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One Dose of HPV Vaccine May Be Enough
In a large national data linkage study, researchers compared cervical screening outcomes for a quarter of a million Australian women. They found that in women who were vaccinated at a young age, when most had not yet been exposed to HPV, that receipt of even one dose of HPV vaccine lowered the chance of having a pre-cancerous lesion detected at cervical screening.
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Effective Solution to "De-skunking"
Researchers have identified a compound from fungi that safely and effectively neutralizes skunk spray odor and is not an irritant like some existing formulas.
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Treatment Takes a "BiTE" Out of Brain Cancer
Investigators have created a new method that could make immune therapy more effective against brain tumors and expand its use against other types of solid tumors.
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Never-ending Geometric Patterns Made From…Proteins?
Scientists can turn proteins into never-ending patterns that look like flowers, trees or snowflakes, a technique that could help engineer a filter for tainted water and human tissues.
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Case Study Identifies Encephalitis As Rare Toxicity of Immunotherapy Treatment
After a cancer patient receiving an immunotherapy developed encephalitis and died 18 months into treatment, researchers at investigated why the complication occurred, performing a molecular analysis of the disease’s pathology and mining data to determine the incidence of similar occurrences.
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Why Are Some People More Receptive to Vaccination?
Fear, trust, and the likelihood of exposure are three leading factors that influence whether people are willing to be vaccinated against a virulent disease, according to a new study.
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HIV Vaccine Is a Step Closer to Clinical Trials
A promising vaccine that clears an HIV-like virus from monkeys is a step closer to human testing after a new, weakened version of the vaccine has been shown to provide similar protection as its original version.
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Large Study Suggests Nutrient Supplements Don’t Improve Heart Health or Put Off Death
In a massive new analysis of findings from 277 clinical trials using 24 different interventions, researchers say they have found that almost all vitamin, mineral and other nutrient supplements or diets cannot be linked to longer life or protection from heart disease.
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Biocompound From Atlantic Rainforest Tree Combats Parasite
Natural compounds isolated from Nectandra leucantha, a neotropical tree species belonging to the laurel family (Lauraceae) and endemic to the Atlantic Rainforest biome in Brazil, where its common name is canela-seca or canela-branca, could result in new medications for the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis and Chagas disease.
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Vaccine Strategy Boosts T-Cell Therapy
In a study of mice, the researchers found that they could completely eliminate solid tumors in 60 percent of the animals that were given T-cell therapy along with the booster vaccination. Engineered T cells on their own had almost no effect.
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