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‘Germ trap’ could save us from flu virus
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‘Germ trap’ could save us from flu virus

A remarkable new technology developed by Manchester biochemists has found a way to restrict the spread of flu. The scientists at biotech company Virustatic and The University of Manchester have developed a fabric...

24 March, 2016
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The rare super-antibodies that destroy HIV
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The rare super-antibodies that destroy HIV

A recent study sheds new light on a rare immune response to the virus—and could bring researchers a step closer to developing a vaccine. When a person becomes infected with HIV, the immune system kicks into gear: Immune...

11 March, 2016
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Indian scientists develop Hepatitis C vaccine
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Indian scientists develop Hepatitis C vaccine

A group of Indian scientists has developed a vaccine meant to treat Hepatitis C, a virus or infection that causes liver disease and inflammation of the liver. According to the report in Times of India, the team from the...

23 February, 2016
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Path to Zika vaccine strewn with hurdles
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Path to Zika vaccine strewn with hurdles

The world is once again asking scientists and drugmakers to come up rapidly with a vaccine for a viral disease that, in the latest case, few people had heard of until a few weeks ago, and even fewer feared. Making a...

19 February, 2016
5 min read
ART reduces HIV in the female reproductive tract
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ART reduces HIV in the female reproductive tract

Antiretroviral therapy (ART) affects the way HIV disseminates and establishes infection in the female reproductive tract, which could have significant implications for future HIV prevention, vaccine and cure studies...

11 February, 2016
3 min read