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Scientists used iPhone to diagnose intestinal worms

Scientists used an iPhone and a camera lens to diagnose intestinal worms in rural Tanzania, a breakthrough that could help doctors treat patients infected with the parasites, a study said on Tuesday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 12, 2013 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (8) | comments 1

Candidate dengue vaccine shows promise in early-stage trial

A candidate dengue vaccine developed by scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has been found to be safe and to stimulate a strong immune response in most vaccine recipients, according to results from an early-stage ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 23, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Infants with severe RSV disease may be immunosuppressed

Infants with severe lower respiratory tract infection caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) may have a dysfunctional innate immune response that relates to the severity of their disease. These are the findings from ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Dec 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cancer drug shows promise in eradicating latent HIV infection

Breakthrough drugs have made it possible for people to live with HIV longer than ever before, but more work must be done to actually cure the disease. One of the challenges researchers face involves fully eradicating the ...

HIV & AIDS created Nov 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Exposure to snot-nosed kids ups severity of cold infections

Exposure to school-age children raises the odds that a person with lung disease who catches a cold will actually suffer symptoms like a runny nose, sore throat and cough, according to a study just published ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Research breakthrough opens door to new strategy for battling HIV

(Medical Xpress)—New research showing how the HIV virus targets "veterans" or memory T-cells could change how drugs are used to stop the virus, according to new research by George Mason University.

HIV & AIDS created Sep 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Yet another tick-borne illness emerges in U.S.

(HealthDay)—Scientists have identified a new tick-borne illness in the United States—which hospitalized two men in Missouri—adding to the steadily creeping number of diseases known to be transmitted ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Aug 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New AIDS-like disease in Asians, not contagious

Researchers have identified a mysterious new disease that has left scores of people in Asia and some in the United States with AIDS-like symptoms even though they are not infected with HIV.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Aug 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Researchers find possible cause of immune deficiency cases in Asia

A clinical study led by National Institutes of Health investigators has identified an antibody that compromises the immune systems of HIV-negative people, making them susceptible to infections with opportunistic microbes ...

Immunology created Aug 22, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Even after Lyme disease is gone, its remains may perpetuate inflammation

(Medical Xpress) -- Non-infectious proteins of the species of bacteria that causes Lyme disease can remain in the body for a long time after antibiotic therapy, and are capable of causing an inflammatory immune ...

Inflammatory disorders created Jun 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New data suggests HIV superinfection rate comparable to initial HIV infection

HIV superinfection, when a person with HIV could acquire a second, new strain of HIV, may occur as often as initial HIV infection in the general population in Uganda, a study suggests.

HIV & AIDS created Jun 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

China faces 'serious' epidemic of drug-resistant TB (Update)

China faces a "serious epidemic" of drug-resistant tuberculosis according to the first-ever nationwide estimate of the size of the problem there, said a US-published study on Wednesday.

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Study confirms early elevated HIV infection risk in some Step Study participants

A long-term follow-up analysis of participants in the Step Study, an international HIV-vaccine trial, has confirmed that certain subgroups of male study participants were at higher risk of becoming infected after receiving ...

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Viral load a major factor affecting risk of sexually transmitting HIV

The level of HIV-1 in the blood of an HIV-infected partner is the single most important factor influencing risk of sexual transmission to an uninfected partner, according to a multinational study of heterosexual couples in ...

HIV & AIDS created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers identify novel compound to halt virus replication

A team of scientists from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have identified a novel compound that inhibits viruses from replicating. The findings, which are published online in the Journal of Virology, could lead t ...

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