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DNA vaccine - A vaccine generated by the injection of specific DNA fragments to stimulate an immune response. [FAO]

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VGX Announces Initiation of IND-enabling Toxicology Studies for ...  -  Aug 20, 2007
ADMET.net (press release),VGX Pharmaceuticals has announced that it has initiated IND-enabling pre-clinical toxicology studies for three of its DNA plasmid-based product candidates.

Calming Factor: DNA vaccine for MS passes initial test  -  Aug 17, 2007
Science NewsAn experimental vaccine for people who have multiple sclerosis has proved safe, clearing a necessary first hurdle toward regulatory approval.

Vaccine helps MS patients  -  Aug 20, 2007
Irish Health,...be published later this year in the journal Archives of Neurology. It is believed to be the first human trial of a DNA vaccine for an autoimmune disease.

Electroporation process improves access for DNA vaccines  -  Aug 17, 2007
San Diego Union Tribune,Ichor and Inovio are working in the field of electroporation, one of four fields that are helping increase the amount of DNA vaccine molecules that get into

DNA Vaccine May Treat Multiple Sclerosis  -  Aug 14, 2007
SlashdotIn a new development, a neuroimmunology researcher in Montreal has developed a therapeutic DNA vaccine. The cause of the disease is not fully understood,

DNA vaccine could help MS sufferers: study  -  Aug 14, 2007
CTV.ca,An experimental therapeutic DNA vaccine appears to produce beneficial changes in the immune systems and brains of those living with multiple sclerosis,

DNA Vaccine Against Multiple Sclerosis Appears Safe, Potentially ...  -  Aug 14, 2007
Science Daily (press release)Science Daily — A newly developed DNA vaccine appears safe and may produce beneficial changes in the brains and immune systems of individuals with multiple

First human trial of DNA-based vaccine cheers MS researchers  -  Aug 13, 2007
Guardian Unlimited,In the trial, the researchers saw the number of lesions fall by 18% to 64% in patients who were given the DNA vaccine alone. The size of the lesions also

DNA vaccine could help MS sufferers: study  -  Aug 13, 2007
CTV.ca,TORONTO -- The cause of multiple sclerosis remains unknown, but a newly developed DNA vaccine may hold the key to producing beneficial changes in the immune

MS vaccine handed safety boost  -  Aug 13, 2007
BBC News,The Montreal researchers said they thought their study was the first time that a DNA vaccine had been given to someone with an "auto-immune" disease.

Experimental MS Vaccine Proves Safe in Early Test  -  Aug 13, 2007
Forbes,13 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental DNA vaccine to fight multiple sclerosis is safe and may also be effective, results of a small Canadian trial suggest.

New vaccine brings hope for MS patients  -  Aug 13, 2007
Scotsman,Researchers said the DNA vaccine, BHT-3009, appeared safe and beneficial to the brain and immune systems of patients with MS. Some 30 patients with the most

DNA vaccine offers MS hope  -  Aug 15, 2007
Healthcare RepublicA DNA vaccine is showing promise as a novel treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS), say North American scientists. Findings from a study of 30 patients with

A New DNA Vaccine Could Bring New Hopes For MS Patients  -  Aug 14, 2007
eFluxMedia (press release)...by John Wolper A newly developed DNA vaccine could represent a new hope for MS patients, according to a study published in the October 2007 print issue of

New DNA Vaccine for MS  -  Aug 14, 2007
The Money Times,The article mentioned a new DNA vaccine that worked on the patient’s brain as well as the immune system and provided relief. The vaccine is being called

DNA Vaccine May Stop MS  -  Aug 13, 2007
WebMD..."With a DNA vaccine you can do very targeted changes to the immune system. This would be a huge advance over what we can do right now.

