Immunology
Vision of immune cells rallying to destroy invaders captured for the first time (w/ Video)
This information will help researchers design better vaccines that recruit the very effective killer cells to join the fight.
Aug 18, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Experimental gel could prevent genital herpes infection
(HealthDay)—A drug applied as a vaginal gel may substantially cut women's risk of contracting genital herpes, a common and incurable sexually transmitted infection.
Aug 6, 2015
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Herpes simplex virus can mimic premature rupture of membranes
(HealthDay)—Unique presentation of herpes simplex virus infection in pregnancy can be misdiagnosed as premature rupture of membranes (PROM), according to a case report published in the August issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Jul 9, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
ASCO: Risks of whole brain radiotx may outweigh benefits
(HealthDay)—Targeted radiation in the treatment of brain metastases leads to less cognitive damage than radiation for the entire brain, while survival is similar, researchers reported Sunday at the annual meeting of the ...
Jun 1, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers identify cell‑changing gene that can cause cancer
Researchers at Dalhousie Medical School have discovered that a gene found in a common herpes virus plays a key role in the development of several AIDS-related cancers – including a form of skin cancer known as Kaposi's ...
May 12, 2015
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Immunology
Smallpox vaccine virus helps scientist understand immunity
A virus that helped wipe out smallpox in the last century is now helping a University of Nebraska-Lincoln virologist better understand human immunity. This research may lead to better treatment of some viral diseases, including ...
Apr 15, 2015
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Immunology
Ironing out oxidative stress
You're up in the mountains, the snow is blindingly white, and the sun is blazing down from the sky: ideal skiing conditions – but any skiers carrying the herpes virus might also have to reckon with the onset of cold sores ...
Apr 8, 2015
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Medical research
Cytomegalovirus hijacks human enzyme for replication
More than 60 percent of the world's population is infected with a type of herpes virus called human cytomegalovirus. The virus replicates by commandeering the host cell's metabolism but the details of this maneuver are unclear.
Mar 23, 2015
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HIV & AIDS
Common herpes medication reduces HIV-1 levels, independent of herpes infection
Case Western Reserve researchers are part of an international team that has discovered that a common herpes drug reduces HIV-1 levels—even when patients do not have herpes.
Mar 13, 2015
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Medical research
Radical vaccine design effective against herpes viruses
Herpes simplex virus infections are an enormous global health problem and there is currently no viable vaccine. For nearly three decades, immunologists' efforts to develop a herpes vaccine have centered on exploiting a single ...
Mar 6, 2015
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