New vaccine research in monkeys suggests that scientists are
homing in on the critical ingredients of a protective HIV
vaccine and identifies new HIV vaccine candidates to test in
human clinical trials. Friday, January 6, 2012 - 11:41 Newly
published research by scientists at Oregon Health & Science
University provides significant new information about how early
embryonic stem cells develop and take part in formation of the
primate species. The research, which took place at OHSU's Oregon
National Primate Research Center, has also resulted in the first
successful birth of chimeric monkeys. Thursday, January 5, 2012
- 14:50 Human adenoviruses have been proposed as vectors for
antigens in vaccines because of their ability to induce strong
immune responses in animal models. But there is one major
problem—patients that have already been exposed to such
adenoviruses naturally develop antibodies against them, which
then neutralize the vaccine before it has a chance to deliver
its package. Thursday, January 5, 2012 -