Tag Archives: immunity

How to: boost resistance to tuberculosis

Posted on 5 October 2013 by mmmbitesizescience

Most kiddies receive the very effective Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine against tuberculosis during childhood, but as they grow up, the protection afforded by this vaccine wanes. Since cases of adult TB are on the rise, receiving an immune upgrade would … Continue reading →

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Vaccine delivers an immune double whammy to fight tuberculosis

Posted on 20 June 2013 by mmmbitesizescience

Vaccination is a hugely important public health intervention, perhaps the biggest in the history of mankind. While many childhood diseases are now effectively controlled by immunisation programs (as long as parents vaccinate their kids), there is still no effective vaccine … Continue reading →

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What makes the smallpox vaccine so great?

Posted on 19 January 2013 by mmmbitesizescience

Perhaps one of the most incredibly effective vaccines ever used, against smallpox, has completely eradicated a terribly nasty human disease. Yet the way in which vaccinia virus, the live poxvirus contained in the smallpox vaccine, actually orchestrates a protective immune … Continue reading →

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Tomarto or Tomehto: both are good against strokes

Posted on 16 October 2012 by mmmbitesizescience

I used to absolutely hate tomatoes when I was young. In fact, I remember smuggling them out of my packed lunch and into my favourite dinner lady’s obliging mouth during my primary school days. As I got older, I saw … Continue reading →

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