Vaccine Weekly

Immunotherapy - Study shows utility of small-molecule telomerase activators for HIV/AIDS therapy

Influenza - Biotech company to pursue accelerated approval process for influenza vaccine

Influenza - Pharmaceutical company launches new version of its pediatric influenza vaccine

Influenza Vaccine - Acidic polymerase epitope of influenza elicits potent antiviral response

Influenza Vaccine - Approaches to influenza prevention and treatment in travelers reviewed

Influenza Vaccine - Growth of attenuated influenza vaccine strains in cell lines achieved

Influenza Vaccine - Safety and immunogenicity of adenovirus-vectored influenza vaccines reviewed

Influenza Vaccines - Findings describe new data in influenza vaccines research

Kidney Cancer Vaccine - Vaccine elicits diverse CD8+ T-cell responses to renal cell cancer antigens

Leukemia Vaccine - Leukemia vaccines may benefit from immune responses against Wilms tumor WT1

Leukemia Vaccine - Natural killer cell receptor-expressing cells play role in leukemia therapy

Listeria Therapy - CpG oligodeoxynucleotides enhance neonatal resistance to Listeria

Liver Cancer - MAGE-A10- and SSX-2-specific CD8+ responses in liver cancer characterized

Lymphoma Vaccine - Tumor-specific antigen of murine T-lymphoma defined with monoclonal antibody

Malaria Vaccine - CD28 in T and B cell responses required for protection against malaria

Malaria Vaccine - Genetic approach to identify immunity targets in malaria parasites developed

Malaria Vaccine - Polymerized d-peptides used for immunizing animals against malaria

Malaria Vaccines - Recent findings illuminate research in malaria vaccines

Measles - Measles deaths in Africa dropped by nearly half over 5 years

Measles Vaccine - Impact of population decline on dynamics of measles in Italy explored

Melanoma Vaccine - Gene expression in melanoma metastases and daughter cell lines investigated

Melanoma Vaccine - Hypothesis to explain ability of BCG and vaccinia to treat melanoma presented

Melanoma Vaccine - Melanoma-associated antigen mimotope inhibits melanoma cell growth

Mergers & Acquisitions - Shareholders of pharmaceuticals companies approve merger

Mucosal Immunization - Studies describe new findings in mucosal immunization research

Myelodysplastic Syndrome - Immunobiologic therapies for myelodysplastic syndrome reviewed

Myeloma Vaccine - Anti-alpha 4 integrin monoclonal antibody inhibits multiple myeloma growth

Myocardial Infarction - Phase 1 myoblast cell transplantation study data presented at cardiology meeting

Ovarian Cancer - Peptides from HER-2/neu-overexpressing tumors induce antitumor responses

Patents - RNA interference-based therapeutics company granted patent

Pediatrics - Pediatric nurse group alerts parents to dangers of rotavirus infection

Personnel - Defense contractor hires consultant to develop stem cell research center grant

Personnel - Margaret A. Liu, MD, appointed to board of DNA-focused biosciences company

Pharmaceutical Research - Healthcare, biotech ompanies join forces to conduct cancer biomarker study

Polio Vaccines - Researchers' work adds to polio vaccines body of knowledge

Product Licensing - BN ImmunoTherapeutics inlicenses technology for breast cancer vaccine

Prostate Cancer - Earlier use of prostate cancer vaccines urged by Hopkins scientists

Prostate Cancer Vaccine - Dendritic cell vaccine rescues peripheral T cell tolerance in prostate cancer

Rotavirus Vaccine - Immunization with rotavirus virus-like particles elicits immune responses

Rotavirus Vaccines - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of rotavirus vaccines

SARS Vaccine - Two neutralizing regions on SARS spike glycoprotein identified

SARS Virus - Hamster is better model than mouse for therapy against SARS virus replication

Salmonellosis Vaccine -  Salmonella pathogenicity island trigger colitis

Salmonellosis Vaccine - Extracts from Salmonella Enteritidis protect against salmonellosis

Schistosomiasis Vaccine - Calpain found in penetration glands of Schistosoma japonicum cercariae

Smallpox Vaccine - Severe headaches common after smallpox vaccination

Stroke Therapy - Antibodies specific for myelin-associated glycoprotein are neuroprotective

Tuberculosis Vaccine - Fragmented M. tuberculosis cells increase efficacy of therapy against TB

Tuberculosis Vaccine - Plasmid DNA encoding mycobacterial hsp65 is effective treatment for TB

Tuberculosis Vaccine - Secretory protein ESAT-6 of Mycobacterium tuberculosis cloned

Tuberculosis Vaccine - Vaccination of possums with BCG reduces Mycobacterium bovis replication

Tuberculosis Vaccines - New findings in the area of tuberculosis vaccines detailed

Vaccine Development - Accomplishments noted in smallpox vaccine program

Vaccine Development - Clinical holds for vaccine INDs reviewed

Vaccine Development - Company expands work load in support of vaccine development

Vaccine Development - Nanoparticle-based immunization challenges hepatitis B virus infection

Vaccine Development - Proteome microarrays used to profile humoral immune response to infection

Vaccine Development - Vaccinia or BCG immunization of melanoma patients linked to better survival

Vaccine Vector - Vector with mutant neo gene selects stable clones expressing fusion protein

Wound Healing - CE mark awarded to sell chitoskin wound pad in European Union countries