Stanford Scientists Transform Ubiquitous Skin Bacterium into a Topical Vaccine Against Tetanus

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Skin was long thought to be just the body's outer protective layer. Now, US scientists show in two scientific papers that the skin is much more autonomous than previously thought, and can produce antibodies against infectious agents on its own. The finding could pave the way for vaccines that could be applied to the skin from a jar of cream.

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Stanford Scientists Transform Ubiquitous Skin Bacterium into a Topical Vaccine Against Tetanus

Imagine a world in which a vaccine is a cream you rub onto your skin instead of a needle a health sector worker pushes into one of your muscles. Even better, it’s cheap, entirely pain-free, and not followed by fever, swelling, redness, or a sore arm. No standing in a long line to get it […] The post Stanford Scientists Transform Ubiquitous Skin Bacterium into a Topical Vaccine Against Tetanus appeared first on Good News Network.

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American researchers have shown in mouse experiments that pathogens applied to the skin trigger the same immune response as those triggered by pests entering the body.

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Pain-Free Vaccination Breakthrough: Stanford researchers develop cream-based vaccine using skin bacteria

Stanford scientists transform a skin bacterium into a topical vaccine.

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World, Dec 16, 2024 (ATB Digital).- For millions of people around the world, vaccines are much more than a medical tool: they represent a source of anxiety. Needle phobia, known as belonephobia (also seen as “tripanophobia”), affects about 10% of the population and can be an obstacle to receiving essential treatments. Now, however, those experiencing this pathological fear may be in luck: a new revolutionary discovery has revealed that our skin,…