vaccine
The world's first vaccine against malaria will be introduced in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi - starting 2018
Posted in Medicine on 24th Apr, 2017
by Alex Muller
The RTS,S vaccine trains the immune system to attack the malaria parasite, which is spread by mosquito bites.
Scientists may have just made a malaria vaccine breakthrough
Posted in Science on 16th Feb, 2017
by Alex Muller
The ultimate solution, a vaccine, has remained elusive for decades.
Malaria drugs fail for first time on patients in UK
Posted in Medicine on 1st Feb, 2017
by Alex Muller
Between 1,500 and 2,000 people are treated for malaria in the UK each year - always after foreign travel.
Ebola vaccine proves 100 percent effective in final trials
Posted in Science on 26th Dec, 2016
by Alex Muller
'When the next Ebola outbreak hits, we will not be defenceless'
Western virologist hopes to test vaccine on 600 HIV-negative subjects
Posted in Medicine on 3rd Dec, 2016
by Alex Muller
The Phase II trial will determine the vaccine's ability to produce anti-HIV antibodies in patients who are not infected with the virus.