Herpes has long been known to lie dormant in the body, waiting for the right moment to strike. But new research has revealed ...

Results of IMNN-101 Proof-of-Concept study demonstrate persistent immunogenicity in trial participants and further validate PlaCCine® ...

Researchers say understanding how Zika virus spreads through the human placenta and reaches the fetus is critical to prevent or control the infection.

prevention-focused vaccines lower deaths more. Total deaths increase as contact rates rise. When contact rates are very low, the disease spreads slowly, so targeting high-contact individuals adds ...

Toxoid vaccines are made with inactivated toxins produced by a pathogen, such as tetanus, rather than the pathogen itself. Viral vector vaccines are similar to mRNA vaccines but are housed within ...

In his inaugural speech, President Trump vowed to "keep our children healthy and disease free," but his new secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has a ...

Dr. Anju Goel, MD, MPH, is a public health consultant and physician with more than 10 years of experience in the California public health system. Understanding the flu shot effectiveness timeline ...

Antiviral mechanism Schematic showing the proposed interaction between an enveloped virus and titania nanoparticles (grey indicates phospholipids). (Courtesy: Björn Greijer) The COVID-19 pandemic ...

Repeat element viral mimicry is a common feature in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) that require mechanisms to manage this repeat “viral” load and attenuate innate immune responses. Here, we ...

LSD virus transmission is largely attributed to vector bites ... of cattle and buffaloes, the vaccine instructs the immune system to mount a defence mechanism against LSD virus infection in ...

The firm has claimed that it is the first such vaccine in the world for the highly infectious viral disease that affects cattle.

How it works Convidencia is a viral vector vaccine using adenovirus five. With a viral vector, there is essentially a viral particle, which is programmed not to replicate. So, what is administered ...