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Japan has pledged $5 million through UNICEF to immunize 13 million children in Afghanistan against polio, reinforcing its ...
The BCG vaccine is built fairly differently from the Pfizer and Moderna Covid vaccines, which have been similarly effective against the virus.
The (hi)story of an idea The BCG vaccine was first used against TB in the 1920's and then started to be used as the first cancer immunotherapy around 1976.
Belagavi tops pilot adult BCG vaccination in Karnataka; over 4.16 lakh vaccinated in 15 districts, ICMR to assess impact.
The Therapeutic BCG Vaccine Market offers growth opportunities through expanding applications beyond TB prevention, including bladder cancer and autoimmune diseases. Advances in biotechnology ...
Intravenous BCG vaccine with a built-in kill-switch was found to be at least as effective as regular tuberculosis vaccine in protecting monkeys against infection.
Scientists demonstrate how the BCG vaccine leads to the destruction of bladder cancer cells.
The US-based consultancy has been condemned for its work with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, and for drawing up plans to ...
A clinical trial with long-term follow-up found that administering BCG vaccine during the active phase of COVID-19 appeared to offer protection against long COVID symptoms.
More than 6 million Americans currently live with Alzheimer's disease, a number predicted to rise as our population ages.
Academic researchers in Massachusetts believe the standard BCG (bacillus Calmette-Guérin) vaccine could have a remarkable second use: a treatment to reverse advanced type 1 diabetes.