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The long struggle: vaccines versus malaria
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The long struggle: vaccines versus malaria

After clean water, vaccines may have saved more lives than any other public health intervention. Eradication of malaria, a disease that may have killed more humans than any other single cause, likely requires a malaria...

20 July, 2012
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Discovery could lead to new virus drugs
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Discovery could lead to new virus drugs

The first 3D image of a common cold virus generated by the fastest computer in the southern hemisphere could lead to new viral drug treatments, Melbourne scientists say. Researchers have simulated the full genome of the...

16 July, 2012
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Now, vaccines won’t need refrigeration
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Now, vaccines won’t need refrigeration

Researchers have developed a new silk-based stabiliser that kept some vaccines and antibiotics stable up to temperatures of 60 degrees Celsius. The breakthrough could free vaccines and antibiotics from the necessity of...

11 July, 2012
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Keeping the flu away
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Keeping the flu away

San Diego State University researchers at the Donald P. Shiley BioScience Center may have found the secret to helping the immune system fight off the flu before it gets you sick. A new study published in the Public...

9 July, 2012
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New hope for blocking malaria transmission
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New hope for blocking malaria transmission

World-first screening by scientists at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research has identified new potential treatments for blocking malaria transmission. The QIMR team, in conjunction with Griffith University...

29 June, 2012
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