Harnessing immune cells' adaptability to design an effective HIV vaccine
In infected individuals, HIV mutates rapidly to escape recognition by immune cells. This process of continuous evolution is the main obstacle to natural immunity and the development of an effective vaccine. A new study published ...
Immunology
Mar 21, 2013 |
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Higher indoor humidity inactivates flu virus particles
Higher humidity levels indoors can significantly reduce the infectivity of influenza virus particles released by coughing, according to research published February 27 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by John Noti and co ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 27, 2013 |
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Crucial step in AIDS virus maturation simulated for first time
Bioinformaticians at IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute) and UPF (Pompeu Fabra University) have used molecular simulation techniques to explain a specific step in the maturation of the HIV virions, i.e., how ...
HIV & AIDS
Dec 04, 2012 |
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Researchers identify unexpected bottleneck in the spread of herpes simplex virus
New research suggests that just one or two individual herpes virus particles attack a skin cell in the first stage of an outbreak, resulting in a bottleneck in which the infection may be vulnerable to medical ...
Medical research
Nov 05, 2012 |
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Kinesin 'chauffeur' helps HIV escape destruction
A study in The Journal of Cell Biology identifies a motor protein that ferries HIV to the plasma membrane, helping the virus escape from macrophages.
HIV & AIDS
Oct 22, 2012 |
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The genetics of HIV-1 resistance
Drug resistance is a major problem when treating infections. This problem is multiplied when the infection, like HIV-1, is chronic. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Retrovirology has examined the ge ...
HIV & AIDS
Oct 02, 2012 |
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Investigation of Chikungunya virus yields two new antigens for vaccine development
Chikungunya virus has caused epidemics in Africa, Asia and recently Europe. It is transmitted to humans by Aedes (see image), a genus of mosquitoes that also transmit dengue fever. Symptoms of a Chikungunya ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 18, 2012 |
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Study reveals insight into how key protein protects against viral infections
Scientists from the University of Utah School of Medicine have discovered that a mouse protein called IFITM3 contributes to the body's defense against some types of viral infections by binding to an enzyme responsible for ...
Immunology
Apr 02, 2012 |
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Discovery offers insight into treating viral stomach flu
Twenty million Americans get sick from norovirus each year according to data released last week by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Often called vomiting illness, it can spread rapidly on cruise ships, ...
Medical research
Mar 21, 2012 |
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Discovery provides blueprint for new drugs that can inhibit hepatitis C virus
Chemists at the University of California, San Diego have produced the first high resolution structure of a molecule that when attached to the genetic material of the hepatitis C virus prevents it from reproducing.
Medical research
Mar 19, 2012 |
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Food-safety expert warns, beware of Norovirus
The leading cause of foodborne disease is wreaking havoc this winter, according to a food-safety expert in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, who says people should try to limit their exposure ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 01, 2012 |
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Cancer drugs could halt Ebola virus
Some cancer drugs used to treat patients with leukemia may also help stop the Ebola virus and give the body time to control the infection before it turns deadly, US researchers said on Wednesday.
Medications
Feb 29, 2012 |
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Blood vessel mapping reveals four new 'ZIP codes'
A research team led by scientists from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered four new "ZIP codes" in their quest to map the vast blood vessel network of the human body.
Medical research
Oct 24, 2011 |
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