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Eric Topol
3 months ago
How do mRNA vaccines help fight cancer? A
@nature.com
paper today tells the story, one with big implications, as reviewed here
erictopol.substack.com/p/how-mrna-v...
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How mRNA Vaccines Can Help Fight Cancer
Turning "cold" tumors "hot"
https://erictopol.substack.com/p/how-mrna-vaccines-can-help-fight
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Eric Topol
7 months ago
Not just shingles vaccine, but also RSV vaccine reduces the risk of dementia, which highlights the benefit of revving up the immune system in older individuals
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Lower risk of dementia with AS01-adjuvanted vaccination against shingles and respiratory syncytial virus infections - npj Vaccines
npj Vaccines - Lower risk of dementia with AS01-adjuvanted vaccination against shingles and respiratory syncytial virus infections
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41541-025-01172-3
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Edward Nirenberg
7 months ago
In some good news- this is an interesting idea. Lencapavirification (yes I made that term up) of flu antivirals:
www.science.org/content/arti...
Details on the drug here.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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A single shot of a flu drug could outperform vaccines—and protect for an entire season
One injection of a long-lasting drug showed up to 76% efficacy in a large trial
https://www.science.org/content/article/single-shot-flu-drug-could-outperform-vaccines-and-protect-entire-season
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The Journal of Infectious Diseases
11 months ago
Molecular characterization of RSV infections in elderly patients during the 2023/2024 season in the era of nirsevimab introduction âś… Just Accepted
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Molecular characterization of RSV infections in elderly patients during the 2023/2024 season in the era of nirsevimab introduction
RSV can cause severe infections in the elderly. Nirsevimab is a novel prophylactic monoclonal antibody, widely used in infants in France during the 2023/2024 season. It may select for resistant RSV variants that, if transmitted in the community, could compromise vaccine efficacy in the elderly.
https://buff.ly/4gv0N6r
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