Young sexual minority men need more info on HPV risks

Young sexual minority men need education about the risks, symptoms, and prevention of human papillomavirus (HPV), new research shows.

Michelle Edelstein-Rutgers • futurity
Feb. 12, 2020 ~4 min

Enhanced cocaine vaccine blocks the high in mice

A new ingredient boosts an existing cocaine vaccine's ability to block the drug's high, a study with mice shows.

Sarah Avery-Duke • futurity
Feb. 5, 2020 ~2 min


2 doses of flu vaccine for kids cuts hospitalizations in half

Fully vaccinating children by giving them two doses of the flu vaccine can cut their risk of hospitalization as much as 54%, researchers say.

Nardy Baeza Bickel-Michigan • futurity
Jan. 22, 2020 ~4 min

Combo flu vaccine protects mice against 6 strains

A new flu vaccine protects mice against six different strains of the virus—and may have potential as a universal influenza vaccine.

LaTina Emerson-Georgia State • futurity
Jan. 7, 2020 ~4 min

IV delivery dramatically ups TB vaccine’s power

When researchers gave monkeys a TB vaccine using an IV, "nine out of 10 animals showed no inflammation in their lungs."

Erin Hare-Pittsburgh • futurity
Jan. 2, 2020 ~4 min

2 new vaccine strategies may outsmart staph bacteria

Vaccinating pregnant women or newborn babies against staph bacteria may be an effective way to fight dangerous infections, research with mice finds.

Kristina Sauerwein-Washington University • futurity
Dec. 26, 2019 ~5 min

For a universal flu vaccine, improve immune cell memory?

Scientists may have figured out why a universal flu vaccine has remained so elusive: our immune cells' faulty memory.

Katherine Fenz-Rockefeller • futurity
Dec. 20, 2019 ~5 min

Zika vaccine shields fetus in pregnant monkeys

The first test of a Zika vaccine given before conception could support development of another vaccine in early trials in humans.

Andy Fell-UC Davis • futurity
Dec. 19, 2019 ~5 min


Bacteria change may vaccinate against gut diseases

Altering the microbiota may be a way to stave off chronic inflammatory diseases that affect the digestive tract, including IBD and Crohn's disease.

LaTina Emerson-Georgia State • futurity
Dec. 12, 2019 ~4 min

HIV-fighting antibodies may lead to new vaccine

The right kind of antibodies can mobilize into a fighting force that can take on HIV, researchers report. The new work could lead to an HIV vaccine.

Sarah Avery-Duke • futurity
Dec. 6, 2019 ~5 min

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