Researchers experimenting with harmless strains of E. coli —the majority of E. coli are safe and important to healthy human digestion have developed an E. coli-based transport capsule designed to help next-generation vaccines do a more efficient job than today’s immunizations. The research, described in a study published in the journal Science Advances, highlights the… Continue reading E. Coli to The Rescue?
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It’s Not Too Late to Get Your Flu Shot
Meant to get vaccinated in the fall to ward off the flu, but somehow didn’t get around to it? Think it’s too late to get vaccinated now? Not so. According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), vaccinations can be protective as long as flu viruses are circulating. And although seasonal flu outbreaks can happen… Continue reading It’s Not Too Late to Get Your Flu Shot
High-Dose Flu Vaccine: Is It Always Better?
People over 65 are often offered a standard vaccine or a high-dose version. But a new study has found that the higher dosage is effective only for people 85 and older. A new study from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs found that for those between age 65 and 84, the standard vaccine works just… Continue reading High-Dose Flu Vaccine: Is It Always Better?
A Call for A Better Flu Vaccine
A 10-year analysis of statistics on the influenza B virus could lead to better flu immunization programs, researchers say. The study was led by Assistant Professor Vijay Dhanasekaran and Associate Professor Gavin Smith from Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School (Duke-NUS). It’s the largest comparative analysis of the human influenza B virus to date. Influenza epidemics, which… Continue reading A Call for A Better Flu Vaccine
Cancer, the Flu and You
According to the federal Centers for Disease Control, living with cancer increases your risk for complications from influenza, more commonly known as the flu. If you have cancer now or in the past, the CDC cautions, you are at higher risk for complications from seasonal flu or influenza. And those complications can include hospitalization and… Continue reading Cancer, the Flu and You
A Vaccine to Fight Cancer
A personalized “cancer vaccine” is coming closer to reality, researchers say. Scientists from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis tested investigational vaccines in computer simulations of cancer as well as cell cultures and animal models. The results showed that the vaccines could enable the immune system to destroy or drive into remission… Continue reading A Vaccine to Fight Cancer
An Ebola Vaccine – Without a Needle?
A single-dose Ebola vaccine, given without a needle, has protected primates against infection for at least 21 weeks, according to a new study. The vaccination was given to macaques, a kind of Asian monkey, through their nose and lungs. The study was reported in the journal Molecular Pharmaceutics. The researchers noted that the current Ebola… Continue reading An Ebola Vaccine – Without a Needle?