Smithsonian Magazine on MSN12h
You Can Buy a Rare Letter by George Washington Written at a Crucial Turning Point in the Revolutionary War
In the optimistic missive, Washington extols the revolutionary spirit of the American people—even in defeat—and makes a rare ...
The Durango Herald12d
A brief history of vaccines
A lot of people are staunchly pro-vaccines, some are militant anti-vaxxers and much of the population is wondering what all the fuss is about. If you already have a firm viewpoint on the question of ...
News Medical on MSN5d
Engineering safe and effective vaccinia virus vectors for next-generation vaccines
Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. Vaccinia virus (VACV) confers cross-protective immunity against the variola virus, the causative agent of smallpox, and has therefore been ...
Medscape18d
Third-generation Smallpox Vaccines: Challenges in the Absence of Clinical Smallpox
As already noted, it has not yet been possible to successfully establish an animal model of smallpox, [141] but animal models will be critical for vaccine efficacy evaluation. Of note is the fact ...
Labroots12d
New Cancer Vaccine Improves Treatment in Late-Stage Kidney Cancer
The advent of vaccinations came when a scientist, by the name of Edward Jenner, discovered that an individual exposed to a ...
The New York Times7d
Trump’s W.H.O. Exit Throws Smallpox Defenses Into Upheaval
By William J. Broad In 1999, William J. Broad and two colleagues wrote a comprehensive article on the past, present and future of the smallpox virus. Feb. 12, 2025 President Trump’s order that ...