A team of Portuguese scientists has reduced the size of helper plasmids for recombinant adeno-associated viral (rAAV) production. The team, from Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica ...

Often found in bacteria, plasmids can carry genes that are useful for survival and can be engineered in the lab to introduce new genes into cells. Scientists use them as tools to study gene ...

28 August 2019, Lower Saxony, Hanover: A pediatrician vaccinates a child with a 6-way combination vaccine against diphtheria, tetanus (tetanus), polio, pertussis, Haemophilus influenzae type b ...

Dengue is one of the most common vector-borne viral diseases today, with ongoing outbreaks in Asia and Latin America. Its spread to North America highlights its global significance, as climate ...

The most common bacteria responsible for this type of pink eye include Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Haemophilus influenzae. Interestingly, sometimes the bacteria causing ...

Amoxicillin–clavulanate therapy warrants consideration in children in whom H. influenzae is likely to predominate (i.e., those who have received antibiotics in the previous 30 days, have ...

Vaccines have dramatically reduced rates of severe childhood illnesses. For example, the introduction of the Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine in the late 1980s significantly decreased cases ...

Findings from the APPEAR-C3G trial showed a 35% reduction in 24-hour UPCR from baseline (primary endpoint) in the iptacopan group compared with the placebo group. The Food and Drug Administration ...

Other bacteria that can cause the respiratory condition include mycoplasma pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenza, Chlamydia pneumoniae and Legionella (Legionnaires’ disease), per the above source.