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This study suggests in vivo that extracellular Tat activates and protects HIV infected cells. The Tat Oyi vaccine in association with cART may provide an efficient means of controlling the HIV-infected cell reservoir.

The idea is not to provide a platform for zealots like the anti-GMO reapers or anti-vaccination diehards but to provide a space for open, reasoned discussion of ethical and social issues associated with the development and application of biotechnologies.

A study published recently in Science Translational Medicine showed that the way a cancer vaccine is administered can make a big difference in its ability to stimulate the immune system against tumors – contrary to what was previously believed in the field.

New technology to genetically engineer cats could lead to new treatment for feline AIDS.

See the collapse of some anti-vaccination liars when confronted with facts. See them say that childhood diseases are harmless, and even beneficial.

Polio is a highly infectious disease caused by a virus. It invades the nervous system and can quickly cause paralysis. Thanks to global childhood immunization campaigns, polio has been reduced by 99 percent globally, and eradication is within reach.

The sad thing is parents will be fooled into thinking that their children are protected from infectious diseases, when, in fact, they are not. Vaccines do not provide perfect protection. But a vaccine is superior to the nothing of homeopathy.

A universal influenza vaccine -- so-called because it could potentially provide protection from all flu strains for decades -- may become a reality.

Seth Berkley explains how smart advances in vaccine design, production and distribution are bringing us closer than ever to eliminating a host of global threats - from AIDS to malaria to flu pandemics.

Despite a recent vaccination campaign (a safe an effective vaccine has been in use for 40 years) in high risk countries, measles remains one of the leading causes of death among young children globally. An estimated 164 000 people died from measles in 2008 – mostly children under the age of five.