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First AI-designed 'universal vaccine' tested in humans: UK researchersA groundbreaking vaccine, designed entirely by artificial intelligence, has been tested in humans for the first time. This experimental jab...
In the shadow of COVID, health officials fight panic over Hantavirus outbreakA hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship has sparked public concern. Health officials are working to communicate clearly, drawing lessons fro...
CDC updates childhood vaccine schedule: 5 Key things parents need to knowThe CDC has updated the childhood vaccination schedule, reducing the number of universally recommended vaccines from 18 to 11. Rotavirus, h...
US bets $500 million on universal vaccines, WSJ reportsThe United States is allocating $500 million towards developing universal vaccines capable of protecting against multiple viral strains sim...
US considers bird flu vaccination as outbreaks rise: What it means for poultry farmersThe US is reconsidering its bird flu strategy, potentially moving towards vaccination after years of culling infected flocks. The USDA has ...
Too many kids are dying from the flu in the US. That can be fixed.Despite a severe flu season, fewer Americans are getting flu shots, particularly children. Only 43% of eligible kids were vaccinated by ear...
Here's why you should be extra careful about your heart after a flu. Study reveals scary connectionPeople suffering from flu could be at more than six times higher risk of heart attack a week after, than in the year before or after, a new...
One step closer to a universal flu vaccine?A new study describes successful animal tests of just such a vaccine, offering hope that the country can be protected against future flu pa...
Successful tests in animal models pave way for strategy for universal flu vaccineAn experimental mRNA-based vaccine against all 20 known subtypes of influenza virus provided broad protection from otherwise lethal flu str...
Flu jab protects against severe effects of COVID-19, study suggestsAn analysis of nearly 75,000 COVID-19 patients from around the world strongly suggests that the annual flu shot reduces the risk of stroke,...
Developing Covid vaccine is like flying a plane while trying to build it: University of Georgia's Ted RossRacing against the clock at a time when some projects have already started clinical trials has its own risks.
Hope to get nasal vaccine against Covid-19 into market in 12-18 months: Hyderabad-based Bharat BiotechKrishna M Ella, a molecular biologist and chairman and managing director of the Bharat Biotech, spoke to TOI's Surendra Singh in an exclusi...
Bharat Biotech in tie-up to develop a Covid vaccineBharat Biotech said on Friday that it has partnered with the University of Wisconsin Madison and US-based company FluGen to develop a vacci...
Eureka! Universal flu vaccine developed to prevent global pandemicsAccording to the World Health Organisation (WHO), annual flu epidemics are estimated to cause up to half a million deaths globally.
Universal flu vaccine comes closer to reality, says scientistsWhen it was first detected, it was called swine flu because the virus was similar to those found in pigs, but the virus now circulates as a...
New vaccine strategy shields cancer patients from fluPatients with cancers of the immune system are especially susceptible to common infections, and a bout of the flu can lead to serious illne...
Indian professor Suresh Mittal at Purdue gets $1.5 million grant for Bird Flu vaccine researchAccording to the World Health Organization, the new H7N9 flu virus was found in China in 2013 and is responsible for 229 deaths and 665 cas...
Scientist working on flu vaccine that lasts a lifetimeAs New Scientist explains, the flu virus carries big, globular "decoy" proteins on its surface to grab our immune system's attention.
Tweets to tell why people fear vaccinesScientists are analysing millions of real-time tweets to understand why people refuse vaccines and how these reasons vary among communities.
- Novartis, Sanofi seek new vaccine to fight mutating flu
Novartis and Sanofi-Aventis are among drug-makers searching for new weapons against influenza viruses that evade protection from existing v...