The 2023 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective #mRNA #vaccines against COVID-19.

Despite all the known issues with these (& other) prizes, this one makes me particularly happy: it is extremely well deserved and (another) clear example of what basic science can do for humanity.

Brazil develops the first vaccine against schistosomiasis, the disease of swollen bellies

The researchers are waiting for the WHO to approve the treatment, which is the first in the world to protect against a worm that infects 200 million people a year

JUN 14, 2023

https://english.elpais.com/society/2023-06-14/brazil-develops-the-first-vaccine-against-schistosomiasis-the-disease-of-swollen-bellies.html

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#OneHealth
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Brazil develops the first vaccine against schistosomiasis, the disease of swollen bellies

^{Joan Royo Gual (Ediciones EL PAÍS S.L.)}

Study (preprint) indicates shingles vaccine may cut dementia risk. If this proves true, it could indicate one more link between certain viral diseases and certain neurodegenerative diseases.

Does shingles vaccination cut dementia risk? Large study hints at a link. Analysis of nearly 300,000 people finds an association between the shingles jab and a lower rate of dementia — but questions linger.
#vaccines #shingles #dementia
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01824-1

Does shingles vaccination cut dementia risk? Large study hints at a link

^{Reardon, Sara}