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African Cholera Vaccine Trial
Cristina Luiggi | Jun 12, 2012 | 2 min read
For the first time, an oral cholera vaccine is used to control an active epidemic of the bacterial disease.
Parkinson's Vax Enters Clinical Trials
Bob Grant | Jun 7, 2012 | 1 min read
Researchers in Vienna are starting a Phase I trial on the first ever vaccine with a potential to treat the neurodegenerative disease.
Best Places to Work Industry, 2012
The Scientist | Jun 1, 2012 | 10+ min read
Much has changed in the 10 years since our first survey of industry researchers. Large companies are now looking to small, nimble ones for services as well as innovation.
Breast Milk Antibodies Fight HIV
Megan Scudellari | May 30, 2012 | 1 min read
The anti-HIV antibodies from mothers carrying HIV could be used to help develop a vaccine.
Opinion: A TB Vaccine Blueprint
Michael J. Brennan and Jelle Thole | Apr 23, 2012 | 3 min read
With 12 new tuberculosis vaccines in clinical development, a plan is needed to introduce the most effective ones throughout the world.
An Antidote for Cocaine Overdose?
Cristina Luiggi | Apr 19, 2012 | 1 min read
A novel antibody with a powerful affinity for cocaine shows promise in reversing the deadly effects of an overdose.
A Universal Cancer Vaccine?
Cristina Luiggi | Apr 10, 2012 | 1 min read
A vaccine that targets 90 percent of all cancers shows promise in early clinical trials.
Bird Flu Mutations Revealed
Bob Grant | Apr 5, 2012 | 2 min read
One of the researchers who created a highly transmissible form of the bird flu virus has broken his silence and shared which mutations made it possible.
Opinion: The Risk of Forgoing Vaccines
Juliette K. Tinker | Apr 3, 2012 | 3 min read
Herd immunity, or the protection of individuals who are not vaccinated due to generally high vaccination rates within a population, does not currently exist in many pockets of the US.
Next Generation: Painless Vaccine Patch
Megan Scudellari | Apr 2, 2012 | 3 min read
Vaccination via tiny microneedles elicits a powerful immune response in the skin.
Chemicals Undermine Vaccines?
Jef Akst | Jan 27, 2012 | 2 min read
Perfluorinated compounds, a class of manufacturing chemicals, may be harming the immune system in a way that reduces the effectiveness of standard childhood vaccines.
The Risks of Dangerous Research
Tia Ghose | Jan 12, 2012 | 4 min read
Should research that makes pathogens more deadly or infectious—or other dangerous research—be conducted in the first place?
Is India Polio Free?
Cristina Luiggi | Jan 12, 2012 | 1 min read
This week will mark the one-year anniversary of the last polio case in the second-most populous country.
Wakefield Sues for Libel in Texas
Edyta Zielinska | Jan 9, 2012 | 2 min read
The discredited physician, who falsely reported a link between autism and vaccines, has filed a new libel claim.
Chimp Viruses for Human Vaccines
Ruth Williams | Jan 4, 2012 | 3 min read
An adenovirus isolated from chimpanzee feces proves more effective than human adenoviruses as a vaccine vector for hepatitis C.
No Mo’ Slow Flow
Jeffrey M. Perkel | Jan 1, 2012 | 7 min read
Tools and tricks for high-throughput flow cytometry
A Possible Ebola Vaccine?
Tia Ghose | Dec 5, 2011 | 3 min read
A new Ebola vaccine candidate protects mice against death and can be produced quickly in response to a bioterrorism threat.
Pox Vaccine Treats Liver Cancer
Cristina Luiggi | Nov 11, 2011 | 1 min read
A genetically engineered smallpox vaccine improved the survival of liver cancer patients participating in a phase II clinical trial.
Platelets Flag Bacteria in Mice
Tia Ghose | Oct 31, 2011 | 2 min read
Platelets play a role in capturing bacteria and initiating an immune response against them.
Researchers Question Malaria Vax
Tia Ghose | Oct 27, 2011 | 1 min read
Scientists are questioning the results of a malaria vaccine trial that were released last week.
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