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Who nose if it will work in humans - TWiV 488
Recent mumps virus outbreaks in the US are due to waning vaccine efficacy, and an intranasally delivered small interfering RNA that controls West Nile infection in the brain.
Rats, lice, and nanoparticles - TWiM 170
The spread of plague was likely due to human ectoparasites, not rats, and discussion of a durable, broadly protective protein nanoparticle influenza virus vaccine.
Songs of innocence and experience - TWiV 471
Restriction of dengue virus vaccine by Sanofi, and data which suggest that Dengvaxia causes enhanced disease in previously uninfected recipients
Influenza vaccine and susceptibility with Stacey Schultz-Cherry - MTM 70
Stacey Schultz-Cherry explains the selection process to choose the influenza virus strains to include in the annual influenza vaccine.
Siderophores: A treatment target?
Siderophores are essential for bacterial pathogenesis—does that make them a weakness for researchers to exploit?
Scientists Identify Novel Technique To Build Better Vaccine Adjuvants
At the University of Maryland, Baltimore, researchers are using a practical method, bacterial enzymatic combinatorial chemistry (BECC), to generate functionally diverse molecules that can potentially be used as adjuvants.
Scientists Identify Novel Technique To Build Better Vaccine Adjuvants
A study published this week in mBio demonstrates that a novel technique can be used to build better vaccines for infectious diseases. The study shows that a practical method, bacterial enzymatic combinatorial chemistry (BECC), can be used to generate functionally diverse molecules that can potentially be used as adjuvants
How computer scientists are setting the stage to end tuberculosis
Bypassing the slow growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis with computer models provides new ways to learn about the disease.
Whoop Whoop! The Pertussis Vaccine – Rajendar Deora, Ph.D
Improving the whooping cough vaccine to restore it to pre-reformulation levels of protection, without reducing its safety.
Coalition Letter Supporting Vaccine Safety
The ASM joined over 350 organizations in a letter to President Donald Trump expressing support for the safety of vaccines.