Sentences with phrase «against zika»
The political problem for Republicans right now in their endeavor to demonize and defund Planned Parenthood is that family planning providers are on the front lines in the fight against Zika, the rapidly spreading virus that causes severe birth defects.
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Should you hedge against Zika?
This research was in mice, so it can't directly translate to humans, but it does suggest that a vaccine against Zika could spur protective antibodies that not only prevent people from getting the virus, but could protect a pregnant woman's fetus.
During follow - up visits, the study team also will take blood samples for lab testing to measure whether the vaccine is prompting an immune response sufficient to protect humans against Zika, the NIAID statement said.
A majority of people in the U.S. said that they would be likely to get a vaccine to protect them against Zika virus if it were available, according to the latest APPC survey, No vaccine exists yet.
Scientists have also been making strides toward developing a vaccine to protect against the Zika virus and identifying molecules that can potentially lead to an anti-Zika drug.
Progress in the fight against the Zika virus is being driven by researchers at UC san Diego Health.
«Now you have a way to test efficacy of future vaccines or future therapeutics, whether those therapeutics are drugs that exist already that could be used in a different way for a different purpose, or new classes of drugs such as antibody - based therapeutics that would be more specifically against Zika,» Diamond said.
A research team at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is using genetically modified mice to be able to test possible vaccines and treatments against the Zika virus.
«Can we actually show that vaccines work against Zika virus, which classes of vaccines?
A new generation DNA - based vaccine against Zika virus showed protection from infection, brain damage and death in a preclinical model.
«The fight against Zika virus is not a 100 - m race, but rather a marathon in which science and public health need to work hand in hand for the benefit of our peoples.»
Publication in Cell Demonstrates Moderna's Zika mRNA Vaccine Prevents In Utero Transmission of Zika Virus in Mice, Protects Against Zika - Related Congenital Damage
«These findings certainly raise optimism that the development of a safe and effective vaccine against Zika virus for humans may be successful,» he said.
A research article published in the journal Science has reported the efficacy of three different vaccine platforms against the Zika virus in rhesus macaque monkeys.
Using both wild - type and immunocompromised mice, we hope to elucidate the role of dengue - specific CD8 + and CD4 + T - cells against Zika.
The Weiner lab has received funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation for a collaborative project with Inovio Pharmaceuticals and HUMABS BioMed to develop DNA encoded monoclonal antibodies (DMAbs) against Zika.
UTMB has already begun testing an antiviral drug developed by UTMB researcher Pei - Yong Shi to treat dengue fever to see whether it would also be effective against Zika.
Scientists at Southern Research are heavily involved in the global fight against Zika, and are examining five different strains of the virus in a broad - based effort to penetrate the mysteries -LSB-...]
Publishing in The Lancet journal a group of researchers have analysed data from a previous outbreak of Zika virus in French Polynesia and report that of 42 patients diagnosed with Guillain - Barré syndrome at the time, all showed signs of an immune response against Zika whereas only half of those in a control group did.
The study, «Dengue Virus Envelope Dimer Epitope Monoclonal Antibodies Isolated from Dengue Patients Are Protective against Zika Virus,» was published in the July / August issue of mBio, the journal of the American Society for Microbiology.
There is no vaccine against Zika and no medicine to treat the virus.
Those antibodies could be used to develop vaccines to protect against Zika, as well as therapies to treat the virus, according to the study, which was a collaboration between researchers at UNC's Gillings School of Global Public Health and the UNC School of Medicine.
«Vaccine protection against Zika virus from Brazil» by Rafael A. Larocca et al. published in Nature on Tuesday 28 June 2016.
Ideally, we want a vaccine that gives global protection against Zika strains whether American, Asian or African.
«In this very interesting study, the authors tested two types of vaccine against Zika virus infection in mice.
Protective efficacy of multiple vaccine platforms against Zika virus challenge in rhesus monkeys.
A study published in Nature reports the results of trials of two potential vaccines against the Zika virus in mice.
Dr Peter Barlow says study represents a promising step forward in the rapid development of a safe and robust vaccine against Zika virus infection in humans.
At day 49, the mice that received the mRNA vaccine produced high levels of neutralizing antibodies against Zika virus in their blood compared to placebo.
A new research study from University of North Carolina researchers shows that individuals who have been previously infected with a flavivirus — specifically dengue and Zika viruses — could have antibodies that protect against Zika.
The research group's next step will be to test drugs already FDA - approved for other conditions on the mini-brains to see whether one might provide some protection against Zika.
The vaccine, a DNA vaccine, is safer and more effective against Zika virus and could offer more affordable long - term protection, researchers said.
«In the placentas of our mice, we're seeing a defense against Zika being mounted, but falling short, especially in early pregnancy, a time that corresponds to the first trimester in humans.»
People who were engaged in behaviors to protect against Zika were less likely to intend to get the vaccination — which «may be the result of their confidence that their actions pre-empt the need to be vaccinated,» the researchers said.
A VACCINE against Zika virus has given mice and monkeys immunity in tests.
«Repurposed drug found to be effective against Zika virus: Researchers say findings support further investigation as potential treatment for Zika - infected adults.»
This confirmation came as no surprise (scientists have been building a case against Zika for months), but it could be just the push Congress needs to authorize emergency funding for Zika research and response.
U.S. health regulators said a genetically engineered mosquito being used in the fight against Zika will not have a significant impact on the environment, possibly paving the way for the technique to be used in the country.
It's not nearly enough money for a full - fledged fight against Zika, said White House budget director Shaun Donovan.
«Study raises possibility of naturally acquired immunity against Zika virus: Virus - fighting antibodies in mothers pass protection to unborn fetus.»
Future studies will include closer biological investigation to understand exactly how built - up immunoglobulin antibodies protect against Zika infection in mothers and their developing fetal offspring.
«There are promising efforts underway to develop a vaccine against Zika, but currently there isn't one.
They also suggest their findings point to the possibility of combining protective antibodies with an eventual vaccine, which could synergistically provide more a robust level of protection against Zika.
The battle against Zika may have some new firepower.
In a previously published paper, Barouch and colleagues, including Colonel Nelson L. Michael, MD, PhD, director of the Military HIV Research Program at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) and Stephen Thomas, MD, Upstate Medical University, State University of New York, demonstrated that three different vaccine candidates provided robust protection against Zika virus in both mice and rhesus monkeys.
«In less than a year, our group and others have demonstrated that multiple vaccine platforms can provide robust protection against Zika virus challenge in animal models.
«This de novo genome assembly is just a first step in the battle against Zika, but it's one that can help inform the community's broader effort.»
«Drugs approved to treat hepatitis C and compounds in development to treat other viral diseases are prime candidates to use against the Zika virus,» Kao said.
«We need to do everything we can to find effective drugs against the Zika virus, as changes in travel and climate have caused more tropical diseases to move into new parts of the globe,» said Kao, who has also spent 15 years studying the virus that causes hepatitis C.