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Early HIV drugs ‘may not stop virus’

HIV can rapidly form invulnerable strongholds in the body, dashing hopes that early treatment might cure the virus, according to new research. A baby was thought to have been cured with treatment hours after birth, but...

22 July, 2014

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French pharma company develops anti-dengue vaccine

For the first time in 50 years of dengue research, the first safe, effective and affordable anti-dengue vaccine in the world could be out commercially in the country by end of next year. This was announced by Guillaume...

11 July, 2014

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Why some flu viruses may be more contagious

Some viruses can survive on the fingertips longer than others. Not all flu viruses are the same. Some are hardy survivors. Some influenza viruses can survive and remain infectious on the fingertips for at least 30...

11 July, 2014

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How viruses use ‘fake’ proteins to hide in our cells

Some viruses can hide in our bodies for decades. They make ‘fake’ human proteins that trick our immune cells into thinking ‘everything is awesome’, there’s nothing to see here. Now researchers at the Imaging Centre of...

11 July, 2014

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Researchers develop experimental treatment for deadly Nipah virus

Researchers are a step closer to developing a treatment for the deadly Nipah virus, a disease transmitted by fruit bats that has a high mortality rate. The disease is most common in Asia and South Asia. Nipah virus...

1 July, 2014

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Study points out areas at risk for H7N9 virus

The H7N9 bird flu virus, which has caused severe illness and deaths in China, may inhabit only a fraction of its potential range and could possibly spread to India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines...

1 July, 2014

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Guinea frets as Ebola virus spreads

A second spike in Ebola virus cases has panicked residents and health officials in Guinea, who fear a west African outbreak of the killer disease may now be out of control. “Ebola cases are worrying. We do not...

27 June, 2014

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Chikungunya virus spreads through Caribbean to Cuba

Health authorities in Cuba have confirmed six cases of the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus on the island. Cuba is the latest Caribbean nation to confirm cases of the virus, which resembles dengue fever and can cause...

27 June, 2014

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Study identifies potential for pandemic flu viruses

Circulating avian influenza viruses were recently shown to have genetic similarities to the pandemic Spanish flu virus of 1918, which resulted in an estimated 40 million deaths. A team of researchers led by the...

20 June, 2014

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Antibiotics Niet: Soviet use of viruses to cure being considered in U.S.

Antibiotics were “niet” during the Soviet era and, as an alternative, doctors used viruses to cure infections, and this idea is now being considered in the U.S. Overuse of these drugs has produced bacterial resistance...

16 June, 2014

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