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Social media novel source of data on infectious diseases

At a time when new infectious diseases are emerging more frequently, social media platforms have become an important source of information. Along with the increased availability of formal data such as geographical and...

10 July, 2013

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Investment into HIV prevention research could speed up breakthroughs

A broader base of funders is needed to sustain support for HIV prevention research, which continues to make breakthroughs that could help to end the AIDS epidemic, according to a report released on Saturday. The report...

10 July, 2013

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World Health Organisation convenes urgent talks on Mers virus

The World Health Organisation has announced it had convened emergency talks on the enigmatic, deadly Mers virus, which is striking hardest in Saudi Arabia. The move comes amid concern about the potential impact of...

8 July, 2013

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Researchers study existence of cross-protection between multiple strains of infectious disease

Using a unique data set spanning 40 years of dengue fever incidence in Thailand, an international team led by biostatistician Nicholas Reich at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has for the first time estimated...

8 July, 2013

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TSRI scientists make RNA discovery that could impact vaccine development

A recent RNA discovery by a team of scientists at the La Jolla, California-based The Scripps Research Institute could result in medical applications like improved viral vaccines and treatments for autoimmune conditions...

8 July, 2013

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Boston University study identifies molecular circuitry that helps tuberculosis survive for decades

In a study from Boston University’s National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL), researchers have generated a map of the cellular circuitry of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of...

5 July, 2013

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Study identifies genomic regions associated with cholera susceptibility

An international research team has used a novel approach to identify genetic factors that appear to influence susceptibility to cholera. The findings by investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), the Broad...

5 July, 2013

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Portable device provides rapid, accurate diagnosis of tuberculosis, other bacterial infections

A handheld diagnostic device that Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators first developed to diagnose cancer has been adapted to rapidly diagnose tuberculosis (TB) and other important infectious bacteria. Two...

5 July, 2013

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Malaria vaccine just a step closer to reality

Researchers have developed a vaccine using blood-stage malaria parasites, which were attenuated with a chemical agent that keeps the parasite from multiplying. Research has focused on the development of a vaccine to...

5 July, 2013

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HIV vaccine research: WHO recommends guidelines for early treatment to HIV Patients

The World Health Organisation or WHO recommended patients with HIV to start treatment at early stage of the disease and encouraged to take safer and simpler medicines as the vaccine for the virus gains steady progress...

3 July, 2013

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