Topic
Vaccination
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3 Questions: Seth Mnookin on research to encourage vaccination
MIT professor co-authors AAAS report calling for dedicated research on vaccination decisions.
April 25, 2014 -
Allocating flu vaccines to maximize number of people remaining healthy
Research could help prevent millions of people from becoming infected with the next pandemic flu
June 14, 2013 -
Study offers new way to discover HIV vaccine targets
Ragon Institute researchers develop a method to identify weak points in viral proteins that could be exploited for vaccine development.
March 21, 2013 -
A safer way to vaccinate
Polymer film that gradually releases DNA coding for viral proteins could offer a better alternative to traditional vaccines.
January 27, 2013 -
Putting the squeeze on cells
By deforming cells, researchers can deliver RNA, proteins and nanoparticles for many applications.
January 23, 2013 -
MIT administers a record number of flu shots at the 2012 walk-in clinics
October 17, 2012 -
Getting (drugs) under your skin
Using ultrasound waves, researchers boost skin’s permeability to drugs.
September 14, 2012 -
Stopping influenza evolution before it starts
Model of flu proteins suggests new way to design vaccines that slow mutations.
December 20, 2011 -
Countering ‘memory loss’ in the immune system
New findings from MIT biologists could help vaccine designers elicit long-term immunity.
December 21, 2010