Africa
German vaccine maker BioNTech, which developed the first widely approved shot against COVID-19 together with Pfizer, unveiled plans Wednesday to establish manufacturing facilities in Africa that would boost the availability ...
Feb 16, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Antibodies from original strain COVID-19 infection don't bind to variants
People infected with the original strain of the virus that causes COVID-19 early in the pandemic produced a consistent antibody response, making two main groups of antibodies to bind to the spike protein on the virus's outer ...
Sep 20, 2021
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Medical research
Researchers discover unique 'spider web' mechanism that traps, kills viruses
Immunologists at McMaster University have discovered a previously unknown mechanism which acts like a spider web, trapping and killing pathogens such as influenza or SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19.
Jun 29, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New ebolavirus vaccine design seeks to drive stronger antibody defense
Scientists at Scripps Research have unveiled a new Ebola virus vaccine design, which they say has several advantages over standard vaccine approaches for Ebola and related viruses that continue to threaten global health.
May 12, 2021
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Medical research
Only 41% of people would sign up for COVID-19 trials, says new report
Research conducted by the University of Birmingham shows in order to have an effective COVID-19 vaccination rollout it has to be widely accepted by the entire population.
May 6, 2021
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Medical research
Research lab plays pivotal role in new COVID-19 vaccine now in trials
Human clinical trials have begun on a new vaccine candidate that may protect against not only SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, but against at least two of the variants emerging around the world. The development ...
Apr 21, 2021
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Vaccination
Increasing HPV vaccine uptake in adolescents
More than 90 percent of human papillomavirus (HPV)-related cancers could be prevented by widespread uptake of the HPV vaccine. Yet, vaccine use in the United States falls short of public health goals.
Dec 1, 2020
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