Scientists compared the innate immune responses of different breeds of chicken to find out which breeds resist Newcastle disease and how they manage to.
Tag: Immunity
How can we better prevent polio?
Scientists wanted to develop a polio vaccine which requires only one injection to better prevent the disease in developing countries.
How can a community protect everyone from disease?
Scientists developed a mathematical model to find out what affects how long herd immunity lasts.
To be vaccinated or not – how does the Internet influence a pregnant woman’s decision?
Researchers wanted to know how online media influences a pregnant woman’s opinion about vaccination against pertussis and the flu.
What happens to our immune cells as we get older?
Scientists wanted to know whether the T cells in our immune system improve their survival skills over time.
Why get vaccinated when the flu vaccine doesn’t work well?
Scientists wanted to study the impact of less effective vaccines in preventing flu-related infections, hospitalizations and deaths.
How can we control HIV worldwide?
Scientists created a computer model to predict how many people worldwide will be infected with HIV and die from it from now until 2035.
How can we keep the world free of measles?
Scientists create mathematical models to study how well different vaccination programs do at preventing measles.
How can we outsmart Zika virus?
Scientists look for a way to prevent Zika virus infection which doesn’t involve vaccine development.
How to prevent rabies in India?
Researchers wanted to know if dog vaccination is a cost-effective approach toward the prevention of human rabies.
