Vaccine Weekly

Alzheimer Disease Vaccine - Study examined effects of epitopes and adjuvants on anti-Alzheimer DNA vaccine

Avian Influenza Vaccine - Research quantifies vaccination effect on transmission of avian influenza in chickens

Diabetes Vaccine - DNA vaccine prevents diabetes through enhanced beta cell proliferation

Herpes Vaccine - CpG ODN enhances HSV DNA vaccine efficacy against genital herpes

Vaccine Adjuvant - Vesiculated alpha-tocopheryl succinate enhances effect of dendritic cell vaccines

Addiction Medicine - Review examines future advances in addiction treatment

Adenovirus Vector - Scientists generated rabbit V_H domain antibody specific to c-Met and adenoviral knob protein

Brain Tumor - Restoring neurogenesis might treat cognitive sequelae of brain tumor therapy

Breast Cancer - Spleen tyrosine kinase mediated breast tumor suppression

Breast Cancer Vaccine - ST6GalNAc I expression in breast cancer cells enhances tumorigenicity

Cancer Drugs - Cytotoxicity of MDL 72527 demonstrated in cancer cells

Cancer Drugs - Recommended dose of irinotecan in pediatric cancer patients announced

Cancer Inhibition - Polymeric polyphenols inhibited hematologic tumor cell lines

Cancer Therapy - Antiproliferative and apoptosis-inducing activity of Brucea javanica shown

Cancer Vaccine - Dendritic cell therapy with IFN-alpha suppresses tumors in colorectal cancer

Cancer Vaccine - Gastric cancer cell-dendritic cell hybrids induce tumor-specific T cells

Cancer Vaccine - Melanoma patient has spontaneous CTL response to MAGE-A3 peptide

Cancer Vaccine - NKT lymphocytes confer immunity via tumor-capturing dendritic cells

Cancer Vaccine - Report summarizes European Conference on Progress in Vaccination Against Cancer

Cancer Vaccines - New data illuminates research in cancer vaccines

Cancer Vaccines - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of cancer vaccines

Cervical Cancer - HPV typing from paraffin-embedded sections of cervical cancers deemed feasible

Cervical Cancer Vaccine - Study examined pediatricians' intention to administer HPV vaccine

Cervical Cancer Vaccine - Transcutaneous immunization protects against HPV-induced tumors

Clinical Trials - Cocaine vaccine prevents cocaine from getting out of the blood stream

Clinical Trials - Japanese encephalitis vaccine found to be safe in international phase 3 trials

Colon Cancer - Use of artepillin C helps prevent colon cancer

Complementary & Alternative Medicine - Anti-inflammatory potential of Antrodia camphorata demonstrated

Complementary & Alternative Medicine - Blueberry flavonoids inhibited MMP activity in DU145 human prostate cancer cells

Contraceptive Vaccine - Recombinant sperm protein shows promise for contraceptive vaccine

Cytomegalovirus - Study identified protein containing antigenic domain of cytomegalovirus glycoprotein B

DNA Vaccine - Method is developed for topical application of plasmid DNA to human skin

Diagnostics - Standard anti-Tn antibodies and lectins have unexpected cross-reactivity

Drug Resistance - Transcription factors and drug resistance discussed

Familial Amyloidotic Polyneuropathy - Y78F TTR mutant counteracts deposition in familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy

Foot-and-Mouth Disease - Analysis characterized viruses from 1993 Italian foot-and-mouth disease outbreak

Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor - STI571 was effective treatment for gastrointestinal stromal tumor

Gene Therapy - Transduction of dendritic cells is enhanced by adeno-associated virus

Glaucoma Vaccine - T-cell-based vaccine to reduce intraocular pressure is under development

Gynecological Cancer - Nedaplatin exhibited strong antitumor activity in gynecological carcinomas

HIV/AIDS Research - Pharma companies select two next generation HIV fusion inhibitor drug candidates for development

HIV/AIDS Vaccine Trials - European commission recommends criteria for European and African HIV/AIDS vaccine trials

HIV/AIDS Vaccines - Findings advance knowledge in HIV/AIDS vaccines research

HIV/AIDS Vaccines - Reports add new data to HIV/AIDS vaccines research

HIV/AIDS Vaccines - Researchers describe findings in HIV/AIDS vaccines studies

Head & Neck Cancer - Carboplatin and raltitrexed used to treat head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Hepatitis C Virus - T-cell responses against immunodominant HCV epitopes aid viral clearance

Immunology - Both MARCO and SR-A may be involved in positioning and differentiation of macrophages

Immunology - Immune system response to viral DNA differs from RNA virus recognition

Immunosuppression - Overstimulated immune cells lose their protective ability

Influenza - Fewer than half of U.S. healthcare workers get flu shots

Influenza - Scientists unravel critical genetic puzzle for flu virus replication

Influenza Vaccine - Nucleoprotein vaccine protects against multiple influenza subtypes