Vaccine
Shielding seniors from a crowned killer
8 Dec 2023A study reveals how age, SARS-CoV-2 variants and booster shots affect immune responses to the COVID-19 vaccine.
Breakthrough infections from a memory lapse
22 Mar 2023Vaccinated people affected by COVID-19 variants have different memory B cell responses than their close contacts who remain healthy.
An indelible memory of dengue
26 Oct 2020New clues into how the immune system remembers a dengue infection may lead to a better vaccine.
Figuring out coronavirus season
13 Jul 2020Understanding how closely related coronaviruses circulate seasonally could impact the timing of vaccination against SARS-CoV-2.
A dengue treatment that is one ‘four’ all
19 Sep 2017An antibody that targets all four strains of the virus
renews hope for effectively treating and preventing dengue
Explaining adjuvants, the “immunologist’s dirty little secret”
27 Jun 2017Studying
immune response to aluminum salts can explain how these chemicals boost vaccine’s
efficacy
Taking the witchcraft out of vaccine development
3 Jan 2017Studying the body’s immune response to malaria infection could help scientists find life-saving vaccines
Virus version control
10 Sep 2015A protein vaccine designed to target all four variations of the dengue virus proves effective in mouse trials
Stem cell factories
23 Jun 2015Researchers at A*STAR are mass-producing stem cells to satisfy the demands of regenerative medicine
Monkey antibodies help fight virus
23 Sep 2014Details of monkey antibodies against chikungunya virus could help to fight the disease in humans