MedicalIn Animal Tests, the Experimental Avian Flu Vaccination performs well A vaccine under development at the University at Buffalo has demonstrated complete protection in mice against a deadly variant of the virus that causes bird…
MedicalClinical Trials to Evaluate a Vaccine against Tau Protein, which promotes Alzheimer’s Researchers hope to launch human clinical trials in their quest for a vaccine to prevent the buildup of pathological tau after demonstrating that this vaccine…
MedicalH5N1 Avian Influenza Vaccination created via Nasal Spray Scientists have pioneered an influenza virus vector-based nasal spray vaccine platform and developed a nasal spray H5N1 avian influenza vaccine. During the early COVID-19 pandemic,…
BiologyExamining Viruses under a Microscope – How Influenza Viruses interact with Cells Influenza viruses are among the most likely triggers of future pandemics. A research team from the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) and the Medical…
MedicalStudy Confirms that the Shingles Vaccine reduces the Risk of Dementia A new analysis of a vaccination program in Wales found that the shingles vaccine appeared to lower new dementia diagnoses by 20% – more than…
BiologyCreating an Anti-flu Antibody with long-lasting sticky effects Scientists have engineered a monoclonal antibody that can protect mice from a lethal dose of influenza A, a new study shows. The new molecule combines…
HealthHow the Zika Virus Weakens our Defenses? Zika virus and dengue virus are very close relatives. Both are mosquito-borne flaviviruses, and both specialize in infecting a host’s dendritic cells. But a new Nature…
BiologyDeveloping Vaccines for Future Viral Strains Effective vaccines dramatically changed the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, preventing illness, reducing disease severity, and saving millions of lives. However, five years later, SARS-CoV-2…
BiologyScientists identify llama Antibodies that shut down COVID and its potential Variations Powerful llama-derived antibodies could be the key to stopping not just current SARS viruses, but future ones too. Scientists have discovered a unique class of…
MedicalDeveloping a New mRNA Vaccination is less Expensive and more Effective A new type of mRNA vaccine is more scalable and adaptable to continuously evolving viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 and H5N1, according to a study by…
BiologyA Blood Test from Johns Hopkins finds Tumor DNA three years earlier Researchers at Johns Hopkins found that fragments of tumor DNA can appear in the bloodstream up to three years before a cancer diagnosis, offering a…
EngineeringIn Only 90 Minutes, a novel Microchip exposes how your Body Fights Viruses A team at Scripps Research has created a microchip that can rapidly reveal how a person’s antibodies respond to viruses using only a drop of…