Vaccination
Feeling rough after your COVID shot? That's a sign it's working
Headache, chills, tiredness may be evidence of a supercharged defense, according to UCSF-led study.
Jun 10, 2024
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News tagged with vaccine response
Oncology & Cancer
Researchers discover vaccine originally created for HIV may also combat cancer
An Oregon Health & Science University-developed platform for cytomegalovirus-based vaccines shows promise as a "shield" against cancer. The findings were recently published in the journal Science Advances.
May 29, 2024
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Genetics
Cracking the genetic code for COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness
Researchers have unveiled critical insights into how our genetic makeup influences the body's response to COVID-19 vaccines. The study, published in Nature Communications, may open new paths to personalized vaccination strategies.
May 22, 2024
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Birth by C-section more than doubles odds of measles vaccine failure, study finds
A study by the University of Cambridge, UK, and Fudan University, China, has found that a single dose of the measles jab is up to 2.6 times more likely to be completely ineffective in children born by C-section, compared ...
May 13, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New vaccine could protect against coronaviruses that haven't even emerged yet
The rapid development of vaccines that protect against COVID was a remarkable scientific achievement that saved millions of lives. The vaccines have demonstrated substantial success in reducing death and serious illness after ...
May 11, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers discover benefits of adding immune-boosting agent to personalized cancer vaccine
Investigators at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have pinpointed a combination immunotherapy treatment that enhances the immune response for people with malignant gliomas, an aggressive type of brain tumor ...
May 9, 2024
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Immunology
Scientists pinpoint new vaccine adjuvant that promotes potent anti-tumor immunity
Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have made an important breakthrough that offers promise for developing new immune therapies for cancer. They have discovered that a vaccine adjuvant called C100 promotes potent anti-tumor ...
May 9, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A third COVID vaccine dose improves defense for some clinically extremely vulnerable patients
A major clinical trial has found that an additional COVID-19 vaccine dose led to the majority of clinically extremely vulnerable people mounting defensive antibodies against COVID-19.
May 8, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Personalized mRNA vaccines: A new approach in melanoma treatment
A personalized mRNA vaccine to treat melanoma has now reached late-stage trials in the UK. This is just the latest step in improving the cure rate of cancer.
May 4, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study reveals how COVID-19 vaccines prevent severe disease
A study by scientists at the University of Oxford, has unveiled crucial insights into the way that COVID-19 vaccines mitigate severe illness in those who have been vaccinated.
May 3, 2024
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