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Category: BCG vaccine

Posted on September 21, 2019

Nanocurcumin enhances BCG vaccine efficacy

Curcumin was found to enhance the efficacy of the BCG vaccine by increasing the number of central memory cells. Curcumin also helps in the activation of innate immune cells known…

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Posted on March 13, 2018March 14, 2018

ICMR wins the 2017 Kochon Prize for TB research

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has won the Stop TB Kochon Prize for excellence in TB research and development. The $65,000 Prize is awarded annually by Stop TB Partnership to individuals and/or…

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Posted on March 30, 2017March 30, 2017

TB vaccine trial on adults begins in June in India

In June this year, the Pune-based Serum Institute of India Pvt Limited will begin a Phase II/III vaccine trial for tuberculosis using a novel, recombinant BCG (bacillus Calmette-Guérin) vaccine. The…

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Posted on August 30, 2016August 30, 2016

Indian researchers enhance BCG vaccine efficacy using anti-leprosy drug

Indian researchers have been able to bring about more than 50-fold improvement in the efficacy of the commonly used TB vaccine — Bacillu Calmette Guerin (BCG) — by giving mice…

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