HIV vaccine in worldwide trial
...is participating in worldwide tests of a potential vaccine that can stimulate important immune responses agai...rus that causes AIDS. This is the first candidate vaccine against the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to be studied simultaneously in so many locations, fr...UT Southwestern researchers receive $15.1 million in federal grants to study biothreats
...h groups at UT Southwestern will work to develop a vaccine for ricin, engineer antibodies against anthrax, de... lead a team of four investigators in developing a vaccine for ricin and for initiating clinical trials. Dr. Vitetta and her team have already developed an exp...SARS virus can change quickly and unpredictably, analysis indicates
...enge for public health management and for drug and vaccine development."...TIGR and NIAID sign $65 million microbial sequencing contract
...e-genome analyses of several pathogens have led to vaccine and antimicrobial drug development projects. "TIGR has set the standard for the microbial genomics and has made billions of base pairs of genomic data available to the wider scientific community," said Fraser. "This contract will allow TIGR to contin...TIGR posts sequence data for parasite that causes trichomoniasis
...oncerns, the ability to rapidly identify potential vaccine candidates for T. vaginalis, using genomic sequence, is a priority in the research community. The Trichomonas genome sequence is also expected to deepen the understanding of several other human pathogens. T. vaginalis is a member of a group of organ...McMaster University researchers race to SARS vaccine development
...sity have turned a corner in the race to develop a vaccine for severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). A br...he McMaster team is working with to develop a SARS vaccine based on the adenovirus vector that would act as a carrier within the body. The McMaster group is a...PET scans used to determine progression of HIV infection
...uals as a control group. They were given influenza vaccine to stimulate lymph node activation....Project to make smallpox inoculations safe by 'leashing' current vaccine virus
...ip program to develop and test a modified smallpox vaccine that is expected to be identical in effectiveness to the current vaccine while being "treatable" for dangerous reactions. Jacobs' partners in the grant are Dr. Jeffrey Jacob...UVa scientists detail salmonella protein
...risk for developing severe infections. There is no vaccine to prevent Salmonella-related sickness. Egelman and his colleagues found that SipA works as a molecular "staple" and tethers itself to actin, a protein found in all human cells. SipA can polymerize actin into long filaments. This activity may explai...Staph aureus bacteremia in ESRD patients associated with substantial illness and higher costs
...ylococcus aureus Polysaccharide Conjugate Vaccine) vaccine for preventing these infections with the potentia...ow appearing globally, many experts believe that a vaccine to prevent these infections may offer the best long-term solution. According to the U.S. Centers for...Dana-Farber researchers to lead collaborative smallpox studies
...grant over 4 1/2 years to fund research on a safer vaccine against the smallpox virus, an agent that has rais...response to the virus used in the current smallpox vaccine and to other viruses that may offer safer alternatives. The current vaccine, which is credited with ...Virginia Bioinformatics Institute central to Regional Center of Excellence
...age," said Mike Levine, director of the center for vaccine development of the University of Maryland School of Medicine and RCE project leader. "Most pathogens, however, have global reservoirs that do not respect national borders. We are pleased that renowned university experts will work together in this st...Dual action anthrax vaccine more effective
...ol and Brigham and Women's Hospital have created a vaccine that delivers a one-two punch to anthrax and could...ul defensive weapon against bioterrorism. The new vaccine prods the immune system to attack both the anthrax bacterium (Bacillus anthracis) and the toxins it ...Leishmania mutant provides insight into disease and may lead to a vaccine
...g whether the mutant parasite might help develop a vaccine against leishmaniasis, as many studies suggest that the key to parasite vaccination may lie in understanding how persistent parasites interact with the immune system. "Those studies are early," Beverley says, "but they look promising."......nt purpose has already been tested. It is a living vaccine that protects rabbits from myxomatosis and calicivirus. These diseases have decimated Spanish rabbit populations, causing consternation among hunters as well as affecting predators such as the threatened Iberian lynx and the Spanish imperial eagle. A...Scientists: Cloak of human proteins gets HIV into cells
... serious attention to this hypothesis." Even if a vaccine against the viral proteins physically blocks a ret... own cell's could become infected. "Unlike current vaccine approaches, which target particular viral proteins, this new vaccination strategy has the decided ad...Chemists at four pharmaceutical companies named Heroes for treating childhood conditions
...ed Prevnar® the first pneumococcal conjugate vaccine to help protect infants and young children against...eumonia . Many have termed the introduction of the vaccine as the most important advance in pediatric medicine in the last decade. Prior to the introduction of...Smallpox vaccination grinds to halt
... But doctors and nurses stayed away in droves. The vaccine is a live virus that can spread from person to per... for staff needing time off or medical care due to vaccine complications. Such compensation has been approved in principle but the details have still not been ...OHSU researchers publish final results of groundbreaking smallpox vaccination study
PORTLAND, Ore. Final results of a smallpox vaccine study conducted by researchers at Oregon Health & ...of immunity is antiviral T-cells programmed by the vaccine to attack the smallpox virus. In study participants, antiviral T-cell levels declined slowly over t...Tips from the Journals of the American Society for Microbiology
...INCREASE PROTECTION AGAINST RESPIRATORY DISEASE A vaccine administered through the nasal passages may increa...cal disease by mucosal administration of conjugate vaccine plus interleukin-12. Infection and Immunity, 71. 8: 4780-4788.) GENETICALLY ENGINEERED PLANTS P...