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Zika virus damages placenta, kills fetal mice

NIH-funded scientists detail tissue destruction caused by Zika virus during pregnancy. Zika virus infects and crosses the placentas of pregnant mice and causes severe damage or death in fetal mice, report scientists...

12 May, 2016

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Antibody infusions provide long-term defence against HIV-like infection

Specialized proteins can protect monkeys against the virus for months. The finding provides further evidence that antibodies — specialized proteins that the body produces to fight infections — could one day be used as a...

6 May, 2016

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The world is about to make a risky move to eradicate polio for good

Public health workers and scientists are on the brink of eradicating polio, a disease that causes incurable paralysis. But total eradication calls for a massive logistical operation “unprecedented” in the history of...

29 April, 2016

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Danish researchers achieve vaccine breakthrough

The next generation of vaccines may soon be on the horizon because Danish researchers have discovered a completely new and simple method which sets new standards for the development of vaccines. “The major...

28 April, 2016

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Zika virus causes birth defects, health officials confirm

Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday that there was now enough evidence to definitively say that the Zika virus could cause unusually small heads and brain damage in infants born...

15 April, 2016

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Report: New treatment rids monkeys of HIV-like virus

Researchers at the Oregon Health & Science University primate center say that a new treatment destroyed an HIV-like virus in two newborn monkeys in only two weeks. Monkeys cannot get HIV, so the scientists had to...

14 April, 2016

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Combined HIV and hepatitis C virus vaccination a possibility

A combined vaccination against Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HIV moved a step closer, with the results of a study* presented at The International Liver Congress™ 2016 in Barcelona, Spain. An estimated 2.3 million people...

14 April, 2016

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WHO’s Chan warns over spread of Zika virus beyond Latin America

The world will face a “severe public health crisis” if the Zika virus spreads beyond Latin America, the World Health Organization’s director general has said. Margaret Chan told a press conference that no one can...

7 April, 2016

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Sanofi science chief on Zika: It’s time to disrupt traditional vaccine development

The World Health Organization has warned that the Zika R&D frenzy may not culminate in a vaccine in time for the current outbreak, but Sanofi Chief Scientific Officer Gary Nabel won’t take that for an answer...

7 April, 2016

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Zika genomes provide clues to virus’ introduction to Brazil

Using genome sequences for a handful of Zika viruses (ZIKV), an international team estimates that the virus made its way to Brazil sometime in 2013, potentially piggybacking with travelers from affected areas in the...

31 March, 2016

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