all David A. Edwards stories

For those who live and breathe chocolate, a puff

404132862 — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:48:50 -0400

Inhaled tuberculosis vaccine may be more effective than injected vaccine

404132862 — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:58:18 -0400

A novel aerosol version of the most common tuberculosis (TB) vaccine, administered directly to the lungs as an oral mist, offers significantly better protection against the disease in experimental animals than a comparable dose of the traditional injected vaccine, researchers report this week (March 12) in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

Students develop system to fight TB

70652986 — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 05:23:46 -0400

A new system developed by Harvard undergraduates delivers anti-tuberculosis drugs through an inhaler, increasing the likelihood that patients will take them over longer periods, and reducing the side effects of pills and injections. To test and market the system, the group has formed a nonprofit corporation called MEND (MEdicine in NeeD). "It's the beginning of an effort to bring new technology from the labs and classrooms of Harvard to patients by the quickest means possible," according to David Darst, a 21-year-old junior.