News tagged with vaccine development
Economist argues that public-private partnerships are a must in creating an HIV vaccine
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Nov 04, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- MIT economist Jeffrey Harris argues that while the scientific obstacles to creating an HIV vaccine are great, the lack of commercial incentive poses a major problem.
CDC chief says swine vaccine for my kids, too
Sep 07, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says his kids are going to get the swine flu vaccine when it's available.
Genetic trigger for disease-fighting antibodies discoverd
Jul 16, 2009 |
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A research team led by the La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology has identified the specific gene which triggers the body to produce disease-fighting antibodies -- a seminal finding that clarifies the exact molecular ...
Flu strains developing resistance to key antiviral drug: WHO
May 12, 2009 |
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Development of a swine flu vaccine was partly triggered by evidence that seasonal influenza strains are developing resistance to antiviral drug Tamiflu, a World Health Organisation expert said Tuesday.
Universal flu vaccine holds promise
Apr 27, 2009 |
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An influenza vaccine that protects against death and serious complications from different strains of flu is a little closer to reality, Saint Louis University vaccine researchers have found.
Research could lead to more comprehensive flu vaccines
Mar 27, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- New findings from research performed on the influenza virus using X-rays generated by the Advanced Photon Source (APS) at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory may help ...
Technique tricks bacteria into generating their own vaccine
Feb 23, 2009 |
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Scientists have developed a way to manipulate bacteria so they will grow mutant sugar molecules on their cell surfaces that could be used against them as the key component in potent vaccines.
