Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . July 27th, 2005
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Allergy Medicine - Molecule resembling grass pollen epitopes developed for allergy vaccine
Herpes Zoster Vaccine - Vaccine to prevent herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia developed
Melanoma Vaccine - Noncanonical melanoma T cell epitopes identified for cancer therapy
Meningitis Vaccine - Meningococcal epidemiology changed after bivalent vaccine introduced
Tuberculosis Vaccine - Ag85B fusion molecule-based tuberculosis subunit vaccine developed
Adriamycin Nephropathy - Naked DNA encoding MCP-1 and RANTES protects against renal injury
Allergy Medicine - Findings in allergy medicine provide new insights
Alzheimer Disease - Nerve growth factor gene therapy for Alzheimer disease described
Anicemycin - Anicemycin inhibited anchorage-independent growth of tumor cells
Apoptosis - Induction of NO and ROS caused apoptosis in lymphoma cells
Breast Cancer - New findings in the area of breast cancer described
HIV/AIDS Vaccines - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of HIV/AIDS vaccines
Breast Cancer - Phytoestrogens and 17 beta-estradiol inhibited apoptosis in breast cancer cells
Breast Cancer Vaccine - BAT antibody enables DNA vaccine to inhibit Her-2/neu carcinomas
Business Update - Pharmaceutical company signs agreement to distribute Botox in Hungary and Poland
Cancer Vaccine - 5-Fluorouracil enhances efficacy of conditionally replicating herpes
Cancer Vaccine - Adenovirus oncolytic and immunostimulatory tumor therapy assessed
Cancer Vaccine - Dendritic cells efficiently cross-prime tumor antigen-specific T cells
Influenza Vaccines - Researchers' work adds to influenza vaccines body of knowledge
Cancer Vaccine - Electroporation is prime/boost strategy for DNA vaccine against cancer
Cancer Vaccine - Emerging strategies for Epstein-Barr virus-related cancer reported
Cancer Vaccine - Endometrial cancer responds to cancer/testis antigen
Cancer Vaccine - Influenza virosome enhances activity of CEA anticancer vaccine
Cancer Vaccine - Insights into peptide-based vaccine design for cancer therapy presented
Cancer Vaccine - Recent developments in therapeutic cancer vaccines reviewed
Tuberculosis Vaccines - Research in tuberculosis vaccines provides new insights
Cancer Vaccine - TWEAK mediates anti-tumor effect of tumor-infiltrating macrophage
Cancer Vaccines - Reports advance knowledge in cancer vaccines research
Celiac Disease - Antibodies to gluten protein do not cross-react with Bordetella
Cervical Cancer - HPV capsid mutation allows escape from cervical cancer immunity
Cervical Cancer - Survey flags doctor-patient communication gap regarding HPV and cervical cancer
Chickenpox Vaccine - Reduction in herpes-zoster increases benefit of varicella vaccination
Vaccines Adjuvant - Researchers report details of new studies and findings in the area of vaccines adjuvant
Clinical Trials - Clinical study of Aurora kinase inhibitor in hematologic cancers initiated
Clinical Trials - U.S. FDA, research company sign protocol for trial of catheter-linked infections
Collaborations - Collaborations announced for clinical trials in acute ischemic stroke treatment
Collaborations - Joint venture Celltrion to manufacture product for Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Collaborations - Pharmaceutical companies announce collaboration in small molecule therapeutics
Colon Cancer - Antiproliferative action of water extracts from raspberry seeds analyzed
Vaccines Development - Recent findings illuminate research in vaccines development
Cytomegalovirus Vaccine - Elimination of ie1 attenuates cytomegalovirus virulence
DPT Vaccine - Monitoring of equality in immunization coverage reviewed
Dendritic Cell Vaccine - Elutriation of monocytes for dendritic cell generation reported
Dendritic Cell Vaccine - Immunolipoplexes provide alternative for dendritic cells transfection
Dendritic Cell Vaccine - mRNA transfection enhances dendritic cell immunostimulatory function
