Controversial experiments, using an artificial but deadly strain of bird flu, to return after scientists agree to follow strict new biosecurity guidelines Experiments with a deadly, artificially mutated version of the...
Most people think of the flu when the word “vaccine” comes up in conversation, but several vaccines also exist to help prevent cancers. Not only that numerous researchers are also working to harness the...
Duke University researchers have found a way to diagnose infectious diseases such as flu and staph infections more quickly by looking for responses in a patient’s genes. Genomics, a field of genetics that takes into...
With the aim to specifically cater to the Indian health scenario, the India chapter of Programme for Appropriate Technologies in Health (PATH), a global NGO working in 70 countries, is in the process of developing a...
A new study suggests that HIV may have affected humans much longer than is currently believed. In fact, the virus might have been around undetected for so many centuries that a human community developed some degree of...
Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have mapped the molecular mechanism by which a virus known as cytomegalovirus (CMV) so successfully infects its hosts. This discovery paves the way for new research avenues aimed...
Patients with HIV who get vaccinated with a disabled version of the virus can, in many cases, fight the real one to a draw. A new study shows that injecting heat-inactivated HIV can awaken immune protection in some...
Scientists are learning more about superspreaders, people who transmit infections to a much greater than expected number of new hosts, including that they may be the driving force behind pandemics. During the 2003 SARS...
A research team led by scientists from the University of Pittsburgh recently determined that the presence of a particular immune system molecule effectively prevented tuberculosis of the lungs from becoming active and...
As this year’s flu season gathers steam, doctors and pharmacists have a fresh stock of vaccines to offer their patients. The vaccines usually provide strong protection against the virus, but only for a while...