Dartmouth Tuberculosis Vaccine Passes Important Milestone
Investigators at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine announced that two new studies of DAR-901, their investigational vaccine against tuberculosis (TB), have moved it to the forefront of new vaccines in development for global control of this deadly infectious disease. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - May 11, 2017 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Geisel Communications Tags: News DAR-901 DarDar Features Ford Von Reyn global health research TB tuberculosis vaccine Source Type: news
Dartmouth tuberculosis vaccine passes important milestone
(The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth) Investigators at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine announced that two new studies of DAR-901, their investigational vaccine against tuberculosis (TB), have moved it to the forefront of new vaccines in development for global control of this deadly infectious disease. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - May 11, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Tuberculosis vaccine safe for teens with Schistosoma parasite
(PLOS) Of the millions of people at risk for contracting tuberculosis each year, many are already infected with helminths, parasitic worms including Schistosoma flatworms. In some cases, parasite infections can impair the ability of an immunization to work. But adolescents infected with Schistosoma mansoni respond as well as uninfected teens do to a candidate booster tuberculosis vaccine, according to a new study in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - May 4, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Health risk of unlicensed drugs in herbal supplements
Experts say those taking supplements should inform their GP Related items fromOnMedica Vitamin D supplements reduce severe asthma attacks Experts recommend everyone take vitamin D supplements New leaflet eases fears over unlicensed BCG vaccine Vitamin D supplements in pregnancy don ’t boost babies’ bone strength No strong evidence that omega 3 supplements alleviate depression (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - February 5, 2017 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
When Men and Women Differ
By Drs. David Niesel and Norbert Herzog
Besides the obvious physical differences, science is beginning to tease out some significant biological differences between men and women that have implications for women's health. A call to action was the measles vaccine that the World Health Organization suddenly had to withdraw after the deaths of infant girls increased but not boys. The cause remains unclear, but it served as a wakeup call to science to pay attention to gender differences when evaluating or testing drugs or vaccines.
Fifteen years ago, it was discovered that women infected with HIV, are usually infected by m...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - January 25, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news
Scientists develop potential new TB vaccine
Amy WallaceWASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- Researchers are working on a potential new tuberculosis vaccine that would be the first new TB vaccine in a century to combat drug-resistance. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - January 13, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cleverly designed tuberculosis vaccine shows promise in mice
A clever new tuberculosis vaccine has shown promise in trials in mice. If it succeeds, it will be the first new TB vaccine in a century. With the rise of multidrug resistant tuberculosis, the difficulty of curing the disease, and the large annual death toll, a successful vaccine could be a huge benefit to public health -- especially in low- and middle income countries. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - January 13, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news
Cleverly designed tuberculosis vaccine shows promise in mice
(American Society for Microbiology) A clever new tuberculosis vaccine has shown promise in trials in mice. If it succeeds, it will be the first new TB vaccine in a century. With the rise of multidrug resistant tuberculosis, the difficulty of curing the disease, and the large annual death toll, a successful vaccine could be a huge benefit to public health -- especially in low- and middle income countries. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - January 13, 2017 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Scientists accelerate immune response to tuberculosis in mice
New research findings provide insight into the immune system pathways that may be key to developing an effective tuberculosis (TB) vaccine. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - December 22, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Scientists accelerate immune response to tuberculosis
Amy WallaceWASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Scientists want to improve the current tuberculosis vaccine for adults, which is variable and likely to give false positives. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - December 22, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
NIH-supported scientists accelerate immune response to tuberculosis in mice
(NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) New research findings provide insight into the immune system pathways that may be key to developing an effective tuberculosis (TB) vaccine. The study, published today in the journal Nature Communications, was supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - December 22, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
How the tuberculosis vaccine may protect against other diseases
(Cell Press) The tuberculosis vaccine is well known to help protect against other infectious diseases, as well as cancer, but the exact mechanisms have not been clear. A study publishedin Cell Reports now shows that the broad-spectrum effects of the Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine could be mediated by metabolic and epigenetic changes in white blood cells through a process called trained immunity. This discovery could pave the way for strategies that boost the effectiveness of vaccines. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - December 6, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Holding My Breath: Life After Being Diagnosed With TB
In August, I was diagnosed with tuberculosis, an infection that is responsible for more deaths around the world than any other. There was a catch though--it is a latent infection, meaning that it is not spreading nor is it contagious. But if it becomes active, it could be transmitted to my children, my husband and even someone sitting next to me on a plane.
Tuberculosis, or TB, is a disease that should be long gone; the bacteria has been found in Egyptian mummies. And yet, TB kills more people today than any other infectious disease in the world: 1.8 million people in 2015, according to an announcement last week by the Wo...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - November 12, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tuberculosis bacteria find their ecological niche
(German Center for Infection Research) An international team of researchers have isolated and analyzed genetically tuberculosis bacteria from several thousand patients from over a hundred countries. This analysis demonstrates that the tuberculosis bacteria vary in their ecological niche. Whereas the so-called generalists occur all around the world, the specialists are only found in certain geographical regions. This finding, published in the renowned journal Nature Genetics, could further complicate the development of novel tuberculosis vaccines. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 3, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Guidance for nurses on using unlicensed BCG
Nurses and other healthcare professionals are to receive new guidance on the unlicensed BCG jab that is being used in response to the current global shortage of the tuberculosis vaccine. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - August 23, 2016 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