DNA vaccine for MS passes Phase I  -  Aug 14, 2007
BiopharmaReporter.com,...by Emilie Reymond 14/08/2007 - A new DNA vaccine has passed a Phase I trial in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and is set to enter the next

Promising DNA Vaccine For Multiple Sclerosis  -  Aug 13, 2007
Medical News Today,A new DNA vaccine may be helpful for those who suffer from multiple sclerosis (MS), according to an article in this week's online issue of Archives of

The Good News Vaccine for MS Sufferers  -  Aug 14, 2007
Earthtimes.orgNow, a newly developed DNA vaccine may be instrumental in producing changes that are beneficial to the brains and the immune systems of those living with

Inovio Biomedical partner Tripep receives approval to initiate ...  -  Aug 17, 2007
PipelineReview.com (press release),..."This is the first human study in the world in which a DNA vaccine against an infectious disease is being administered by in vivo electroporation.

MS Vaccine on the Horizon  -  Aug 14, 2007
WFIE-TV,Researchers from the Montreal Neurological Institute tested the DNA vaccine known as BHT-3009 on 30 patients with advanced MS. Half of the patients were

CytoDyn DNA Vaccine Shows Promise for Low-Dose Protection from ...  -  Aug 8, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),The gene gun is used to deliver a DNA vaccine for bird flu directly into human cells thereby increasing potency, albeit at the expense of creating massive

MS patients given hope with new vaccine treatment  -  Aug 14, 2007
News-Medical.net,The scientists from the Montreal Neurological Institute say the DNA vaccine, BHT-3009, appears to be safe and beneficial to the brain and immune systems of

Investigational Multiple Sclerosis Vaccine Demonstrates Safety and ...  -  Aug 14, 2007
MedPage Today,14 -- An investigational tolerizing DNA vaccine for multiple sclerosis, BHT-3009, was safe and well tolerated in a 30-patient trial, researchers here found.

CytoDyn DNA Vaccine Shows Low-Dose Protection From Bird Flu  -  Aug 8, 2007
FDA news (subscription),CytoDyn has completed analysis of its prospective, placebo-controlled study with mice to compare nine variations of experimental DNA vaccines for the bird

Vaccine for MS Safe - Phase II Trial Underway  -  Aug 13, 2007
Insider Medicine,August 13, 2007 (Insidermedicine) A newly developed DNA vaccine appears to be safe and may reduce the size of lesions in the brains of people with multiple

Thursday's Small-Cap Winners & Losers  -  Aug 16, 2007
TheStreet.com...received approvals from the Swedish Medical Products Agency and local ethics committees to initiate a Phase I/II clinical trial of a novel DNA vaccine.

MS vaccine proves safe after trial  -  Aug 14, 2007
PRESS TV,Results of a Canadian trial suggest that an experimental DNA vaccine designed to fight MS is safe and may be effective in tackling the disease.

Researchers may have found a vaccine for MS  -  Aug 14, 2007
WIS,NATIONAL (WIS) - A DNA vaccine designed to treat Multiple Sclerosis has proven successful in early clinical trials. In a study funded by the vaccine's

Vical Reports Second Quarter 2007 Financial Results, Allowance of ...  -  Aug 7, 2007
CNNMoney.comVical announced in July the enrollment of the 20th hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipient in the company's Phase 2 trial of a DNA vaccine against

A New Vaccine Against Multiple Sclerosis  -  Aug 14, 2007
MIT Technology Review,An experimental DNA vaccine against multiple sclerosis (MS) appears safe in early human tests and shows signs of effectiveness, according to a paper

Vaccine results bring hope for MS sufferers  -  Aug 14, 2007
Scenta.co.uk,The researchers said: "If successful in MS, antigen-specific DNA vaccine can be developed for prevention or treatment of related diseases, such as type 1

Pill helps athletes beat the heat  -  Aug 15, 2007
CNNMoney.comA DNA vaccine may offer relief to those suffering from multiple sclerosis, Canadian researchers said. The vaccine includes a DNA sequence that helps build

Navy Partners with Ichor Medical Systems to Develop a Vaccine for ...  -  Aug 6, 2007
Business Wire (press release),In March, the company announced that it had been awarded a $900000 contract by DoD to assist the US Army in the development of a DNA vaccine for equine

Inovio Partner Starts Phase I/II Study of ChronVac-C  -  Aug 17, 2007
FDA news (subscription),The trial will test Tripep's proprietary DNA vaccine, ChronVac-C, in 12 subjects already infected with HCV. The trial will be conducted in Sweden beginning

CytoGenix To Present DNA Vaccine Data at the Biomedical Advanced  -  Jul 31, 2007
WebWire (press release),CytoGenix, Inc. (CYGX.OB) announced today that Dr. Yin Chen has been selected to give an oral presentation entitled, "Rapid Production of DNA Vaccines Using

Ichor Wins $2.3M Award to Assess Vaccine Candidates for Anthrax ...  -  Aug 6, 2007
Genetic Engineering News (press release),Ichor will assist the Biological Defense Research Directorate in the assessment of DNA vaccine candidates for anthrax and plague developed by the Navy and

Tide of winged death stemmed by UMass vaccine  -  Aug 8, 2007
Worcester Business Journal,Using a vaccine created by the University of Massachusetts Medical School, New Mexico-based CytoDyn has developed a DNA vaccine for the dreaded Bird Flu.

Market Report -- In Play (INO)  -  Aug 16, 2007
MSN MoneyThe trial will test Tripep's proprietary DNA vaccine, ChronVac-C, administered using Inovio's MedPulser DNA Delivery System, in 12 subjects already infected

Why No Vaccine for West Nile Virus- Researchers Explain  -  Jul 27, 2007
Vaccine Rx (press release),The DNA vaccine is promising and easy to produce. Genetic material from the virus is placed into harmless E. coli bacteria. DNA vaccines are “much simpler

CDC Researches West Nile Vaccine In Fort Collins  -  Jul 24, 2007
cbs4denver.com,There is also a new breed of vaccine, a DNA vaccine approved for use in horses, but it's not being produced for market. DNA vaccines hold great promise.

Health news  -  Aug 15, 2007
Therapeutics Daily (subscription) (press release),A new DNA vaccine may help improve the quality of life for multiple sclerosis patients. The vaccine gets the body to start producing myelin-based protein

Electroporation delivery system wins biothreat contract  -  Aug 7, 2007
US-PharmaTechnologist.com,By Katrina Megget 8/7/2007 - San Diego-based Ichor Medical Systems has been awarded a more than $2.3m contract to develop an electroporation DNA vaccine

GeoVax Labs, Inc. Second Quarter Financial Results and Operational ...  -  Aug 14, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),Trial participants will be administered GeoVax HIV-1 DNA vaccine which "primes" the immune system followed by GeoVax's HIV-1 MVA (Modified Vaccinia Virus)

Navy partners with Ichor for vaccines  -  Aug 7, 2007
United Press International7 (UPI) -- The US Navy is set to partner with Ichor Medical Systems to develop a DNA vaccine for anthrax and plague. Ichor has been awarded a two-year,

$15M allocated to AIDS vaccine research  -  Aug 1, 2007
Science Daily (press release)...full story DNA Vaccine Protects Against AIDS, Not HIV (April 20, 2005) -- While a new DNA vaccine may not be able to prevent HIV infection, it could protect

Indian Science Conquers New Frontiers (India At 60)  -  Aug 10, 2007
NEWSPost India,...first-ever kind are also in the pipeline, such as a live recombinant cholera vaccine, a rotavirus vaccine, a rabies DNA vaccine and a malaria vaccine.

CytoDyn Study of Bird Flu Vaccines Illustrates Subsidiary’s Unique ...  -  Jul 25, 2007
Business Wire (press release),The gene gun is used to deliver a DNA vaccine for bird flu directly into human cells on gold spheres thereby increasing potency, albeit at the expense of

HPV vaccine does not effective for treating pre-existing HPV infection  -  Aug 15, 2007
HULIQ,For women with human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, use of the HPV-16/18 vaccine will not accelerate reduction of the virus and should not be used to treat

Bush’s Lyme disease cured  -  Aug 19, 2007
National Review of Medicine,This marks the first instance of a DNA vaccine treating an autoimmune disease. BERLIN — A German woman recently had a pencil surgically removed from her

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