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Universal flu vaccine comes closer
Posted in Medicine on 24th Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller
Researchers say they are closer to developing a vaccine to give life-long protection against any type of flu, after promising trials in animals.
Ebola crisis in Guinea 'has set back malaria fight'
Posted in Medicine on 25th Jun, 2015
by Alex Muller
Malaria deaths since the Ebola outbreak began will far exceed the number of Ebola deaths in the country, which now stand at 2,444.
HIV vaccine approach nears human trial
Posted in Science on 21st Jun, 2015
by Alex Muller
A study indicates it is possible to trigger the antibody system, with an engineered molecule that mimics a vulnerable region of HIV, to make neutralizing antibodies.
A new flu drug gives the body time to defend itself
Posted in Science on 17th Jun, 2015
by Alex Muller
Past flu-fighting drugs have targeted the virus itself. But a new drug called Vasculotide reinforces the cellular barrier in the lungs, giving the body more time to rid itself of the virus.
Virus improves bone marrow transplants, kills some cancer cells
Posted in Science on 7th Jun, 2015
by Alex Muller
Researchers have discovered that a rabbit virus can deliver a one-two punch, killing some kinds of cancer cells while eliminating a complication of bone marrow transplants.