Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . June 14th, 2006
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Addiction Medicine - Bivalent morphine/heroin vaccine prevents relapse to heroin addiction
Dengue Vaccine - Fusion protein dengue vaccine is protective in nonhuman primates
Human Papillomavirus Vaccine - Parental acceptance of adolescent HPV vaccine is critical for success
Influenza Vaccine - Influenza A NP-expressing vaccinia virus protects against human and avian influenza
Influenza Vaccine - Influenza vaccine containing A/Panama/1999 induces broad protection against influenza
Adenovirus Vaccine - Adenoviral respiratory illness in U.S. military recruits is increasing
Alzheimer Disease Vaccine - Effects of immunization with A-beta1-42 in canines were characterized
Apoptosis - Melanoma apoptosis triggered by novel Bcl-x splice product, Bcl-x(AK)
Business & Finance - Chembio reports 238% increase in net product sales over same period last year
Business & Finance - DOR BioPharma, Inc. reports first quarter financials, reviews achievements
Cancer Therapy - Squamocin inhibits proliferation of leukemia cells via G2/M arrest
Cancer Therapy - Tumor cells selectively affected by natural flavonoids and synthetic derivatives
Cancer Vaccine - Advaxis continues advancement of listeria vaccines targeting cancers affecting women
Cancer Vaccine - Antigen delivery to antigen-presenting cells using penetratin induces potent immune responses
Cancer Vaccine - DNA-based cancer vaccine enhances lymphocyte cross-talk by engaging NKG2D receptor
Cancer Vaccine - Double loading of dendritic cells with AML antigen enhances T cell immunity
Cancer Vaccine - Enzymatic large-scale synthesis of MUC6-Tn glycoconjugates has been developed for cancer vaccine
Cancer Vaccine - ITAC vaccination attenuates disseminated metastases of circulating tumor cells
Cancer Vaccine - MUC1/IL-18 DNA vaccine induces antitumor immunity and increased survival
Cancer Vaccine - New assays for immune monitoring in cancer vaccine development are needed
Cancer Vaccine - Regulatory considerations for nonclinical cancer vaccine development are discussed
Chickenpox Vaccine - Chickenpox can complicate pregnancy
Chlamydia Vaccine - Mouse model of respiratory Chlamydia pneumoniae infection has been developed
Clinical Trials - Hemispherx announces influenza vaccine/immunopotentiation clinical trials
Colorectal Cancer Vaccine - CD137 and CD137 ligand expression in colorectal cancer are focus of review
Coxsackievirus Vaccine - Liposome-mediated transfection reduces coxsackievirus infectivity
DNA Vaccine - Analysis of codon adaptation index of Boophilus microplus bm86 gene optimizes DNA vaccine
DNA Vaccine - DNA is better than protein vaccine for Choristoneura ecdysone receptor antibody production
DNA Vaccine - Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus vaccine displays enhanced immunogenicity
Dental Research - Collagen-binding by strep protein associated with dental caries and endocarditis
Drug Development - Combretastatin nitrogen-containing derivatives developed as vascular disrupting agents
Drug Development - Dendreon presents data on potential new active immunotherapy for treating renal cell cancer
Drug Development - HIV-derived lentiviral vectors transduce murine cerebellar Purkinje cells
Drug Development - Idera broadens toll-like receptor programs, presents new data
Encephalomyelitis Vaccine - Intrasplenic electro-transfer of IL-4 encoding plasmid DNA inhibits encephalomyelitis
Enterovirus Vaccine - Transgenic tomato fruit expressing VP1 protein from enterovirus 71 was used to immunize mice
Finance - Iomai reports net loss in Q1 2006 of $5.5 million compared to $5 million in Q1 2005
Finance - MacroGenics raises $45 million in series C financing
Foot-and-Mouth Disease Vaccine - Emergency foot-and-mouth disease vaccine increases protection in cattle
Gene Research - Canine X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency was corrected by gene therapy
HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Fusion to TNF alpha cDNA enhances immune responses to HIV gp 120 DNA vaccine
HIV/AIDS Vaccine - PCR assay determines replication capacity for HIV-1 protease and reverse transcriptase variants
HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Subtype C in-frame gagpol fusion gene vaccine shows promise against HIV/AIDS
Haemophilus Vaccine - Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccination is recommended for patients with beta-thalassemia
Hantavirus Vaccine - Vesicular stomatitis virus containing Hantaan virus envelope glycoproteins was used for vaccine
Healthcare Policy - Catholic Medical Association calls for vaccines not associated with abortion
Helicobacter Pylori - Critical regulators of beta-defensins during H. pylori infection are identified
Hepatitis B Outbreak - Methamphetamine injectors are at high risk for hepatitis B virus infection
Hepatitis B Virus - HBV protective antibody is prevalent following HAART in HIV-infected children
Hepatitis B Virus - Hepatitis B surface antigen and antibody persistence causes lesions
Hepatitis C Therapy - Coley's ACTILON for chronic hepatitis C virus therapy granted Fast Track designation
Hepatitis C Virus - HCV DNA vaccine potency is enhanced by Mycobacterium HSP70 gene fragment
Herpes Simplex Virus Epidemiology - HSV-1 and HSV-2 seroprevalence determined in Australia
Human Papillomavirus Vaccine - Efficiency of HPV 16 L1/E7 DNA immunization is reported
Human Papillomavirus Vaccine - Improved HPV DNA vaccine candidate induces a wild-type-specific T cell response
Imaging - DNA vaccine gene expression imaged using firefly luciferase as a naked DNA
Influenza - High-dose flu vaccines appear to boost immunity in elderly without significant side effects
Influenza Vaccine - High-risk adults benefit from first influenza vaccination
Influenza Vaccine - Influenza vaccine safe is in patients with stable lupus or rheumatoid arthritis
Influenza Vaccine - Mitigation strategies for pandemic influenza in U.S. are presented
Legal Issues - Dauphin Technology Inc. and preferred shareholders settle and dismiss legal actions
Leishmaniasis Vaccine - KM+ lectins enhance vaccine efficacy against Leishmania amazonensis
Leishmaniasis Vaccine - Stimulatory soluble proteins have prophylactic potential against visceral leishmaniasis
Leishmaniasis Vaccine - Three vaccination strategies against Leishmania major were compared
Leukemia Vaccine - Enhanced sensitivity to SHP2, STAT5, and Gab2 inhibition were found in chronic myeloid leukemia
Lung Cancer - Lung cancer cell death induced by chloroquine diphosphate
Lung Cancer Vaccine - Cancer-testis antigens show promise for non-small cell lung cancer therapeutics
Lung Cancer Vaccine - Foxp3 expression is higher in lung cancer than in normal tissues
Malaria Vaccine - Clinical trial of candidate malaria vaccines RTS,S/AS02A and MVA-CS is reported
Marburg Virus Vaccine - Marburg virus antigens from adenovirus vectors induce potent immune responses
Measles Vaccine - Serology indicates greater measles vaccine coverage than immunization records
Melanoma Vaccine - Allogeneic and autologous melanoma vaccines are the focus of review
Melanoma Vaccine - Cytokine-based therapy for advanced melanoma is the focus of review
Melanoma Vaccine - Immunosuppression in melanoma immunotherapy offers intervention opportunities
Melanoma Vaccine - Melanoma vaccines must boost immune response and prevent tumor cell evasion
Melanoma Vaccine - Overcoming immune resistance mechanisms in melanoma microenvironment is discussed
Meningococcal Vaccine - IgG subgroup response to meningococcal vaccine is described
Monoclonal Antibodies - Antibody specific to VP19 envelope protein of white spot syndrome virus has been developed
Mycobacterial Vaccine - Anti-CD3 single-chain Fv/IL-18 fusion DNA induces antimycobacterial resistance
Nicotine Vaccine - Nicotine-specific antibodies differently affect acute and chronic distribution of nicotine to brain
Obstetrics - Rubella infection in pregnancy is focus of review
Ovarian Cancer - Ovarian cancer apoptosis induced by epigallocatechin-3-gallate
Patents - Carrington gets added U.S. patent protection for antigen-sparing influenza vaccines
Personnel - Donald Beeman named chief executive officer of LigoCyte Pharmaceuticals
Personnel - Intercell, AG appoints two senior executives to the supervisory board
Pertussis Vaccine - Immune responses to acellular pertussis vaccines were skewed toward Th1 type
