Chicken vaccines mutate into new virus
July 16th, 2012 - 11:54 am ICT by IANS
Sydney, July 16 (IANS) Two different vaccine viruses, used simultaneously to control an acute respiratory disease occurring in chickens, have combined to produce new infectious viruses, says new research.The vaccines ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Modified measles virus may help treat childhood brain tumours
May 27th, 2010 - 5:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 27 (ANI): In a new study, a modified measles virus has shown potential for treating childhood brain tumour known as medulloblastoma.Medulloblastoma is the most common malignant central nervous system tumour ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Scientists find Salmonella’s weakness
May 25th, 2009 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 25 (IANS) Scientists seem to have found the achilles heel of a food poisoning pathogen like salmonella - its weakness for glucose. This discovery could provide a new way to ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Salmonella’s sweet tooth may pave way for a vaccine against it
May 20th, 2009 - 2:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 20 (ANI): British scientists have, for the first time, discovered that the food poisoning bug Salmonella has an affiliation for glucose-a vulnerability that could actually provide a new way to ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Measles virus derivatives boon for prostate cancer
January 22nd, 2009 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 22 (IANS) Certain measles virus vaccine strain derivatives can effectively infect and kill prostate cancer cells.Prostate cancer is the second most common cause of cancer-related deaths among American men with ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Salmonella-based vaccine candidates can help fight infant pneumonia
January 13th, 2009 - 4:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January 13 (ANI): Scientists at Arizona State University''s Biodesign Institute have come up with two vaccine candidates that may prove very helpful in dealing with infant bacterial pneumonia.
Research leader Roy ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Single dose salmonella vaccine to fight infant pneumonia
January 13th, 2009 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 13 (IANS) Researchers are close to what may be a winning strategy to fight infant bacterial pneumonia that claims two million lives worldwide every year. Two new vaccine strains developed ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |