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‘Defective’ virus plays major role in spread of disease, UCLA scientists report

Defective viruses, thought for decades to be essentially garbage unrelated to the transmission of normal viruses, now appear able to play an important role in the spread of disease, new research by UCLA life scientists...

12 March, 2013

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CDC warns health officials to be alert for deadly new virus

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned state and local health officials about potential infections from a deadly virus previously unseen in humans that has now sickened 14 people and killed eight...

12 March, 2013

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Scientists discover naturally-occurring protein that could lead to a herpes vaccine

Scientists at the Monash Institute of Medical Research announced last week that they had discovered a link between a naturally-occurring protein in the female reproductive tract and protection from sexually transmitted...

11 March, 2013

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Huge breakthrough in HIV research brings us closer to a vaccine

A team of Spanish researchers say they have made an important breakthrough in HIV research, developing a new vaccine against the virus that is significantly more effective than earlier attempts. Advancing vaccine...

11 March, 2013

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DNA research seeks vaccine for Malaria

U.S. researchers say a vaccine based on genetically engineered DNA could induce an immune response in humans to protect against malaria parasite infection. The PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative U.S. researchers say a...

10 March, 2013

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Influenza virus: Being the most beneficial mutation is no guarantee of long-term genetic success, research finds

Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute scientists have used computer modelling to understand why some mutations in a virus gene rise to dominance and become ‘fixed’ in the genome of the virus, while others die out...

10 March, 2013

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High-tech images show how viruses infect cells

As people around the world contend with illnesses caused by viruses, including this year’s strain of the flu or influenza, researchers continue to study how viruses work and how they manage to invade living cells...

10 March, 2013

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Rwanda: Over five million children to get measles, rubella vaccine

About five million children between nine months and 14 years will benefit from the Measles and Rubella Vaccine, as Rwanda becomes the first country in Africa to roll out the vaccine nationwide. The MR vaccine protects...

6 March, 2013

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Pneumococcal disease: Under the pressure of vaccination

Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) infection, a serious global problem that is the leading cause of pneumonia and other life-threatening illnesses, is vaccine preventable. This gram-positive bacterium has more than...

6 March, 2013

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‘Defective’ virus surprisingly plays major role in spread of disease

1 March, 2013

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