vaccine

A Zika Vaccine is Now Ready for Human Test Subjects

Posted in Science on 21st Jun, 2016
by Alex Muller

The drug, which will be tested on a small sampling of human participants, arrives five months after the World Health Organization declared Zika a public health emergency.

A promising HIV vaccine moves toward clinical trial

Posted in Medicine on 8th Jun, 2016
by Alex Muller

Oregon Health & Science University is recruiting potential volunteers for the first human tests of its promising HIV vaccine.

IBM Medical Antivirus may enable vaccination against all viruses

Posted in Medicine on 14th May, 2016
by Alex Muller

The new macromolecule composed of several components creates a powerful action that fights viral infection and replication while inhibiting drug resistance.

New findings in humans provide encouraging foundation for upcoming AIDS vaccine clinical trial

Posted in Medicine on 28th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller

Scientists are working to develop a vaccine capable of inducing "broadly neutralizing" antibodies that can prevent HIV infection.

100% successful clinical trial means we may soon get a dengue vaccine

Posted in Medicine on 17th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller

Each year, 390 million people are infected with dengue, a virus with symptoms including headache, pain, nausea, and can cause death.