Plague Vaccine - Microsphere delivery of Yersinia pestis antigen induces immune responses
Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine - Adding fourth heptavalent pneumococcal vaccine to MMR, varicella, and Hib vaccines is safe
Pneumococcal Vaccine - Method for evaluating antipneumococcal surface adhesin A antibodies has been developed
Pneumococcal Vaccine - Number of doses of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine may be reduced in children
Pneumococcal Vaccine - Pneumococcal vaccine is changing bacteremia epidemiology in children
Preventive Medicine - Study provides road map to preventive services with greatest health impact, best cost value
Product Licensing - Inovio acquires rights to augment patent estate for electroporation-assisted nucleic acid delivery
Protein Production - Plasmid expression vectors for production of proteins in Bacillus subtilis have been developed
Protein Production - Tagged E. coli proteins were overexpressed using chromosomal knock-in strategy
Proteomics - Method for rapid molecular dissection of viral and bacterial immunomes has been developed
Rotavirus Vaccine - Immunity and correlates of protection for rotavirus vaccines are the focus of review
Rotavirus Vaccine - Maternal antibodies suppress B cells induced by rotavirus vaccine
SARS Vaccine - Nucleocapsid protein-based SARS vaccine candidates are characterized
Streptococcal Vaccine - Opsonophagocytic assays to identify Streptococcus pneumoniae antibodies were evaluated
Tetanus Vaccine - Immune response model to determine tetanus vaccine-specific immunogenicity has been developed
Tuberculosis Vaccine - BCG vaccine is effective in children with extrapulmonary but not pulmonary TB
Vaccine Adjuvant - Chemokine CXCL10 is sufficient to trigger immune response to injected antigens
Vaccine Development - Anti-TNF antibodies are the focus of review
Vaccine Development - Study reveals a new way of looking at vaccine development
Vaccine Efficacy - Choice of vaccine adjuvant affects T cell polarization
Vaccine Efficacy - HIV challenge assay has been developed using luciferase-expressing vaccinia virus
Vaccine Efficacy - Long-lived CD8+ T cells are programmed by prolonged antigen exposure
Vaccine Vector - Adenovirus-expressing capsid protein of porcine circovirus 2 has been constructed
Yellow Fever Vaccine - Yellow fever booster response is affected by prevaccination serology
Breast Cancer - Data from Italy and the United States advance knowledge in breast cancer research
Breast Cancer - Reports from the People's Republic of China, United States and Sweden add new data to breast cancer research
Cancer Treatment - Findings from the United States advance knowledge in cancer treatment research
Cancer Treatment - New data from Japan and the United States lluminates research in cancer treatment
Cancer Treatment - Recent findings in cancer treatment described by researchers from Japan, the People's Republic of China and Sweden
Cancer Treatment - Reports from the United States and Japan add new data to cancer treatment research
Cancer Treatment - Research from the People's Republic of China, Spain and Denmark in cancer treatment provides new insights
Cancer Treatment - Researchers from Belgium, China and Japan provide details of new studies and findings in the area of cancer treatment
Cancer Treatment - Researchers from Germany, Japan and the United States describe findings in cancer treatment studies
Cancer Treatment - Researchers from Japan, Switzerland and Germany report recent findings in cancer treatment
Cancer Treatment - Researchers' data from the United States and Brazil advance cancer treatment research
Cancer Treatment - Researchers' findings from the United States advance cancer treatment research
Chickenpox - Studies from the United States, Australia and Taiwan advance knowledge in chickenpox research
DNA - Studies from the United States advance knowledge in DNA research
HIV/AIDS - Reports from the United States add new data to HIV/AIDS research
HIV/AIDS - Reports from the United States and Italy advance knowledge in HIV/AIDS research
HIV/AIDS - Researchers from the United States and United Kingdom describe findings in HIV/AIDS studies
