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Researchers at Cardiff University believe new understanding about how a virus enters and infects human cells could help pave the way for new cancer vaccines and treatments.

Researchers find that taking high doses of vitamin D may result in a decrease in bone density.

People skeptical of the medical establishment who live close to a measles outbreak have a greater chance of changing their mind, according to a recent study.

Immunity against mumps virus appears insufficient in a fraction of college-aged people who were vaccinated in childhood. The findings highlight the need to better understand the immune response to mumps and mumps vaccines.

Melatonin could be a novel drug for preventing bone loss of astronauts during space flight.

A research team has developed helical polypeptide potassium ionophores that lead to the onset of programmed cell death. The mechanism induces the "self-killing" of cancerous cells by perturbing ion homeostasis.

Drug-resistant bacteria responsible for deadly hospital-acquired infections shut out antibiotics by closing tiny doors in their cell walls.

In a study published in Genome Research, researchers developed a gene therapy that specifically reduces fat tissue and reverses obesity-related metabolic disease in obese mice.

Influenza vaccination in patients with high blood pressure is associated with an 18% reduced risk of death during flu season, according to research presented today at ESC Congress 2019 together with the World Congress of Cardiology.

After making the decision to stop showing results for searches related to vaccines last year, Pinterest have made a U-turn. Any searches on the platform relating to "vaccine safety", "measles" and other health related terms will now be directed to leading public health organizations.