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Pediatric adjuvant formulation offers protection against RSV in newborns

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the leading global cause of death in children under age 5 and lacks an effective vaccine. In a study from the Precision Vaccines Program at Boston Children's Hospital, a new vaccine formulation protected newborn mice against infection and evoked strong responses in immune cells from human newborns in the laboratory. Results were reported August 2 in Nature Communications.

2 Aug 2022

Study: SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and biological sex of patients affect molnupiravir efficacy

SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and the biological sex of patients affect the efficacy of molnupiravir, the first orally available drug approved for outpatient use against COVID-19, according to a new study led by researchers in the Center for Translational Antiviral Research in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University.

1 Aug 2022

NIH updates its strategic plan for hepatitis B research

The National Institutes of Health has updated its Strategic Plan for NIH Research to Cure Hepatitis B, a roadmap for ending the hepatitis B epidemic, focused on developing a cure as well as improved strategies for vaccination, screening and follow-up care.

1 Aug 2022

Cross-reactive SARS-CoV-2 antibodies after exposure to avian coronavirus vaccine

Researchers identify SARS-CoV-2 cross-reactive antibodies in poultry farm workers exposed to the avian infectious bronchitis virus.

28 Jul 2022

Antibiotic exposure in early childhood linked to later development of asthma and allergies

Early exposure to antibiotics kills healthy bacteria in the digestive tract and can cause asthma and allergies, a new study demonstrates.

28 Jul 2022

Everything you need to know about Paxlovid — especially, should you take it?

When President Joe Biden tested positive for covid-19 on July 21, his physician recommended he take the antiviral drug Paxlovid.

28 Jul 2022

Innovative technology reveals new insights into cellular reservoirs of HIV

In a presentation today at AIDS 2022, the 24th International AIDS Conference in Montreal, scientists with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases' (NIAID) Vaccine Research Center (VRC) and their collaborators described how their use of cutting-edge technology revealed new insights into cellular reservoirs of HIV and what those observations could mean for the next steps in HIV cure research. NIAID is part of the National Institutes of Health.

27 Jul 2022

Researchers investigate a drug used for neuromuscular weakness as potential treatment for botulism

Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) researchers are investigating a drug used to treat neuromuscular weakness as a potential treatment for botulism, a rare but serious disease.

25 Jul 2022

Using CRISPR technology to successfully prevent and treat SARS-CoV-2 infections

In what is believed to be a first, a research team led by Duke Health has demonstrated a way to use CRISPR technology to successfully prevent and treat COVID infections.

25 Jul 2022

LJI study about common cold coronaviruses may offer clues to how immunity can build up against SARS-CoV-2

For a glimpse into the future of SARS-CoV-2 immunity, scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) are investigating how the immune system builds its defenses against common cold coronaviruses (CCCs).

21 Jul 2022

New AI software can create proteins that may be useful as vaccines, cancer treatments

Scientists have developed artificial intelligence software that can create proteins that may be useful as vaccines, cancer treatments, or even tools for pulling carbon pollution out of the air.

21 Jul 2022

Novavax COVID-19 vaccine now available in the U.S. to protect against severe disease

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended that Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine be used as another primary series option for adults in the United States ages 18 years and older.

20 Jul 2022

New way to test vaccines may be as rigorous and stringent as exposure to field strains of malaria

Malaria is the deadliest mosquito-borne parasitic infection of humans. In 2021, after a century of research, the World Health Organization (WHO) approved the world's first malaria vaccine.

20 Jul 2022

COVID-19 vaccine-boosted neutralizing antibody levels decrease substantially within 3 months

Although COVID-19 booster vaccinations in adults elicit high levels of neutralizing antibodies against the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, antibody levels decrease substantially within 3 months, according to new clinical trial data.

19 Jul 2022

Gonorrhea bacteria may have driven the evolution of gene variants that protect older adults against dementia

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine previously found a set of human gene mutations that protect older adults against cognitive decline and dementia.

19 Jul 2022

Proteins' wobbles, shakes and quivers play a key role in their ability to function

Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists report they have probed the atomic structure of proteins to add to evidence that the wobbles, shakes and quivers of proteins play a critical role in their ability to function.

15 Jul 2022

Texas Biomed professor to join $577 million effort for developing antivirals against COVID-19 and other viruses

As the coronavirus waves keep coming and cases are on the rise once again, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently launched a $577 million effort to develop antivirals against COVID-19 and other viruses with high pandemic potential.

15 Jul 2022

New mouse model faithfully mimics brain damage caused by severe Rift Valley Fever virus infection

A new mouse model identified by virologists from the University of Pittsburgh might revolutionize development of therapies targeting brain inflammation caused by Rift Valley Fever virus (RVFV).

15 Jul 2022

Immune response after transplant is complicated by bacteria in donated organs

Organ transplant recipients take life-long immunosuppressive drugs to prevent their bodies from mounting an immune response against the donated organ, yet a substantial number of them still reject the organs.

14 Jul 2022

Children born to mothers with PCOS have increased risk of developing childhood illnesses

Children born to mothers with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have an increased risk of developing infections, allergies and other childhood illnesses by the age of 13, according to the largest study to investigate this.

14 Jul 2022

Allergies News and Research

Latest Allergies News and Research

Pediatric adjuvant formulation offers protection against RSV in newborns

Study: SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and biological sex of patients affect molnupiravir efficacy

NIH updates its strategic plan for hepatitis B research

Cross-reactive SARS-CoV-2 antibodies after exposure to avian coronavirus vaccine

Antibiotic exposure in early childhood linked to later development of asthma and allergies

Everything you need to know about Paxlovid — especially, should you take it?

Innovative technology reveals new insights into cellular reservoirs of HIV

Researchers investigate a drug used for neuromuscular weakness as potential treatment for botulism

Using CRISPR technology to successfully prevent and treat SARS-CoV-2 infections

LJI study about common cold coronaviruses may offer clues to how immunity can build up against SARS-CoV-2

New AI software can create proteins that may be useful as vaccines, cancer treatments

Novavax COVID-19 vaccine now available in the U.S. to protect against severe disease

New way to test vaccines may be as rigorous and stringent as exposure to field strains of malaria

COVID-19 vaccine-boosted neutralizing antibody levels decrease substantially within 3 months

Gonorrhea bacteria may have driven the evolution of gene variants that protect older adults against dementia

Proteins' wobbles, shakes and quivers play a key role in their ability to function

Texas Biomed professor to join $577 million effort for developing antivirals against COVID-19 and other viruses

New mouse model faithfully mimics brain damage caused by severe Rift Valley Fever virus infection

Immune response after transplant is complicated by bacteria in donated organs

Children born to mothers with PCOS have increased risk of developing childhood illnesses

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