Children with autism are actually less likely to be vaccinated, new study finds
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Human-secreted malaria antibody could usher in an effective, long-term treatment
Not one day too soon!
Planning a trip to Brazil? Do not forget your yellow fever vaccine
There is no cure for yellow fever, but there is a vaccine.
People who don’t understand evolution are much more likely to reject it
Well here's a shocker.
New cancer vaccine successfully eliminates tumors in mice
This could be BIG.
This heroin vaccine might solve part of our growing opioid addiction problems
It works by blocking the drug's 'high' which could lead to breaking the cycle of addiction.
UN declares Somalia polio-free
Soon, we might truly eradicate polio.
The United States slides towards measles epidemics (again) because people don’t vaccinate
Non-medical exemptions and widespread misinformation are to blame.
For the first time, a vaccine for gonorrhea proves effective
Bacterial strains that cause gonorrhea have become resistant to antibiotics.
France to make vaccination mandatory from 2018: ‘unacceptable children are still dying of measles’
The move has been backed by the nation's leading doctors.
1962 vaccine breakthrough prevented 4.5 billion cases of polio, measles, rabies, hepatitis A, and many others
This man and his colleagues saved millions of lives. But you've probably never heard of him.
Five HIV patients are now virus-free thanks to a new vaccine therapy — but success rate is low
The new therapy gives the body new tools to weed out the HIV virus without any other drugs -- one ...
New method could produce polio vaccines without the need for a live virus
The risk for a potential biohazard would be seriously reduced.
Common cold vaccine patented in the EU
Seems like our bodies were fighting the disease the wrong way all along.
Revolutionary HIV vaccine to be tested on 600 people next year
We may be zooming in on a vaccine.
Doctors Without Borders just refused a 1-million-vaccine donation from Pfizer, and this is probably a good thing
Doctors Without Borders has a strong message for giant pharma company Pfizer.
An antibody that clears Alzheimer’s patients’ brains of plaque could be the treatment we’ve been waiting for
Clean brain, clean memories.
After a decade, vaccine halves cervical cancer rate
Ten years ago, the first cervical cancer vaccine was administered in Australia.
First human trials for a Zika vaccine to begin shortly
Things are rough with Zika nowadays, but scientists are now finally testing a vaccine.
Scientists move closer to world’s first Alzheimer’s disease vaccine
Human trials for the vaccine formulation will begin after the current pre-clinical studies are completed.
WHO endorses first Dengue Fever vaccine
The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially endorsed the world's first Dengue fever vaccine, a disease that infects 390 million ...
Read Roald Dahl’s powerful letter to parents about vaccination from 1988
People love Roald Dahl's creations (such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Matilda) for their creativity and sense of ...
Vaccine against HPV proves its worth, so why don’t Americans use it?
A new study confirms the the effectiveness of a HPV vaccine introduced almost a decade ago in the US; the ...
For every dollar spent, vaccines offer a return of 44$
Vaccines are arguably one of the most impactful medical developments ever. According to the CDC, vaccines given to infants and ...
Dengue vaccine approved for use in Mexico, Brazil and Philippines
Scientific American recently reported that the three countries most affected by dengue fever have approved the use of the first ...
Research moves closer to a universal flu vaccine
Scientists from the Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) and Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) have discovered a way ...
Bees use natural vaccines for their youth
When it comes to vaccines, the young bees don't really have a choice - they're naturally immunized against specific diseases ...
New vaccine against Ebola is 100% effective in Guinea trial
“Having seen the devastating effects of Ebola on communities and even whole countries with my own eyes, I am very ...
Key protein that prevents Ebola outbreak found. Preventive vaccine now in works
A breakthrough study confirmed what scientists have long suspected: Ebola attaches itself to a singular, "gateway" protein to infect hosts. ...
A lung cancer vaccine made in Cuba will begin clinical trials in the US
Cuba, famous for its rum and cigars, might be one of the unlikeliest places people think of when cutting-edge biotech ...
Anti-vaxxer bet $100,000 that scientists couldn’t prove measles exists. German court now orders man to pay up
Four years ago, a vocal anti vaccine activist and a biologist by training challenged not only established medical science, but ...
U.S. Parents Pressure Doctors to Alter Vaccine Schedules – and the Doctors Cave
In any given month, the vast majority of physicians treating children in the US (93%) receive at least one request ...
Bill Gates commissions Pro-vaccine artworks to remind us why immunization is important
Like most things in our modern day life style, we tend to take vaccines for granted. Some, in ever growing ...
Vaccine skeptical parents tend to cluster and threaten communities
More than 21 million hospitalizations and 732,000 deaths among children born in the last 20 years have been spared by ...
Vaccination starts with pregnancy, for everyone’s good health
The most important message mommies are missing is that pregnant women and their babies need vaccines to stay healthy, according ...
Drug candidate destroys Malaria in 48 hours
Malaria is one of the most common and dangerous diseases in the world, with the World Health Organization estimating over ...
New Vaccine Developed to Prevent Lyme Disease
There is currently no Lyme borreliosis vaccine available for humans available for purchase, but a new research has shown how ...
Hepatitis C vaccine shows promise in early clinical trial
An initial study has shown that a vaccine against Hep C currently in clinical trials is effective and also safe ...
New Hookwork Vaccine Passes Clinical Trials in Brazil
A permanent vaccine for hookworm has passed clinical trials. The hookworm is one of the most pervasive parasites, affecting over ...
Scientists stumble upon a vaccine which blocks HIV in monkeys – human trials planned
Scientists were surprised when they unexpectedly stumbled upon a relatively simple vaccine which blocks infection with SIV - the monkey ...
Vietnamese Oral Vaccine for Cholera is highly effective in Africa
A new, inexpensive and easy to use vaccine developed in Vietnam worked very well during a cholera outbreak in Africa, Doctors ...
World’s first malaria vaccine on course for 2015
It's actually happening Good news - encouraging results from the longest and largest trial of a malaria vaccine could see ...
New Treatment for Gonorrhea Acts like a Vaccine, Preventing Reinfection
A first step has been taken towards an effective treatment for Gonorrhea - with drug resistant strains on the rise, ...
Scientists Discover Blueprint for (almost) Universal Flu Vaccine
Digital illustration of the flu virus. It may not seem like it, but the influenza (flu) virus is one of ...
Cancer vaccine with 50% regression rate in mice enters clinical trial
A cross-disciplinary team of scientists at Harvard that developed a novel type of vaccine for treating melanoma - the most ...
Breakthroughs against malaria: highly effective vaccine developed; meanwhile, anti-malaria soap wins prize
Some 300 million cases of malaria are reported each year in Africa, the continent where the disease is still running ...
Vaccine that works for newborns might save millions of babies
Babies need to wait until they're at least two months old for vaccines to work, which leaves a lot of ...
DNA vaccines could prove to be safer, easier and better than traditional method
Vaccines have become synonymous to needles, and for a lot of people they're the subject of horror stories since childhood. Typically, a ...
Octopus with venom that works in freezing temperatures discovered
Boy, you just can't have enough octopus, that's for sure - they're really amazing creatures, that often surprise us. Now, ...
Ten billion dollars pledged for vaccines
Yesterday, Bill Gates officially announced he will donate 10 billlion dollars for a 10 year effort to boost vaccination against ...