Dengue Fever - The cost of dengue fever challenges public health and national economies
Diabetes Therapy - Diabetes care among Puerto Rican adults in New York City assessed
Diabetes Therapy - Transforming growth factor-beta I gene therapy restores beta cell function
Diagnostics - Genetics-focused company contracts with cancer center to develop diagnostic test
Diphtheria Vaccine - MPL enhances antibody response to diphtheria toxin and its subunits
Disease Associations - Human coronavirus NL63 studied, use of SARS coronavirus receptor revealed
Drug Development - Natural human alpha interferon approved for sale in Chile
Echinococcus Vaccine - Immunogenicity of two Echinococcus granulosus antigens reported
Feline Leukemia Virus Vaccine - Neutralizing antibodies against feline leukemia virus protein generated
Finance - Anti-infectives-focused research company secures funding, tests new compounds
Finance - Global health initiative funds project to advance vaccine testing
Foot-and-Mouth Disease Vaccine - DNA vaccine protects against foot-and-mouth disease virus challenge
HIV/AIDS Therapy - U.S. FDA approves new anti-HIV protease inhibitor for use in combination therapy
HIV/AIDS Vaccine - AIDS vaccine development reviewed
HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Aptamers to HIV reverse transcriptase effective in blocking replication
HIV/AIDS Vaccine - HIV gag-specific gamma interferon-expressing cells characterized
HIV/AIDS Vaccine - HIV-1 clade A virus-like particles elicit neutralizing antibodies
HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Mucosal CCR5-reactive antibodies induced as anti-HIV strategy
HIV/AIDS Vaccines - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of HIV/AIDS vaccines
Healthcare Access - Weak, inequitable health systems block progress in Asia-Pacific, official says
Hemophilia Therapy - Self-regulating lentiviral vector expresses human factor IX in vivo
Hepatitis B - Study shows effectiveness of hepatitis B treatment
Hepatitis B Vaccine - Non-invasive niosomes offer topical immunization against hepatitis B
Hepatitis B Vaccine Development - Hepatitis B vaccine protects animals against woodchuck hepatitis virus
Herpes Vaccine - Protective immunity to herpes simplex virus type 2 mediated by T-bet
Human Papillomavirus - Diagnostics company received CE mark for Linear Array HP Genotyping Test
Infectious Disease - Researchers seek to build better therapeutic vaccines for chronic infections
Infectious Disease - Texas expands state-mandated vaccines for children in child-care facilities
Inflammatory Bowel Disease - Fueling fire in the gut necessary for immune response
Influenza Vaccine - HAART enhances efficacy of influenza vaccine in HIV-infected patients
Influenza Vaccine - Immunity of single versus booster dose of influenza vaccine compared
Influenza Vaccine - Influenza A/Fujian/411/02 virus growth in chicken eggs improved
Influenza Vaccine - Influenza vaccination attitudes at Canadian cancer center explored
Influenza Vaccines - Reports describe recent advances in influenza vaccines research
Leptospirosis Vaccine - Vaccine against leptospirosis does not slow equine recurrent uveitis
Leukemia Vaccine - Methods to prepare dendritic cells for leukemia immunotherapy presented
Leukodystrophy - Galactocerebrosidase expression attenuates globoid cell leukodystrophy
Liver Cancer - Transplantation of NKT lymphocytes suppresses hepatocellular carcinoma
Lymphoma Vaccine - Immunocytokine is effective against B lymphoma
Malaria - Malaria peptides inducing short-lived antibodies have short structures
Marketing - New Jerseay biotechnoloogy company selects advertising agency
Measles Vaccine - Measles control is possible in areas of widespread HIV infection
Measles Vaccine - Measles vaccine given at 6 months of age elicits long-term protection
Melanoma - Differential effects of selenite and selenate delineated
Melanoma Vaccine - Melanoma antigen cross-reactivity does not predict immunogenicity
Melanoma Vaccine - Peptides isolated by melanoma antibodies have different immunogenicity
