Microfluidic cell-squeezing device opens new possibilities for cell-based vaccines MIT researchers have shown that they can use a microfluidic cell-squeezing device to introduce specific ant... Read more
Immunizations could be administered within minutes where and when a disease is breaking out. Vaccines combat diseases and protect populations from outbreaks, but the life-saving technology l... Read more
Vaccinating cattle against the E. coli O157 bacterium could cut the number of human cases of the disease by 85%, according to scientists. The bacteria, which cause severe gastrointestinal il... Read more
A new avenue of personalized medical treatment — personalized vaccines Researchers at Duke University Medical Center have created synthetic nanoparticles that target lymph nodes and gr... Read more
Vaccines work by exposing the body to an infectious agent in order to prime the immune system to respond quickly when it encounters the pathogen again. Some vaccines, such as the diphtheria... Read more
The Appropriate Technology Collaborative has entered the NASA Tech Briefs Create The Future Contest with our Solar Vaccine Refrigerator. Please visit the Tech Briefs Site and vote for our en... Read more
Texas researchers are planning to use a combination of tobacco plants and podlike laboratories to speed the production of new vaccines The H1N1 virus‘s rapid spread worldwide last year... Read more