Vaccine Kills Spreading Cancer In Animal Model
...postdoctoral fellow. "Our findings suggest cancer vaccines could be animportant tool for preventing and treating the spread of cancers." Giving the vaccine prior to a tail vein injection of cancer cellsprevented development of metastatic lung tumors in eight of 10 mice, while allthe mice in two cont...Crystal Structure Of Key HIV Protein Reveals New Treatment Targets
...nding that unlocks new doors to devising drugs and vaccines against HIV,scientists have crystallized the core ...tal structure reveals specific targets foranti-HIV vaccines and drugs, and highlights the surprising array of defensesthat the virus uses to evade attack. "St......r boosting residual memory T cells withtherapeutic vaccines similar to the one we used in this study, it may b...espond to HIV-1 will help otherresearchers develop vaccines to give to individuals not exposed to HIV-1, headded. To answer some of these questions, t...Syphilis Genome Sequence Offers Clues To Better Diagnosis, Prevention And Treatment
...rch breakthrough that paves the way for preventive vaccines as well asbetter diagnostic tests and treatments, scientists have sequenced the completegenome for Treponema pallidum, the bacterium that causes syphilis. The project, funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases(NIAID), was a ......implications for developing reengineeredpoliovirus vaccines for HIV, hepatitis B, other viral diseases and can...irus, have already been used to developrecombinant vaccines for a variety of pathogens, but poliovirus could provide analternative for situations in which these...DNA Vaccine 100 Percent Effective Against Rabies In Monkeys
...this problem in the future. Onthe other hand, DNA vaccines typically provide long-lasting immunity, so theycould be used prophylactically to protect people at high risk, such asveterinarians and individuals who live in developing countries. Currently, Dr.Lodmell and his colleagues are assessing the durabili...New Evidence Shows How Some Flu Viruses Become Lethal
...slight changes, called "drift," which requires new vaccines to be developed to protect against them. More dangerous is a "shift," when two different viruses mix together to create a radically different strain. A continual pursuit of virologists is to identify these shifts and drifts each year in order to deve...Gene Therapy Showing Promise In Fighting Melanoma
... recognize andkill tumor cells, Hogge said. Cancer vaccines and gene therapy, which have become widely studied in the pastdecade, could provide a new approach to fighting cancer with fewer side effectsthan chemotherapy or radiation therapy. This study is unique, Hogge said,because the gene therapy can produce...Researchers Identify How AIDS Virus Kills Cells It Doesn't Infect
...The research also suggests that patients receiving vaccines that use forms ofthe HIV envelope protein, called gp-120, that are known to bind to CXCR4 shouldbe closely monitored for effects on CD8 T-cells, Herbein says. On a mechanistic level, the new research also suggests one explanation for aparadoxical cha...Sperm Protein May Hold Clues For Fertility And Contraceptives
... the development of new malecontraceptive drugs or vaccines as well as to future treatments for maleinfertility in humans," Cho said. These findings were presented at a recent meeting of the International Congressof Spermatology. The study, conducted in collaboration with researchers at theNational Institute...Could A 'Vaccine' Made From Our Own Cells Work Against HIV?
...ach might even workagainst HIV. Until now, vaccines have been notoriously unsuccessful at stimulatingi...ly transmitted pathogens enter the body. Andthough vaccines are good at stimulating antibody-producing B cells, they arepoor at triggering T cells to destroy in...Anti-Microbial Agent Kills Influenza Virus
...ell in people as it does in mice." While influenza vaccines are relatively effective at preventing the flu, Ba... need for alternate preventive agents. "Influenza vaccines areexpensive, they only are effective against a few viral strains each year and ittakes time for imm...Vaccine Technology Takes Center Stage In Rochester
...lts as possible receive the ever-growing batteryof vaccines available. The meeting is Oct. 9-10 at the CrowneP...outnecessary immunizations. "You can make the best vaccines in theworld, but if you can't get them to the people who need them,they're worthless," says Szilagyi...Scientists Sequence Chlamydia Trachomatis Genome
...e infectious process - this knowledge will lead to vaccines toprevent PID and topical microbicides to prevent infection."...Ohio State Professor Receives Patent For Infectious Bursal Disease Virus Detection Kit
... Worldwide, there are currently about two dozen vaccines for IBDV and at least an equal number of viral strains. IBDV, first discovered in this country in the late 1950s, affects the immune system of young chickens. Signs of the disease include loss of appetite and low weight gain. The d......dge maydramatically advance the development of new vaccines and therapeutics designedto prevent and treat this...iscovering anddeveloping targeted therapeutics and vaccines against HCV and HCV-induceddisease, and greatly increases our knowledge about the biology of this vi...Novel Viral Vaccine Protects Aids In Animal Model
...documents the efficacyof two gene-attenuated virus vaccines that protect macaque monkeys againstexposure to an...lleagues testedthe protective effects of the viral vaccines by exposing the immunized monkeysto a highly pathogenic hybrid virus named KU-SHIV-1, which Narayan ...SFU Molecular Biologist Pursues 'Promising' New Way To Fight Disease
...ccines," says Scott, who also points out that such vaccines have sofar failed to produce protective antibodies against AIDS. "There really aren'tmany other ways (but ours) by which a vaccine can selectively produce protectiveantibodies." Scott's vaccine concept, however, isn't the complete answer to c...Could A Nasal Vaccine Finally Get Rid Of The Black Death?
... of diseases," she adds."We are looking at similar vaccines for tetanus and diphtheria."...The UK Braces Itself For The Flu Season, Are You Looking Information On The Virus?
...ous infection. Unfortunately, theuse of influenza vaccines is not uniformly high worldwide, even among those mostat risk. In addition, vaccines are not 100 per cent effective in preventinginfluenza - their effectiveness depends on a number of f...