Sentences with phrase «developing vaccines against these viruses»

Some of them have also been linked to human type 1 diabetes raising the possibility of developing vaccines against these viruses to prevent some of the new cases of type 1 diabetes.

This new discovery, funded by multiple groups, opens up novel possibilities for future research aimed at developing vaccines against these viruses to prevent type 1 diabetes.

Not exact matches

Because the swine flu virus was traced on the evolutionary tree to see how it mutated and thus develop a vaccine that works against it.

Horse owners have launched a $ 53 million lawsuit against the pharmaceutical company responsible for developing the Hendra virus vaccine.

The hepatitis B virus can affect your liver, so it is important to ensure that your baby gets the hepatitis B vaccine to develop immunity against it.

There is only a preliminary form of a vaccine against H5N1 flu strains, and even if there were a developed vaccine, the virus might spread faster than public - health officials could get people inoculated.

When Thomas Monath, an expert on vaccines combating mosquito - borne diseases, thinks about developing an inoculation against Zika virus, he has a major concern: Guillain — Barré syndrome.

Yet there is reason for optimism: the NIH has already developed a DNA vaccine against the West Nile virus that appeared promising in early human studies (although ultimately the NIH could not find a commercial partner to take that vaccine forward).

Attempts at using live dengue viruses to develop a dengue fever vaccine have often led to an imbalance in immunity to the four dengue serotypes — for instance, one recent candidate had lower efficacy against serotype 2.

Researchers have developed a candidate vaccine against Ebola, one of the world's deadliest viruses.

«Vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus shows promise in early trial: Researchers describe a new approach to developing RSV vaccines, reporting promising early results in young children.»

The reliably high percentage of those who develop viremia following exposure to this challenge virus is another advantage — when most or all volunteers develop viremia or other signs of infection, clinical trials can enroll relatively small numbers of people but still achieve answers to such questions as whether a candidate vaccine protects against infection, she noted.

The flu vaccine works by exposing the body to parts of inactivated flu from the three major different types of flu that infect humans, prompting the immune system to develop antibodies against these viruses.

But for the first time we have evidence that a lethal virus has developed from vaccines that were meant to protect against it.

Kang's primary research focuses on designing and developing effective vaccines against viral diseases such as influenza virus and RSV, but he partnered with a university and research institutes in South Korea that wanted international collaborative projects to study if ginseng can be used to improve health and protect against disease because of the potential benefit in fighting these viruses.

Although vaccines are being developed to fight dengue virus, none are currently available that provide balanced protection against all four dengue viral strains, or serotypes.

«Right now, there is no vaccine to protect against the H7N9 virus, and our findings could guide efforts to develop effective vaccine strategies,» Sasisekharan says.

He then became a principal investigator at the National Cancer Institute where he studied novel methods for developing vaccines against tumors and viruses.

Department researchers are developing new vaccines against these viruses and in identifying small molecular weight compounds for use as antivirals.

While an effective vaccine against the virus has been developed and will likely be approved, there are no drugs available to treat Ebola infections.

«In the future, [the findings] could apply to vaccines that we hope will be developed against generally lethal viruses (e.g. HIV, Ebola), encouraging scientists to strive towards «perfect vaccines» for them,» Michael Skinner, a virologist from Imperial College London who wasn't part of the study, told the Science Media Centre.

The focus of this application is to develop an adenovirus - based vaccine against rabies virus that can provide rapid immunity following a single administration to achieve prophylactic status and as well as in response to a bioterrorism attack.

Scientists could be one step closer to developing long - awaited vaccines against viruses such as Zika, West Nile or HIV, thanks to research at Penn State College of Medicine.

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.

One of the many complexities about developing a successful dengue vaccine, Metz explained, is that there are four serotypes of the virus, which means researchers need to develop a vaccine that provides immunity against all four serotypes.

Results from Sanjabi's study could also impact efforts to develop vaccines against various viruses.

A paper published today in PLOS Computational Biology has reported on the benefits that could be gained through developing a universal vaccine against the influenza virus.

The team has developed an EVD DNA vaccine that is 100 percent protective in cynomolgus macaques against lethal Ebola virus challenge.

The two big ideas Ying Kai Chan is tackling in science — reducing the harmful side effects of gene therapy and developing better vaccines to protect against viruses — might seem wildly different from one another.

Ever since Edward Jenner developed the first successful vaccine against the dreaded smallpox virus, researchers have been riveted by the interplay between the body's defense mechanisms and pathogens staging an attack.

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.

«Ideally, horses will develop antibodies against the relevant vaccine strain, resulting in a significant reduction of clinical disease and nasal shedding of the virus,» points out Hancock.

First, while certainly anyone (ferret, person, or other animal) can have a reaction to a vaccine, the incidence of vaccine reactions has dramatically decreased since newer brands of vaccine against both rabies and distemper virus have been developed for ferrets and since we started administering a Benadryl injection just prior to giving the shots.

At this time, it is also unknown whether the current CIV vaccine, developed to protect against a different strain of the virus (Influenza A H3N8), will be effective in preventing Influenza A H3N2.