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New coronavirus related to viruses from bats
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New coronavirus related to viruses from bats

The virus that is causing alarm among global public health authorities after it killed a man in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia earlier this year and is now linked to two other cases of disease, is a novel type of coronavirus most...

21 November, 2012
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Viruses act like self-packing suitcases
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Viruses act like self-packing suitcases

Researchers at the University of Leeds have identified a crucial stage in the lifecycle of simple viruses like polio and the common cold that could open a new front in the war on viral disease. The team are the first to...

19 October, 2012
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Discovery opens way for designing TB shots
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Discovery opens way for designing TB shots

Specialised immune cells, discovered by Australian researchers, could become instrumental in designing an anti-tuberculosis (TB) vaccine, says a study. The joint study by the Australian universities of Melbourne and...

15 October, 2012
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New virus named, SARS lessons learned
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New virus named, SARS lessons learned

The new coronavirus – the subject of countless, often-panicky, news reports – now has a name. Researchers in England are calling it London1_novel CoV2012. But there’s not a lot else that can be said...

2 October, 2012
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No risks seen with flu shot in early pregnancy
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No risks seen with flu shot in early pregnancy

Adding to evidence that the flu shot is safe for pregnant women, a new study finds no link between the vaccine and the risk of serious birth defects. The study of nearly 9,000 pregnant women who got the flu shot found...

28 September, 2012
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Kiwi researchers close to TB breakthrough
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Kiwi researchers close to TB breakthrough

New Zealand researchers are inching closer to creating a world-first oral tuberculosis vaccine. TB kills more people worldwide than any other bacterial disease – latest estimates show about 1.4 million people died...

27 September, 2012
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