vaccines
Newly identified protein could help safeguard plants against climate change
A team of scientists from the United States announced that they have identified the protein in plants responsible for its ...
Do vaccines contain glyphosate? Anti-GMO claim requires ‘very unlikely scenario’
Many GMO critics believe that vaccines are contaminated with glyphosate. A look at how vaccines are made and how glyphosate ...
Anti-vaccine movement, spurred by internet-based rumors and misinformation
As millions of families face back-to-school medical requirements and forms this month, the contentiousness surrounding vaccines is heating up again, ...
Switching to a new polio vaccine was supposed to be a step forward. Now some experts suggest going back
Three years ago, the leaders of the international campaign to eradicate polio pulled off a landmark feat, phasing out a problematic ...
Gates Foundation awards $12 million to teams hunting for universal flu vaccine
Scientific teams from inside and outside the world of influenza research have been awarded funding to try to unlock mysteries ...
Viewpoint: False equivalency: When journalism’s quest for balance goes awry—science says climate change, vaccines have only one side
On matters of science, a well‐meaning desire to present all views equally can be a Trojan horse for damaging falsehoods ...
Historical amnesia: Measles outbreaks remind us why it’s perilous to forget life before vaccines
I suffer, like most people, from a notorious Catch-22: Vaccines save us from diseases, then cause us to forget the ...
We’ve almost eradicated Polio. But recent measles outbreaks show us why the battle isn’t over.
[T]he polio campaign must push on across the finish line. Failure to do so could have dire consequences. ... For ...
Battling anti-vaccine fears, myths as US measles outbreak rages on
[Blima] Marcus, part of the Orthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn, helped form a volunteer group of health-care professionals this year ...
HPV vaccinations could eliminate cervical cancer, researchers say
The success of the HPV vaccination offers hope of one day eradicating cervical cancer, say scientists who carried out a ...
Vaccines for influenza, other diseases will be ‘printed’ at home in the future
Rather than warehouses of refrigerated cures for static diseases, we need a highly distributed agile system for producing vaccines and ...
‘The numbers’ tell us that anti-vaxxers may not be to blame for recent measles outbreaks
On June 5, the number of measles cases in the U.S. this year passed 1,000, a milestone the country last ...
Viewpoint: Fake autism treatments driven by fear and ignorance
NBC News recently published an exposé on the dangerous and all-too-common practice of orally and anally administering bleach-based treatments to ...
‘Illogical and inappropriate’: How anti-vaxxers use 23andMe genetic tests to avoid vaccines
San Francisco’s city attorney subpoenaed a doctor accused of giving illegal medical exemptions from vaccination, based on “two 30-minute visits ...
A single ‘live’ vaccine could fortify immune systems against measles and other diseases
Maria was eligible to participate in a clinical trial to test whether an extra dose of measles vaccine prevented not ...
Undervaccinated US population adds tinder for blaze of measles outbreaks
U.S. health officials are putting all they have into extinguishing measles outbreaks, many of them raging in cities throughout the ...
Why we shouldn’t view gene therapy as a treatment of last resort
Providers and payers must ask themselves a two-pronged question about gene therapy: Who should be treated and when? … The ...
Why we should worry about a resurrection of the deadly smallpox virus
The scientist who entered [Room 3C16] saw 12 mysterious cardboard boxes on a crowded shelf in the far left corner ...
Amidst measles outbreaks, ‘massive’ new study proves again that vaccines don’t cause autism
A massive new study from Denmark found no association between being vaccinated against measles, mumps, and rubella and developing autism. In science ...
Can vaccines be supercharged by CRISPR, creating ‘one-and-done’ virus protection?
Vaccines are risky or ineffective in people with compromised immune systems, they don’t even exist for several viral diseases, and ...
How your history with the flu could shape your body’s response to vaccines
If you’ve ever gotten a flu shot — and then, later that season, gotten the flu — you were more ...
‘First drug of its kind’ flu medication gains approval
The flu vaccine remains the best proactive way to protect yourself and your loved ones from the influenza virus. But ...
Fighting the next pandemic with injection-free ‘vaccine patches’
When the next deadly pandemic flu hits, the first challenge will be to develop a vaccine. But looming behind that obstacle is ...
Newly discovered ‘micro-organ’ could lead to innovative vaccines
Researchers have identified a brand new 'micro-organ' inside the immune system of mice and humans – the first discovery of ...
Viewpoint: Neurodiversity and why we can’t let fear of autism discourage vaccinations
Measles cases are surging across Europe, as vaccination rates have dropped. It’s a problem that medical authorities believe is, in part, ...
‘Very reassuring’: Vaccinating pregnant women does not increase risk of autism in children
New research has shown that a common childhood vaccination given to pregnant women does not put their children at any increased ...
Developing vaccines that train our innate immune system to be stronger
It's possible to train our immune system to more accurately attack antigens ...