Helicobacter - Researchers from Sweden, Germany and Switzerland report details of new studies and findings in the area of helicobacter
Helicobacter - Researchers from the United Kingdom, Germany and Japan provide details of new studies and findings in the area of helicobacter
Hepatitis B Virus - Findings from the United States advance knowledge in hepatitis B virus research
Hepatitis C Virus - Researchers from Cuba, Italy and Spain provide details of new studies and findings in the area of hepatitis C virus
Influenza - Findings from the United States, Brazil and United Kingdom describe new data in influenza research
Influenza - Research from the United States in influenza provides new insights
Influenza - Researchers from Japan and the United States detail new studies and findings in the area of influenza
Influenza - Researchers from the United States and United Kingdom report recent findings in influenza
Leishmania - New findings in leishmania described from India, Germany and the United States
Leukemia - Research from Thailand, Germany and Belgium in leukemia provides new insights
Listeria - Researchers from Canada, Germany and the United States describe findings in listeria studies
Lung Cancer - Data from France, Italy and the United States advance knowledge in lung cancer research
Lung Cancer - New research from Spain, France and Greece in the area of lung cancer detailed
Lung Cancer - Reports from Mexico, Japan and Germany add new data to lung cancer research
Meningitis - New findings from Cuba, the United Kingdom and Switzerland in the area of meningitis described
Neurology - Reports from the United States and Canada add new data to neurology research
Papillomavirus - Reports from Germany, Netherlands and the United States advance knowledge in papillomavirus research
Pneumococcal - New findings in pneumococcal described from the United States and Greece
Pneumococcal - New research from Netherlands, Italy and United States in the area of pneumococcal detailed
Pneumococcal - Studies from the United States and Kenya describe new findings in pneumococcal research
Polio - Recent findings in polio described by researchers from the United States and South Africa
Prostate Cancer - New findings from Canada and the United States in the area of prostate cancer detailed
Proteins - Findings from Canada, Sweden and the United States in proteins provide new insights
Respiratory System - Researchers from the People's Republic of China, Argentina and United States detail new studies and findings in the area of respiratory system
SARS - Studies from the People's Republic of China and Taiwan advance knowledge in SARS research
Schistosomiasis - Studies from Brazil and the People's Republic of China add new findings to schistosomiasis body of knowledge
Streptococcus - New findings from Germany, Brazil and the United States in the area of streptococcus detailed
Stroke - Researchers from the United Kingdom, South Korea and France report recent findings in stroke
Tuberculosis - Findings from Mexico, the United States and India describe new data in tuberculosis research
Tuberculosis - Researchers from the United Kingdom, India and Kuwait detail new studies and findings in the area of tuberculosis
Tuberculosis - Researchers from Wales, Switzerland and Turkey publish new studies and findings in the area of tuberculosis
Vaccines - Data from Australia, Spain and the United States advance knowledge in vaccines research
Vaccines - Findings from the United States, United Kingdom and France in vaccines provide new insights
Vaccines - Recent studies from Canada and the United States add new data to vaccines research
Vaccines - Reports from Japan and the United States add new data to vaccines research
Vaccines - Reports from the United States and Japan advance knowledge in vaccines research
Vaccines - Research from Austria, Iceland and the United States add new data to vaccines body of knowledge
Vaccines - Researchers' findings from Sweden, Cuba and the United States advance vaccines research
Vaccines - Studies from Japan, India and Canada describe new findings in vaccines research
Vaccines - Studies from Switzerland, the United States and Australia advance knowledge in vaccines research
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