Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . June 8th, 2005
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Helicobacter Vaccine - Antibodies against Helicobacter pylori produced in egg yolks
Malaria Vaccine - Plasmodium berghei polypeptide plus adjuvant elicits immune response
Malaria Vaccine - Poxviruses enhance T cell-mediated protection against malaria
Respiratory Syncytial Virus - Fusion of DsbA to RSV epitope prolongs virus-specific CTL responses
Vaccine Vector - Human adenovirus type 11 developed as gene transfer vector
Acute Myeloid Leukemia - Dominant negative effects of AML1/ETO may be important for AML pathogenesis
Allergy Vaccine - DNA vaccine encoding Der p 2 allergen prevents allergic inflammation
Alzheimer Disease - Interrupted vaccine study yields hopeful results
Anthrax Vaccine - Post-attack anthrax vaccination more cost-effective than pre-attack
Bioterrorism - HHS awards BioShield contract for AVA anthrax vaccine
Bladder Cancer - Noncisplatinum combination used in metastatic transitional cell carcinoma
HIV/AIDS Vaccines - Researchers' findings advance HIV/AIDS vaccines research
Breast Cancer - Endoxifen showed tamoxifen-like, anti-estrogenic effects in breast cancer cells
Cancer Therapy - Company licenses anti-CD55 antibody cancer therapy from research technology
Cancer Therapy - Immune-response strategy to be tested for use against cancer
Cancer Vaccine - Small interfering RNAs silence Fas-ligand gene in basal cell carcinoma
Cancer Vaccines - Findings in cancer vaccines provide new insights
Cervical Cancer - Data presented on vaccine response in adolescents
Tuberculosis Vaccines - New findings in tuberculosis vaccines described
Cervical Cancer - FDG-PET used for management of cervical and ovarian cancer
Clinical Trials - Phase 2 monotherapy trial of oral entry inhibitor HIV drug initiated
Crohn Disease - MMR vaccine does not increase risk of Crohn
Cytomegalovirus - Cytomegalovirus studied, nature of post-transplantation protection defined
Diagnostics - New data on cervical screening with HPV and Pap tests discussed at conference
Disease Associations - Dengue virus receptor complex studied, role of heat shock proteins defined
Tuberculosis Vaccines - New research in the area of tuberculosis vaccines detailed
Disease Outbreaks - Integrated health campaign saves African children from malaria and measles
Finance - Antoimmune-focused pharmaceutical company reports first quarter 2005 results
Finance - Immunotherapeutics-focused biotech company announces first quarter 2005 results
Finance - Immunotherapy maker announces increased revenue, lower losses in Q1
Finance - Pharmaceutical company reports first quarter 2005 results
Finance - Pharmaceutical company reports unaudited results for first quarter 2005
Finance - Safety needle designer, developer announces first quarter 2005 financial results
Finance - Therapeutics company reports first quarter financial results
Finance - Transdermal science-focused company reports first quarter 2005 financial results
Finance - Vaccine maker reports dip in revenue during Q1
Food Safety - Collaboration established to advance plant-made vaccine platform
Gene Expression - LKLF-regulated genes identified in quiescent CD4+ T lymphocytes
HIV/AIDS Diagnostics - Medical services company begins shipping HIV test kits to China
HIV/AIDS Diagnostics - U.S. FDA gives approval for enhancements to rapid HIV test
HIV/AIDS Drug Development - HIV-inactivating protein isolated from red alga Griffithsia sp
HIV/AIDS Genomics and Genetics - Enfuvirtide resistance mutations affect HIV neutralization
HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Critical domain definition required for homophilic sidekick molecule targeting
HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - HIV-1 capsid cysteine residues regulate oligomerization and CypA-induced changes
HIV/AIDS Prevention - Company donates 100,000 condoms to New York City 'I Know' HIV/AIDs effort
HIV/AIDS Prevention - Pharma company joins fight the HIV/AIDS epidemic in China
HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Clade B vaccine elicits response against conserved epitopes in multiple clades
HIV/AIDS Vaccine Development - Synthetic vaccine antigen construct detects HIV-induced humoral responses
HIV/AIDS Vaccine Research - HIV preventative vaccine program developed a strategy based on lipopeptides
