Vaccination

Randomized trials show no evidence of non-specific vaccine effects

For more than three decades, researchers Christine Stabell Benn and Peter Aaby from the Bandim Health Project have conducted randomized trials involving thousands of children in Guinea-Bissau and Denmark to demonstrate so-called ...

Immunology

Common cold virus may unlock better COVID vaccine

Prior exposure to coronaviruses that cause ordinary colds can boost the immune system's ability to attack a vulnerable site on the COVID-19-causing coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, according to a study led by investigators at Weill ...

Oncology & Cancer

Nasal therapeutic HPV vaccine could prevent cervical cancer

Cervical cancer, which affects the reproductive tract, is one of the most common cancers in women worldwide. It is primarily caused by human papillomavirus (HPV), a viral infection that spreads through sexual contact.

Immunology

Flu vaccine performance varies by age, study reveals

New research comparing four different flu vaccines found that the ability of the vaccines to activate cells of the immune system that help to protect against infection varied greatly depending on the vaccine type and age ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Texas whooping cough cases reach record high, data shows

Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, has reached a record high, with over 3,500 cases reported in Texas to date, according to a Texas Department of State Health Services health alert.

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