New vaccine could fight antibiotic resistance

A new vaccine could help fight off "superbugs" that have become resistant to antibiotics, researchers report.

Emilie Lorditch-Michigan State • futurity
yesterday ~9 min

What you should know about rising measles cases

Cases of measles, a highly contagious and deadly disease, are surging in parts of the US. Experts fill you in on what you need to know.

Tufts University • futurity
April 19, 2024 ~8 min


The ‘pleasure of choice’ could lower vaccine hesitancy

Offering a choice when it comes to vaccines could convince more people to get them. But it's no magic bullet, experts say.

U. Oregon • futurity
April 15, 2024 ~8 min

Tuskegee history shaped Black Americans’ COVID vax hesitancy

Memories of the infamous Tuskegee Syphilis Study may have affected the willingness of Black Americans in the South to get the COVID vaccine.

Lauren Baggett-U. Georgia • futurity
April 3, 2024 ~6 min

Can the Zika vaccine fight brain cancer?

New research potentially offers a new treatment alternative for brain cancer patients who currently have a poor prognosis.

Duke-NUS • futurity
March 11, 2024 ~7 min

Vaccine in development could offer better flu protection

Researchers are developing a new recombinant flu vaccine that has the potential for stronger and broader immunity.

Cory Nealon-Buffalo • futurity
Feb. 26, 2024 ~6 min

100-year-old TB vaccine shrinks liver tumors in mice

In a new study, a single dose of the vaccine for tuberculosis cut liver tumor burden and extended the survival of mice with liver cancer.

Nadine Yehya - UC Davis • futurity
Feb. 23, 2024 ~6 min

Trust in doctors may help overcome COVID vax hesitancy

People who trust doctors were more likely to get a COVID-19 vaccine and booster. Trust in public officials did not have the same effect.

Rachel Harrison-NYU • futurity
Feb. 7, 2024 ~5 min


What you should know about the latest COVID variant

An expert has answers for you about the latest COVID variant, JN.1, including information about tests, vaccines, and more.

Johns Hopkins University • futurity
Jan. 19, 2024 ~6 min

Nasal spray vaccine may offer better, longer COVID protection

Administering a COVID-19 vaccine as a nasal spray, rather than as an injection, may increase the vaccine’s overall effectiveness.

Zehan Yu-Duke-NUS • futurity
Jan. 10, 2024 ~5 min

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