HIV/AIDS Vaccines - New findings in the area of HIV/AIDS vaccines detailed
Hepatitis B - BMA calls for universal childhood vaccination against hepatitis B
Hepatitis B Vaccine - Endoplasmic reticulum targeting sequence augments hepatitis B DNA vaccine
Immunization - Double dose hepatitis B vaccine protects HIV-infected adult patients
Immunology - Findings describe new data in immunology research
Influenza - Flu vaccine shows potential against pandemic flu in preclinical model
Influenza - University study validates higher sensitivity of influenza A+B rapid flu test
Influenza Vaccine - Evolution of anti-influenza vaccination coverage in Spain outlined
Influenza Vaccine - Mutational pattern of influenza B viruses grown in eggs reported
Isoenzymes - Co-expression of glutaminase K and L isoenzymes in human tumor cells
Leucodepletion - Alloimmunization to red blood cells after leucodepletion examined
Liver Metastasis - Continuous hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy treated liver metastasis
Lung Cancer - Gefitinib used as first-line therapy against advanced or metastatic lung cancer
Malaria - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of malaria
Melanoma - Biallelic deletions in INK4 in melanoma associated with decreased survival
Melanoma Vaccines - Reports add new data to melanoma vaccines research
Meningitis Vaccine - Effect of meningococcal vaccine booster on antibody response examined
Mergers & Acquisitions - Vaccine maker expands manufacturing capability with acquisition
Mumps - U.K. is in the grip of a nationwide mumps epidemic
Parkinson Disease - Glucocerebrosidase gene mutations associated with Parkinson disease
Pediatric Vaccine - Nurse training may improve childhood immunization rates in New Zealand
Pneumococcal Vaccine - CD8+ T cells mediate acquired immunity to pneumococcal colonization
Pneumococcal Vaccine - Evaluating media campaign to promote pneumococcal vaccination difficult
Pneumococcal Vaccine - Population-based analysis of pneumococcal disease mortality reported
Prion Disease - Synthetic prion protein peptides slow progression of scrapie
Prion Diseases - Active vaccine prevents mice from developing brain diseases
Product Licensing - Pharmaceutical company exercises option for additional antigen
Psoriasis Therapy - Alefacept for treatment of psoriasis reviewed
Pulmonary Medicine - Genetic profiles divide primary and metastatic squamous cell lung cancers
Respiratory Syncytial Virus - DNA vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus evaluated
Rubella - German measles no longer major public health threat in the United States
SARS Vaccines - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of SARS vaccines
SARS Virus - New data illuminates research in SARS virus
Smallpox - Smallpox organization marks 25th anniversary of eradication of smallpox
Stem Cell Research - Down-regulation of SSX impairs cell migration and MMP2 expression
Tuberculosis Vaccine - Vaccination strategies against AIDS and tuberculosis needed
Tuberculosis Vaccines - New findings in the area of tuberculosis vaccines detailed
Ulcerative Colitis - Biopharma company begins clinical trial for ulcerative colitis treatment
Vaccine Adjuvant - Avipox-GM-CSF compared to GM-CSF protein as immune adjuvants
Vaccine Adjuvant - Lipopeptides in liposomes promote maturation of human dendritic cells
Vaccine Development - Biotin-streptavidin binding applied for iscom association of immunogens
Vaccine Development - National foundation holds annual conference on vaccine research
Vaccine Development - Recombinant vaccine antigen protects monkeys against hepatitis E infection
Vaccine Safety - Adverse events following hexavalent vaccine reported
Vaccine Vector - Adenovirus cross-reactivity in delayed-type hypersensitivity examined
Vaccine Vector - Baculovirus is highly efficient expression vector
Vaccine Vector - Cross-linked small polyethylenimines deliver DNA to mammalian cells
Vaccine Vector - Tetracycline-regulatable adeno-associated virus vector developed
Vector Development - Complex mosaicism boosts the infectivity of adenovirus type 5-based vectors
Virology - Researchers describe findings in virology studies
Virology Vaccines - Recent findings in virology vaccines described
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