News tagged with immunogenicity

Vaccine to prevent colon cancer being tested in patients

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have begun testing a vaccine that might be able to prevent colon cancer in people at high risk for developing the disease. If shown to be effective, it might ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Mar 19, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 1

New bacterial signaling molecule could lead to improved vaccines

(PhysOrg.com) -- Many disease-causing microbes carry pumps that expel antibiotics, making the bugs hard to kill with standard drugs.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created May 27, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New vaccine shows promise for COPD patients at risk for pneumonia

A new vaccine against pneumonia may offer better protection from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients than the currently accepted vaccine, according to recent research that will be published in the September ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Sep 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Computer model shows US vulnerable to MDR-TB epidemic

While the U.S. has made great progress in the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis, the nation has become more susceptible to potential epidemics of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), according a study led by ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Sep 27, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New broad-spectrum vaccine to prevent cervical cancer induces strong responses in animals

Mice and rabbits immunized with a multimeric-L2 protein vaccine had robust antibody responses and were protected from infection when exposed to human papillomavirus (HPV) type 16 four months after vaccination, according to ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created May 26, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Immunogenicity

Immunogenicity is the ability of a particular substance, such as an antigen or epitope, to provoke an immune response in the body of a human or animal.

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