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Special gene potentially responsible for Chinese fatal infections of H7N9 bird flu disease

The H7N9 strain of bird flu is continuing to spread and take the lives of Chinese citizens, despite government efforts to stem the outbreak. On Tuesday, three more people had died from the avian flu, state news...

7 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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Synthetic gene helps HIV vaccine hit shape-shifting foe

An HIV vaccine that uses a synthetic gene to trigger an immune response might offer a way to protect against the virus where others have failed. Most vaccines work by training immune cells called B-cells to produce...

24 January, 2014

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Gold nanoparticles help develop new method for tracking viruses

Researchers at the Nanoscience Center (NSC) of the University of Jyväskylä in Finland have developed a novel method for the study of enterovirus structures and their functions. The method will help in obtaining new...

20 January, 2014

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Research uncovers key difference between our bodies’ fight against viruses and bacteria

Scientists at The University of Nottingham have discovered a key difference in the biological mechanisms by which the immune system responds to viral and bacterial pathogens. The study, published in the journal Nature...

15 January, 2014

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Large trial finds 55% efficacy for 4-strain flu vaccine in kids

A study billed as the first large, randomized clinical trial of a quadrivalent (four-strain) influenza vaccine showed that GlaxoSmithKline’s FluLaval Quadrivalent was about 55% efficacious in protecting children...

15 January, 2014

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New strain of bird flu still harmful after it becomes drug resistant

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai said]that a new strain of avian influenza still has the ability to cause serious illness in humans even after it develops a resistance to antiviral medication. Researchers...

15 January, 2014

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New vaccine may eliminate HIV completely

Finnish company FIT Biotech might have just developed an extremely effective treatment for HIV, a vaccine designed to “lower the viral load of current HIV patients.” According to Finnish news outlet Yle...

10 January, 2014

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Gladstone Institute researchers provide insight in fight against HIV/AIDS

Research led by scientists at the Gladstone Institutes has identified the precise chain of molecular events in the human body that drives the death of most of the immune system’s CD4 T cells as an HIV infection leads to...

7 January, 2014

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Why anti-vaxxers might be creating a world of more dangerous viruses

In science fiction, we see all kinds of nightmare viruses that evolve immunity to vaccinations. The scary part? It could actually happen in real life, especially if anti-vaxxers encourage people not to get vaccinated...

6 January, 2014

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