Vaccine Weekly

Legislative Issues - Greenwood praises passage of pandemic influenza plan

Leishmaniasis Vaccine -  Leishmania amazonensis antigens enhance susceptibility to leishmaniasis

Leishmaniasis Vaccine -  Leishmania infection promotes heterologous immunity

Leishmaniasis Vaccine - DNA vaccine induces IFN-gamma but does not prevent Leishmania infection

Leukemia - Cloretazine and ara-C chemotherapy regimen showed strong antileukemic activity

Lyme Disease Vaccine - Study identified epitopes defining specificity of OspC murine antibody response to Lyme disease

Malaria Vaccine -  P. vivax Pvs25 recombinant protein blocks parasite transmission

Malaria Vaccine -  Plasmodium vivax MSP1 Pv200L is potential malaria vaccine subunit

Malaria Vaccine - Synthetic malaria vaccine is immunogenic in clinical trial

Malaria Vaccine - Vaccine based on P. vivax Duffy binding protein provides partial malaria protection

Measles Vaccine - Measles cases in Belarus were due to vaccine failure

Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine - Article reports on a serosurvey of measles, mumps, and rubella antibodies in Saudi children

Melanoma - Lupeol suppressed migration of malignant melanoma cells

Melanoma Vaccine - Cancer vaccines targeting tyrosinase show promise

Melanoma Vaccine - IL-7-dependent expansion and T cell persistence lead to tumor regression

Melanoma Vaccine - Melanoma survivin expression predicts poor disease outcome after polyvalent vaccine

Melanoma Vaccine - Vaccine expressing alpha(1,3)-galactosyl epitopes is effective against pre-existing melanoma

Meningitis Vaccine - Vaccination for serogroup C meningococcal disease is not recommended in Austria

Mental Health - Negative affects of sleep shortage on health reported in Harvard newsletter

Multiple Myeloma - Orally active proteasome inhibitor induced apoptosis in multiple myeloma cells

Myasthenia Gravis Vaccine - Prospects look good for T cell receptor vaccine against myasthenia gravis

Obstetrics - Factors affecting prenatal care in western urban district of Turkey are outlined

Occupational Exposure - Test method developed to assess spill and leakage from drug preparation systems

Onchocerca Vaccine - Protective immunity to Onchocerca volvulus larvae depends on toll-like receptor 4

Oral Health - Protective immunity in oropharyngeal candidiasis is discussed

Parkinson Disease - GDNF protects complex motor functions in Parkinsonism

Pediatric Vaccine - Decision-making aid helps parents with childhood vaccine decisions

Pediatrics - U.S. CDC issues recommended childhood and adolescent immunization schedule

Pneumococcal Vaccine - Overcoming barriers promotes inpatient pneumococcus vaccination program

Pneumococcal Vaccines - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of Pneumococcal Vaccines

Pneumococcal Vaccines - Researchers publish new studies and findings in the area of Pneumococcal Vaccines

Polio Vaccine - Some oral poliovirus vaccines were contaminated with SV40 after 1961

Product Licensing - MedImmune licenses rights to XmAb proprietary engineered Fc domains

Product Licensing - Merck has access to HuCAL Gold antibody library for additional 5 years

Prostate Cancer - PSP-94 and PCK3145 examined as therapeutic modalities for prostate cancer

Protein Production - ftsZ mutation affects protein production in Bacillus subtilis

RNA Viruses - Structure of viral harpoon protein reveals how viruses enter cells

Rabies Vaccine Research - Finding enables scientists to refine vaccine against rabies

Respiratory Syncytial Virus - MedImmune licenses antiviral company's small molecule compounds for RSV

Respiratory Syncytial Virus - Pharma company completes enrollment in Phase III study comparing RSV prevention medicines

Rotavirus - Study finds GSK vaccine candidate safe, effective

Rotavirus - Study finds Merck oral vaccine effective

Rotavirus - Vaccine candidate shown effective against rotavirus disease in infants

Rubella - Vaccine seed stock licensed to Russian company

Rubella Vaccine - IgG avidity assay better is than IgM-EIA to distinguish between rubella infection and re-infection

SARS Vaccines - Recent findings illuminate research in SARS Vaccines

Smallpox Vaccine - Tissue culture immunoassay was developed to measure vaccinia-neutralizing antibodies

Smallpox Vaccines - Researchers describe findings in Smallpox Vaccines studies

Smoking Cessation - Immunization against nicotine blocks reward effects of nicotine

Squamous Cell Cancer Vaccine - Anti-HER-2 DNA vaccine protects against squamous cell carcinomas

Streptococcal Vaccine - Longer dosing intervals increase colonization with Streptococcus pneumoniae

Streptococcus Vaccine - Fibronectin-binding protein is vaccine candidate for Streptococcus pyogenes

Streptococcus Vaccines - Researchers' data advance Streptococcus Vaccines research

Tuberculosis Diagnosis - New T-cell-based test is better than tuberculin skin test for identifying TB exposure

Tuberculosis Vaccine - Study estimated epidemiological impact of BCG vaccination scenarios in France

Typhus Vaccine - Plasmid-encoding outer membrane protein antigen gene prevents scrub typhus

Vaccine Delivery - Amine groups in the structure of polymeric transfectant affect DNA delivery

Vaccine Delivery - Thiol-modified gelatin nanoparticles for intracellular DNA delivery have been developed

Vaccine Development - Turning off molecular "brake" boosts immune response in mouse model of HIV

Vaccine Safety - Glucocorticoid exposure in babies predicts saliva cortisol response to immunization at four months

Vaccine Safety - Modified vaccinia Ankara recombinants were isolated using viral F13L gene as selective marker

Vaccine Vector - Article reviews retroviral vector production in the National Gene Vector Laboratory

Vaccine Vector - Membrane-based technology reduces purification time for viral vectors

Vaccines Development - Studies add new findings to Vaccines Development body of knowledge

Vaccinia Virus - Poxvirus virion protein is needed for transcription of vaccinia early genes

Vector Development - Intelligent polymers show promise as nonviral vectors

Vector Development - Researchers' findings advance Vector Development research

Vector Development - Review examines obstacles and advances in intracellular trafficking of retroviral vectors

Vector Development - Review examines replication-competent herpes simplex vectors

Vector Development - Studies describe new findings in Vector Development research

Virology - Recent findings in virology provide new insights

Virology Vaccine - Virus-induced polyclonal B cell activation improves protective CTL memory

West Nile Fever Vaccine - Single-chain Fv-Fc fusion proteins protect against West Nile virus