Foot-and-mouth disease breaks out in Tiruvallur district supriya kashyap kashyap29 March 2017 3:54 PM ISTChennai : A highly contagious viral disease of cattle and swine, Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) has affected Karani village on the outskirts of Tamil...
New Zika virus find paves way for new vaccines supriya kashyap kashyap1 April 2017 1:50 PM ISTWashington : A new study has demonstrated how Zika virus rewires and repurposes invaded cells, paving the way for new vaccines and treatments.The...
Modified experimental vaccine protects monkeys from deadly malaria Anjali Nimesh Nimesh24 May 2017 10:35 AM ISTResearchers from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, modified an...
New vaccine effective in HPV-related head and neck cancer Anjali Nimesh Nimesh6 Jun 2017 12:38 PM ISTA novel vaccine therapy can generate immune responses in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCCa), according to researchers at the...
Vaccines protect fetuses from Zika infection, mouse study shows Ruby khatun khatun17 July 2017 9:23 AM ISTZika virus causes a mild, flu-like illness in most people, but to pregnant women the dangers are potentially much worse. The virus can reduce fetal...
Pneumonia: Treatment with vaccines instead of antibiotics Anjali Nimesh Nimesh26 Nov 2017 7:25 PM ISTMycoplasma bacteria are one of the most common causes of bacterial pneumonia in children. It is still unclear how the disease develops. Researchers...
New Meningococcal vaccine effective against 91% of targeted bacteria Anjali Nimesh Nimesh26 Nov 2017 7:18 PM ISTUp to 91 percent of bacterial strains causing a common type of invasive serogroup B meningococcal disease in children and young adults are likely to...
Slow progress in efforts to prevent child deaths from pneumonia, diarrhea: Report Anjali Nimesh Nimesh28 Nov 2017 7:18 PM ISTIn 2016, pneumonia and diarrhea were responsible for one of every four deaths in children under five years of age.Figures released by UNICEF earlier...
Improving vaccines for the elderly by blocking inflammation Ruby khatun khatun24 Jan 2018 7:39 PM ISTBy identifying why skin immunity declines in old age, a UCL-led research team has found that an anti-inflammatory pill could help make vaccines more...
2018 Adult ACIP Schedule includes New Shingles Vaccine Anjali Nimesh Nimesh5 Feb 2018 7:02 PM ISTNew Recommended Immunization Schedule for adults 2018 has been released by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).The highlights of...
Heat stable Pill is future of vaccination Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli13 March 2018 8:30 PM ISTA team of Scientists in Cairns (Australia) and Cardiff (Wales) have developed the world’s first synthetic, thermostable, the non-biologic vaccine that...
Vaccines-New strategy for countering opioid abuse and overdose Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli12 April 2018 7:25 PM ISTHeroin and prescription opioid abuse and fatal overdoses are an ever increasing public health hazard. .A team of scientists from the University of...
