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UrduSILVER SPRING, Md. – A team led by the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research has gained new insights into the mechanism of vaccine-induced T cell immunity utilizing single-cell RNA sequencing and metabolic profiling techniques. Though numerous vaccines induce and…
Tag: Vaccines
Study predicts modest impact from additional dose of rotavirus vaccine
New Haven, Conn. — Giving children an additional dose of rotavirus vaccine when they are nine months old would provide only a modest improvement in the vaccine’s effectiveness in low-income countries concerned about waning protection against the highly contagious disease,…
Findings shed new light on why Zika causes birth defects in some pregnancies
One thing is clear when it comes to Zika: pregnant women must do everything they can to avoid getting infected. If the virus gains entry to the mother’s cells, it can also infect the baby and cause severe birth defects,…
No cell is an island – ‘doublet’ immune cells
LJI team finds that ‘doublet’ immune cells are much more common—and more important in disease—than previously thought. LA JOLLA, CA – Sorting through individual immune cells is a handy way to see how the body responds to disease. For years,…
Newly established Phyllis Mailman Professorship will advance the research and development of lifesaving vaccines
NEW YORK (June 24, 2019) – In honor of philanthropist Phyllis Mailman, The Mailman Foundation, the Joshua Mailman Foundation, and The Tow Foundation, have together endowed the Phyllis Mailman Professorship to support groundbreaking emerging infectious disease research at the Joseph…