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Researchers discover otulipenia, a new inflammatory disease

National Institutes of Health researchers have discovered a rare and sometimes lethal inflammatory disease – otulipenia – that primarily affects young children. They have also identified anti-inflammatory...

23 August, 2016

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Want to survive Ebola? Perhaps malaria infection can help?

In 1927, Austrian physician Julius Wagner-Jauregg won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of the therapeutic value of malaria inoculation in the treatment of dementia paralytica associated with...

19 August, 2016

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Study provides details of possible link between Zika virus and severe joint condition at birth

A study published by The BMJ provides more details of an association between Zika virus infection in the womb and a condition known as arthrogryposis, which causes joint deformities at birth, particularly in the arms...

16 August, 2016

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Researchers identify a key weapon of Zika virus

Scientists at the University of Southern California discovered a key weapon used by the Zika virus to ravage the brains of infected fetuses: proteins. In an article published Thursday in the journal Cell Stem Cell...

12 August, 2016

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Study finds HPV vaccine protects children with vulnerable immune systems

While the protective benefits of the HPV vaccine in the general population are well known, new research shows it may also benefit children with weakened immune systems who are at higher risk of HPV-related cancers. The...

3 August, 2016

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Genetically modified ‘Plasmodium’ strains proved to be an effective vaccine against malaria

Malaria is one of the most notorious killers up to now. Developing a vaccine against the disease posed challenges as the parasite that caused the disease out maneuver the host immune response. However, a team of...

2 August, 2016

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Toward an effective TB vaccine: Analysis of the immune response to a promising candidate

BCG, the only currently approved TB vaccine, has been around for almost a century and is only partially effective. When given to children, BCG is estimated to prevent 20% of infections and to protect half of the...

29 July, 2016

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Checkpoint in B cell development discovered with possible implications on vaccine potency

In a paper published in the July 14 inaugural issue of the journal Science Immunology, University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers report a new quality-control checkpoint function in developing B cells, cells that...

27 July, 2016

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Travelers import superbugs

Many tourists returning from India were found colonized with multidrug-resistant “superbugs.” Microbiologists at the Institute for Infectious Diseases of the University of Bern, Switzerland, also isolated a...

22 July, 2016

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Scientists find possible vaccine for sexual transmitted disease

In a huge new discovery, scientists may have just found a possible new vaccine for a very common sexually transmitted disease. Chlamydia is a relatively common sexually transmitted infection that is mainly treatable and...

21 July, 2016

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