Medical research
Designing antiviral proteins via computer could help halt the next pandemic
As Bill Gates sees it, there are three main threats to our species: nuclear war, climate change and the next global pandemic.
Jun 13, 2017
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Pandemic vs. endemic vs. outbreak: Terms to know
Understanding epidemiological terms such as pandemic, endemic and outbreak can be confusing, especially as more news emerges about Zika virus and dengue fever.
Mar 23, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
China bird flu death reported as 2014 toll rises
A man has died from the H7N9 bird flu strain in eastern China, state media reported Monday, at the end of a year in which cases of the virus have accelerated.
Dec 29, 2014
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HIV & AIDS
The geographic origin of AIDS is now known
A study published in Science magazine reveals for the first time where, when and how the world's AIDS pandemic originated. Thanks to a statistical analysis of all the genetic data available on the human immunodeficiency virus ...
Nov 13, 2014
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China 2014 bird flu toll rises to nearly 100
Almost 100 people in China died from the H7N9 bird flu strain in the first three months of the year, but the number of both fatalities and infections declined in March, government figures showed.
Apr 11, 2014
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Medications
A more efficient production process for influenza vaccines could help to cope with future pandemics
Influenza pandemics, such as the 2009 H1N1 'swine flu' outbreak, pose a serious risk to the global population. Vaccination is one route to protection but current manufacturing methods for vaccines limit the volume and speed ...
Apr 9, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Emerging bird flu strain is still poorly adapted for infecting humans, study reports
Avian influenza virus H7N9, which killed several dozen people in China earlier this year, has not yet acquired the changes needed to infect humans easily, according to a new study by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute ...
Dec 5, 2013
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Medical research
Universal influenza vaccine potentially in sight
The fall ritual of getting an annual influenza shot could join castor oil on the list of bygone remedies within a decade, some scientists say. And as that tradition fades away, so too will our fears of the virus mutating ...
Nov 21, 2013
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HIV & AIDS
HIV infections plummet since 2001: UN
New HIV infections have plummeted by a third overall since 2001 and more than halved among children, the United Nations said Monday.
Sep 23, 2013
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Medications
Researchers studying vaccine to prevent potential bird flu pandemic
Scientists at the University of Maryland School of Medicine's Center for Vaccine Development are part of nationwide vaccine research aimed at protecting adults from a new and virulent strain of avian (bird) influenza (flu) ...
Sep 19, 2013
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