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HIV ‘invisibility cloak’ allows virus to evade immune system

HIV uses an “invisibility cloak” made up of a host body’s own cells, a team of researchers has found, in a discovery that represents a significant step forward in our understanding of the virus and could lead to new...

8 November, 2013

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Single HPV vaccine dose may protect adequately

Women who receive only one dose of a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine have readily detectable antibody levels that remain stable for four years, suggesting that one dose of the vaccine may be adequate to confer...

8 November, 2013

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UN health agency approves new encephalitis vaccine to protect children in developing countries

The United Nations health agency has approved a new vaccine against Japanese encephalitis (JE), stressing that access to the vaccine will help save the lives of children in developing countries. The World Health...

1 November, 2013

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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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