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Innate virus-killing power discovered in mammals

Scientists have a promising new approach to combating deadly human viruses thanks to an educated hunch by University of California, Riverside microbiology professor Shou-Wei Ding, and his 20 years of research on plants...

15 October, 2013

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Encephalitis vaccine mulled for adults

Adults will soon have an equal chance to fight the deadly Japanese encephalitis virus, as Dispur has decided to inoculate them with the vaccine that is so far known to be effective only in children below 15 years. The...

8 October, 2013

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Vaccine against pneumococcal infections has led to widespread reduction in serious disease

Vaccination with the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine-7 [PCV7—a vaccine that covers 7 strains (serotypes) of Streptococcus pneumoniae] is linked to overall decreases in the rate of serious infections caused by this...

30 September, 2013

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Designer molecule causes AIDS virus to destroy itself

Researchers have designed a synthetic molecule that tricks the AIDS virus into destroying itself. The compound, called DAVEI, was developed by researchers at Philadelphia’s Drexel University and causes the deadly...

20 September, 2013

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Pentagon puts Ebola virus on bio-threat research list

The Pentagon is seeking new research on how to stop Ebola virus and a series of diseases and biological agents that “pose a material threat sufficient to affect the United States’ national security,” a...

20 September, 2013

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One year later, MERS virus remains largely a mystery

A year after SARS hit the world’s radar, scads had been learned about the virus that set off outbreaks in China, Hong Kong, Toronto and other spots, and ignited panic far beyond the affected centres. The coronavirus was...

18 September, 2013

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AIDS vaccine candidate completely clears virus from body in monkeys

Researchers are continuing to search for a HIV/AIDS vaccine that could potentially solve the AIDS epidemic. Now, they may be one step closer, Scientists have announced that they’ve developed a HIV/AIDS vaccine...

13 September, 2013

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Emerging H7N9 virus has potential to cause a pandemic

Virus attaches to both upper and lower respiratory tract epithelium, according to report in The American Journal of Pathology. A new study has found that a novel avian-origin H7N9 influenza A virus, which has recently...

12 September, 2013

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Two-drug combo pill to treat HIV

Scientists have developed a new delivery system for a combination of two HIV drugs that may serve as an effective treatment for the deadly virus. The discovery, which allows for a combination of decitabine and...

11 September, 2013

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NIAID study shows H7N9 virus originated in ducks and chickens

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases announced the results of a study it funded on the origin of the avian H7N9 influenza, which found the disease stemmed from ducks and chickens. The study was led...

10 September, 2013

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