Antibody Revolution Targets STDs, Stomach Viruses, Common Cold
... on mucosal surfaces.MABs could serve in ways that vaccines do now, but more immediately and moredirectly. ...ou waitand wait and wait. We've been hearing about vaccines for HIV and herpes andcancer for a very long time. You've got to think, "How long will we let thatmy...Hopkins Scientists' Sequencing Of AIDS Virus From India Waves A Red Flag For Vaccine Developers
...rom the subtype B strains that form the backboneof vaccines currently in international trials. "It means we co...bination could become common andthat single-strain vaccines won't work." Literally thousands of people are newly infected with HIV each day inIndia, mak...Bacteria Becoming Increasingly Resistant To Antibiotics, But New Vaccines Are On The Horizon
...ere is hope in the near future, in the form of new vaccines against pneumococcus, said Dr. Arditi. In fact, pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccines --which use a carbohydrate from the cells of the bacteria to provide immunity --have been developed...Wistar Scientist Awarded Philadelphia Foundation Grant For Work In AIDS Research
...ch in an attempt to find newtreatments and develop vaccines for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1), thevirus which causes AIDS. Since starting his program in 1996, Dr. Montaner hasworked with Philadelphia FIGHT to obtain blood samples from both HIV-infectedand healthy donors for use in his research. The "......ships may be needed to make andstockpileprotective vaccines or curative drugs, which are either non-existent o... act ofbiological terrorism? What issues regarding vaccines and pharmaceuticals must beaddressed? What are the possible scenarios involving the use of anthrax a...Should Great Apes Be Given Legal Rights?
...sare kept for experimental use, mainly for testing vaccines against viruses likeHIV or hepatitis, although only a small fraction are used at any one time. Movesare afoot in the US to win legal rights for these animals-not by introducing anew bill, but by setting a precedent through a carefully chosen lawsuit ...Multicomponent Malaria Vaccine Shows Promise in Laboratory Tests
...als, these studies are underway. "Multicomponent vaccines may offer an advantage over single-component vacci...r for parasitevaccine development at NIAID. "Such vaccines may also reduce the spread ofvaccine-resistant strains, which can arise when a pathogen changes a su...Protestors Are Up In Arms Over Experiments That Give Chimps AIDS
...efading, however, so attention is shifting towards vaccines that might slow theprogression to AIDS. These coul...ly infect people, hesays, so potentially effective vaccines could get overlooked. Fultz disagrees:"The strain I have is very much like HIV in humans." ......ral nervoussystem drugs, anti-inflammatory agents, vaccines and generic pharmaceuticals. American Home Products owns a majority interest in Immunex. AHP is one of theworld's largest research-based pharmaceutical and health care productscompanies. It is a leader in the discovery, development, manufacturing a...UB Researchers Identify Specific Oral Bacteria Most Likely To Increase Risk Of Heart Disease
...possible to target the bacteriawith antibiotics or vaccines and lower the risk of heart attack in persons withperiodontal disease, according to Robert J. Genco, D.D.S., Ph.D., chiefinvestigator on this and earlier studies on the connection between oral bacteriaand heart disease. The findings are consistent wi...Heat-Shock Vaccine Stops Bacteria Dead
...ew approach may lead to the development ofimproved vaccines for preventing various infectious diseases and possibly for treating cancerous tumors. The emergence of drug-resistant bacteria and the growing concern over theappearance of intractable infections have recently brought new urgency to thesearch for im...LSU Ag Center Brucellosis Specialist May Help Stem Bison Controversy
...ral vaccine." Researchers are testing oral vaccines that would permit the treatment ofNational Park animals without human contact. In addition to elk, Elzer istesting the vaccine on reindeer in Alaska. "We know the oral vaccine works in elk," Elzer says. "Now we need toshow it works in bison....Study Defines Scope Of Vaccine-Preventable Infections
...t. The study's findings are crucial in formulating vaccines for Asian populations,and in describing antimicrob...stance patterns. Since the routine use ofconjugate vaccines against H. influenzae type-b (Hib) in the United States in1988, for instance, cases of meningitis ha...Researcher Awarded Patent For System To Fight Multiple Diseases
...sa financial interest in MEGAN Health. Two vaccines using Curtiss approaches to attenuate bacteria have beenapproved by the United States Department of Agriculture and are being marketedfor use in preventing Salmonella infections in poultry and swine.Legal aspects of the patent have been handled over ...Study: Microgravity May Enhance Gene Transfer In Plants
...just food, clothing orenergy," says Bula. "Medical vaccines can be incorporated into plants to providenatural protection from disease. Genes that can make plants resistant to insectswill greatly reduce chemical pesticide use." The gene in this experiment was a marker gene, which is fluorescent and can beeasil...Researchers Discover How The Immune System Shuts Down Faulty T Cells
...d then deploy a cocktail of tumorantigens in their vaccines rather than counting on one or two. That should work,since researchers know tumor cells cannot downregulate all antigens. The study also helps explain observations that have long perplexedimmunologists trying to understand systemic autoimmun...New marking system gives scientists first real view of immune memory cells
...d cells . "The key to designing good vaccines is understanding how immune memory works,"Dr. Jacob points out. "And the key to understanding how memory works is to havethe ability to map and follow these memory cells in animals. The basic sciencethat will come out of this will give us important...Malaria called failure, puzzle and challenge
...published the first proof ofthe principle that DNA vaccines can produce immunity in normal, healthy humans. On April 30, 1998, physicians conducting the first human trial of a DNA vaccineagainst malaria reported that it was well tolerated and safe. The next phase ofclinical testing will include assessment of ...Swine vaccine developed by veterinary college researcher receives USDA approval for commercial use
...anismitself, Inzana explains. Unfortunately, many vaccines evoke an inflammatoryresponse and infection in the... believes the technique can also be used to create vaccines againstPasteurella multocida and P. (Mannheimia) haemolytica, the other agents of"shipping fever" in...Hopkins study shows new target for boosting the immune system to improve cancer vaccines
...e used to provide a stimulant that enhances cancer vaccines used intreatment and, at the very least, prevent the immune system from becomingtolerant to cancer cells," says Sotomayor. The T-cells studied in the Hopkins research, called CD-4+T-cells, arewell known to immunologists as the same cells t...