How HIV Research Has Reshaped Modern Medicine
With some 1.3 million new infections a year, a vaccine remains the best way to end the HIV epidemic, said Dan Barouch, the William Bosworth Castle Professor of Medicine at HMS and director […]
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Boston’s dense health-sciences networks help the city to maintain its lead
The Boston area is home to a critical mass of leading universities, hospitals, biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, and independent research institutions that all interact synergistically, says Dan Barouch, an immunologist […]
Brigham and Women’s Hospital Researchers Find Nasal Spray Protects Against Respiratory Illnesses
HMS professor and immunologist Dan H. Barouch ’93, who was not affiliated with the study, said its results could be applied to various respiratory illnesses, beyond those tested during experiments. […]
Mpox Vaccine Antibody Responses Waned Within a Year, Study Shows
Barouch and colleagues assessed mpox-specific immune responses for 12 months in 45 individuals who were vaccinated during the 2022 mpox outbreak. The team performed an observational study in adults who […]
Study demonstrates that mpox vaccine antibody responses wane within a year
“The WHO declared the current mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo a public health emergency,” said corresponding author Dan H. Barouch, MD, Ph.D., director of the Center for […]
CDC says mpox vaccine boosters aren’t needed in the US as questions emerge around waning immunity
“Our data shows that the antibody responses induced by the mpox vaccine are moderate to high titer after the two-dose vaccine,” said Dr. Dan Barouch, lead author of the study […]
Triple antibody therapy shows promise for long-lasting HIV control
“Overall, our study showed that three anti-HIV antibodies with significant breadth of neutralization were actually able to maintain virological suppression in the absence of ART at least during the dosing […]
Covid tied to higher risk of depression, anxiety, PTSD and other conditions, with the unvaccinated most affected, study shows
But the new data may not reflect the current climate, said Dr. Dan Barouch, director of the Center for Virology and Vaccine Research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, who […]
Could the New Mpox Threat Cause Significant Harm in the U.S.?
Dr. Dan Barouch, a Harvard Medical School virologist, said it was likely the U.S. would see clade I cases. “The absolute risk in the U.S. is currently low,” he said. […]
Twice-yearly shot proves successful at preventing HIV infection among women, trial data shows
The finding of lenacapavir having 100% efficacy for HIV prevention in women “is an important advance for the field, and I think that the field will welcome it as an […]
