HIV & AIDS
Researchers develop milk that protects against HIV
Melbourne researchers have developed cows' milk that protects human cells from HIV.
Oct 17, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Creutzfeldt-Jakob, 'Mad Cow' blood test now on the horizon
(Medical Xpress)—A simple blood test for Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and Mad Cow disease is a step closer, following a breakthrough by medical researchers at the University of Melbourne.
Sep 12, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Report: Mad cow in California was isolated case
(AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture says a California Holstein discovered in April with mad cow disease was an isolated case and posed no threat to the food supply.
Aug 3, 2012
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Medical research
New proteins inhibit HIV infection in cell cultures
(Medical Xpress) -- Yale Cancer Center scientists have developed a new class of proteins that inhibit HIV infection in cell cultures and may open the way to new strategies for treating and preventing infection by the virus ...
Jul 24, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
'Mad cow disease' in cattle can spread widely in ANS before detectable in CNS
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, or "mad cow disease") is a fatal disease in cattle that causes portions of the brain to turn sponge-like. This transmissible disease is caused by the propagation of a misfolded form ...
Jul 9, 2012
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Finding brings scientists one step closer to Parkinson's drug
Van Andel Institute announces that researchers at Lund University in Sweden have published a study detailing how Parkinson's disease spreads through the brain. Experiments in rat models uncover a process previously used to ...
Jun 27, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Of food supply risks, mad cow's not high on list
(AP) -- If the mad cow found in California has you wondering about food safety, well, there are plenty of problems that pose serious risks to the food supply. But mad cow disease shouldn't be high on the worry list.
Apr 26, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mad cow case in Calif. found in USDA testing
(AP) -- The discovery of mad cow disease in a dead dairy cow came soon after it arrived at a non-descript building in the heart of California's dairy country.
Apr 25, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New case of mad cow disease in California
The first new case of mad cow disease in the U.S. since 2006 has been discovered in a dairy cow in California, but health authorities said Tuesday the animal never was a threat to the nation's food supply.
Apr 24, 2012
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Ophthalmology
Better than a needle in the eye: New medical device offers hope and relief for patients
(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at McMaster have developed a new system for delivering drugs to the back of the eye - one that could offer more effective treatment while sparing patients with vision-related diseases the excruciating ...
Feb 2, 2012
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