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How bird flu viruses adapt to humans
Two new studies have identified mutations that increase the infectivity of H5N1 and H7N9 viruses through improved binding to receptors in the human respiratory tract. The findings…
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How bird flu viruses adapt to humans
Posted on June 10, 2013 | No CommentsTwo new studies have identified mutations that increase the infectivity of H5N1 and H7N9 viruses through improved binding to receptors in the human respiratory tract. The findings... -
Potential new vaccine could eliminate cervical cancer
Posted on June 10, 2013 | No CommentsEncouraging results have recently emerged regarding a new vaccine which suggests that with continued development the elimination of cervical cancer could be on the cards. The new... -
Immunization programs affected by public concerns
Posted on June 7, 2013 | No CommentsMonitoring and analysis of vaccine concerns could help immunization programs adapt more effective and timely strategies to address public concerns, according to study results published in The... -
Gut bacteria play key role in vaccination
Posted on June 7, 2013 | No CommentsThe bacteria that live in the human gut may play an important role in immune response to vaccines and infection by wild-type enteric organisms, according to two... -
Novel Middle East virus may take more than a week to sicken victims
Posted on June 5, 2013 | No CommentsThe unfolding mysteries of the illness known as Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus already have the makings of an epidemiological thriller, and two newly published case reports... -
Tokyo urged to aid disease eradication battle
Posted on June 5, 2013 | No CommentsThe world may be on the verge of a historic breakthrough in the quest to eradicate infectious diseases once thought incurable, and Japan needs to be a... -
The next new virus
Posted on June 3, 2013 | No CommentsA new flu, H7N9, has killed 36 people since it was first found in China two months ago. A new virus from the SARS family has killed... -
AIDS epidemic: Is an end possible?
Posted on June 3, 2013 | No CommentsMore than 30 years after the discovery of the AIDS virus, experts are optimistic that a cure for the disease will be found, and that an end... -
New vaccine can cut malaria risk by 70%
Posted on May 31, 2013 | No CommentsA team of researchers led by a Japanese professor has developed a vaccine that cuts the risk of malaria in humans by some 70 percent, according to... -
New single virus detection techniques for faster disease diagnosis
Posted on May 31, 2013 | No CommentsTo test the severity of a viral infection, clinicians try to gauge how many viruses are packed into a certain volume of blood or other bodily fluid....