Vaccine Weekly

Infectious Disease Research - Company awarded $24 million to study genetics of infectious disease and vaccines

Influenza - Biotechnology company receives U.S. FDA clearance for Fluviral clinical testing

Influenza Vaccine - Attenuated influenza vaccine induces cross-reactive antibody responses

Influenza Vaccine - Data from Vaxin's first flu vaccine clinical trial reported

Influenza Vaccine - Maine lifts restrictions on use of flu vaccine

Influenza Vaccine - Nearly 10,000 doses of flu vaccine available statewide in Arkansas

Influenza Vaccine - New Mexico lifts order restricting flu vaccine

Influenza Vaccine - Restriction on flu shots lifted in Oklahoma

Influenza Vaccine - Vaccine maker takes first steps toward vaccine against deadly flu strain

Influenza Virus - Transmissibility of 1918 pandemic influenza reviewed

Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus - Antigen-independent T cells do not develop during chronic viral infection

Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus - CCR7 not required for maintaining antiviral memory

Lymphoma - Stem cell transplants viable option for patients suffering from lymphoma and HIV

Malaria - Recent findings in malaria provide new insights

Malaria Vaccines - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of malaria vaccines

Melanoma Vaccine - Mouse MAGE-derived H-2K^b-restricted CTL epitopes characterized

Multiple Sclerosis - Researchers' work adds to multiple sclerosis body of knowledge

Myasthenia Gravis - Studies describe new findings in myasthenia gravis research

Myocarditis - Immunoglobulins suppress autoimmune myocarditis in immunodeficient mice

Neuroscience - A-beta specific antibody reduces beta-amyloid in Alzheimer model

Pancreatic Cancer - New findings in the area of pancreatic cancer detailed

Patents - Biotechnology company files citations relevant to Benitec patent

Personnel - Biothrax maker names Dr. Steven Chatfield named chief scientific officer

Pertussis - After whooping cough outbreak, researchers plan immunization study

Philanthropy - Pharmaceutical company reports on its response to tsunami

Philanthropy - Repertory theatre presents "Foreign Aids" to benefit AIDS organizations

Plague - Phase I trial announced for recombinant injectable plague vaccine candidate

Pneumococcal Vaccine - Antibodies elicited by conjugates of pneumococcal polysaccharide compared

Pneumococcal Vaccine - Weight-based antibody units assigned for antipneumococcal reference serum

Polio Vaccine - Poliovirus revaccination elicits long-term immunity in stem cell recipients

Poxvirus Vaccine - Cellular source of poxviral N1R/p28 gene family identified

Preventive Medicine - Clinical pharmacy travel medicine services reviewed

Product Licensing - Therapeutics company licenses DISC-HSV and DISC-GM-CSF vector platforms

Public Health - Public vaccination policies for containing anthrax outbreak outlined

Receptor Studies - Polymeric Ig binding fragment of polymeric Ig receptor characterized

Rheumatoid Arthritis - Collagen-specific T cells tracked in collagen-induced arthritis

Rheumatoid Arthritis - Inhibition of fractalkine ameliorates murine collagen-induced arthritis

Ricin - Companies enter into a development and manufacturing process agreement for RiVax

Rotavirus - Global launch with Rotarix starts in Mexico

Rotavirus Vaccine - Antibody responses in calves and piglets infected with rotavirus reported

SARS Vaccine - Replication of SARS coronavirus in monkey respiratory tract investigated

SARS Vaccines - New findings in the area of SARS vaccines detailed

Smallpox Vaccine - Voluntary smallpox vaccination requires information about attack likelihood

Sports Medicine - Athletes should be vaccinated against hepatitis B virus infection

Streptococcus Vaccine - Antigenic determinants of alpha-like proteins of Streptococcus examined

Streptococcus Vaccine - Immunogenic proteins released from Streptococcus agalactiae identified

Syphilis - Diagnostics company adds syphilis test to its inventory

Tuberculosis Vaccine - Vgamma T cell stimulation optimizes TB vaccine-induced CD8 T cell immunity

Tularemia Vaccine - IglC expression needed for apoptosis in macrophages by Francisella

Type 2 Diabetes - Data shows potential of arimoclomol as a therapeutic for type 2 diabetes

Vaccine Delivery - Antigen-specific B lymphocytes regulate delivery of therapeutic proteins

Vaccine Development - Combination vaccines immunize adults against typhoid and hepatitis A

Vaccine Development - Combined vaccines synergize to resist cancer growth

Vaccine Efficacy - Contraction phase of viral T cells unaffected by pan-caspase inhibitor

Vaccine Efficacy - Dietary ribonucleotides affect infant humoral immune status

Vaccine Efficacy - Statistical tests to determine vaccine efficacy evaluated

Vaccine Safety - Child with itching nodule receives aluminum-containing vaccine safely

Vaccines Development - Researchers describe findings in vaccines development studies

Vaccinia Virus - Protein interactions among vaccinia virus transcription factors described

Vector Development - DNA sequences maintain stability during plasmid processing

Virology - Antiviral immunity requires Toll-like receptor signaling

Virology - Apathogenic hepatitis G vaccine might benefit patients infected with HIV

Virology - Liposomal peptide vaccine primes T cells against cells bearing HCV protein

West Nile Virus Vaccine - Attenuated West Nile prototype virus protects against deadly NY99 strain