Meningitis - Study finds vaccine eliminates HIB disease in Gambia
Meningitis - Vaccination virtually eliminates Hib meningitis in The Gambia
Meningitis Vaccine - Cost effectiveness of meningitis immunization strategies reviewed
Meningococcal Vaccine - Attitudes of parents regarding meningococcal C vaccination reported
Mergers & Acquisitions - Microscience, a U.K.-based vaccine company, acquired
Multiple Sclerosis - Trial of vaccine for MS demonstrates increase in gene marker to track T-cells
Niemann-Pick A Disease - Correction of brain pathology in Niemann-Pick A disease reported
Oral Cancer - Cytotoxicity of phenolic acid phenethyl esters on oral cancer cells evaluated
Pancreatic Cancer - Inositol hexaphosphate proposed as novel treatment for pancreatic cancer
Parainfluenza Vaccine - Live bivalent vaccine for parainfluenza and influenza developed
Parvovirus Vaccine - Fluorescent human parvovirus B19 virus-like particles characterized
Patents - Drug-delivery company gets Mexican patent
Patents - Patent application filed on transrenal DNA technology for infectious diseases
Pediatric Vaccine - Refusal of childhood vaccines among parents investigated
Personnel - Clinical trial data management company names board members
Personnel - Pharma company hires Sr. VP and general counsel, announces promotion
Philanthropy - Health plan provides grant to support HIV education
Pneumococcal - Co-amoxiclav and opsonophagocytosis overcome amoxicillin resistance
Pneumococcal Vaccines - Recent studies add new data to pneumococcal vaccines research
Polio - India near eradication of poliovirus
Prostate Cancer Vaccine - Prostate cancer therapy with inducible caspase and IL-12 described
Prostate Cancer Vaccine - Vaccine therapy for prostate cancer presented
Pseudomonas Vaccine - Vector with OprF epitope in capsid protects against Pseudomonas
Schistosomiasis Vaccine - Schistosoma japonicum reacts with antisera to other species
Smallpox Vaccine - Cell culture-derived smallpox vaccine developed
Tetanus Vaccine - Tetanus and TBE vaccines do not protect healthy elderly adults
Toxoplasmosis Vaccine - Toxoplasma gondii proteins protect against tissue cyst formation
Tuberculosis Vaccines - Findings in tuberculosis vaccines provide new insights
Tumor Suppressor - ING4 functioned as tumor suppressor
Vaccine Adjuvant - Adenovirus-HSP72 and CEA-plasmid vaccination prolongs survival
Vaccine Adjuvant - Adjuvant IL-7 and IL-15 improves survival of CD8+ memory cell pool
Vaccine Adjuvant - Beta-chemokines induced by orthophosphorothioate oligodeoxynucleotides
Vaccine Adjuvant - Macrophage-activating lipopeptide-2 directly stimulates B lymphocytes
Vaccine Development - Biotechnology company extends agreement to boost production of flu vaccine
Vaccine Development - Encouraging the development of new vaccines described
Vaccine Development - Factors affecting manufacturers' decisions to produce vaccines reported
Vaccine Development - Pharmaceutical company announces U.S. FDA reviews of investigational vaccines
Vaccine Efficacy - Children with leukemia benefit from DPT and MMR vaccinations
Vaccine Policy - Immunization policy and its implementation in U.K. outlined
Vaccine Vector - Two nonviral gene therapy vectors for somatic integration compared
Vaccines Adjuvant - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of vaccines adjuvant
Vaccines Development - New data illuminates research in vaccines development
Vector Development - Protein expression using bacterial hemoglobin fusion vector reported
Vector Development - Studies advance knowledge in vector development research
Vector Development - Transduction with viral vectors modulates human dendritic-cell function
Virology Vaccine - Rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus VP60 capsid protein expressed
Virology Vaccine - Use of recombinant viruses as vaccines against viral diseases reviewed
Virology Vaccines - New research in the area of virology vaccines detailed
West Nile Virus - Neutralizing antibodies to West Nile virus characterized
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