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HIV vaccine: ‘Immunity Project’ launches crowdfunding for Phase I clinical trial, but critics persist

A world in dire need of an HIV vaccine; new research indicating the presence of human “controllers” who naturally keep the virus in check; and a veteran anesthesiologist with capital, poise, and the guts to dream big in...

21 February, 2014

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New research could help produce effective anti-HIV vaccine

In new medical research, scientists at Washington’s National Institutes of Health (NIH) have discovered a mechanism that helps HIV patients evade antibodies and stabilise key proteins, in a finding that could pave...

21 February, 2014

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Preparing for a dengue fever vaccine: why Brazil’s ahead of the game

Six dengue vaccine candidates are in various stages of clinical development but developing countries will not receive the benefits if planning does not start now. Dengue fever is now endemic in more than 125 countries...

17 February, 2014

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Breast cancer vaccine developed by Australian scientists can stop disease returning

A vaccine that can prevent breast cancer returning has been developed by Australian scientists and could be on the market within five to ten years. Trials of the vaccine in 31 women have shown it slashes the rate of...

17 February, 2014

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Scientists create powerful flu vaccines from silkworm DNA

Researchers said they have developed a new method of creating large amounts of flu vaccine by using the genetic code of silkworms. They said the new procedure is quicker and less costly than conventional methods. The...

17 February, 2014

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New vaccine design holds potential

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have invented a new method for designing artificial proteins, and have used it to make key ingredients for a candidate vaccine against a dangerous virus, respiratory...

10 February, 2014

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Chinese scientists sound warning over new bird flu virus

Avian flu viruses pass from infected birds to humans in close proximity but typically do not transmit easily between humans Chinese scientists have sounded the alarm after a new bird flu virus, H10N8, killed an elderly...

10 February, 2014

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Discovery may aid vaccine design for common form of malaria

A form of malaria common in India, Southeast Asia and South America attacks human red blood cells by clamping down on the cells with a pair of proteins, new research at Washington University School of Medicine in St...

3 February, 2014

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Free, hi-tech HIV vaccine coming soon

A revolutionary, free and crowd-funded HIV vaccine is in the works. Its creators use a machine learning algorithm to examine the cells of rare individuals naturally immune to the virus to then re-engineer the same...

3 February, 2014

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Early warning: Internet surveillance predicts disease outbreak

The habit of Googling for an online diagnosis before visiting a GP can provide early warning of an infectious disease epidemic. In a new study published in Lancet Infectious Diseases, internet-based surveillance has...

24 January, 2014

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