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Immune Systems of Healthy Adults 'Remember' Germs to Which They've Never Been Exposed
February 7, 2013 It's established dogma that the immune system develops a "memory" of a microbial pathogen, with a correspondingly enhanced readiness to combat that microbe, only upon exposure to it -- or to its ... > full story -
Social Media May Be Useful in Prevention of HIV, STDs
February 7, 2013 Facebook and other social networking technologies be effective tools for preventing HIV infection among at-risk groups. African American and Latino men who have sex with men voluntarily used ... > full story -
Unique Peptide Has Therapeutic Potential Against Cancers, Neurological Disorders, and Infectious Diseases
February 7, 2013 Scientists have synthesized a peptide that shows potential for pharmaceutical development into agents for treating infections, neurodegenerative disorders, and cancer through an ability to induce a ... > full story -
Enzyme Behind Breast Cancer Mutations Identified
February 6, 2013 Researchers have uncovered a human enzyme responsible for causing DNA mutations found in the majority of breast cancers. The discovery of this enzyme -- called APOBEC3B -- may change the way breast ... > full story -
Digital Games Contribute to HIV Education in Uganda
February 6, 2013 Computer games, virtual classroom with a discussion forum and video drama can be integrated in a common learning environment for teaching teenage children. This pedagogical approach has demonstrated ... > full story -
Injection-Free Vaccination Technique Could Address Global Vaccine Challenge for HIV, Malaria
February 4, 2013 Scientists have demonstrated the ability to deliver a dried live vaccine to the skin without a traditional needle, and shown for the first time that this technique is powerful enough to enable ... > full story -
In a Fight to the Finish, Research Aims Knockout Punch at Hepatitis B
February 4, 2013 In a new study, researchers report a breakthrough in the pursuit of new hepatitis B drugs that could help cure the virus. The researchers were able to measure and then block a previously unstudied ... > full story -
Study Finds Incentive Price for Reducing HIV Risk in Mexico
February 4, 2013 With a goal to reduce HIV risk behaviors, researchers investigated whether gay men and male sex workers in Mexico City would participate in a conditional cash transfer program that encourages HIV ... > full story -
Target 'Super-Spreaders' to Stop Hepatitis C
February 1, 2013 Each intravenous drug user contracting hepatitis C is likely to infect around 20 other people with the virus, half of these transmissions occurring in the first two years after the user is first ... > full story -
Gum Disease Found to Worsen Infection in Animal Model of AIDS
January 31, 2013 Scientists have found that moderate gum disease in an animal model exposed to an AIDS- like virus had more viral variants causing infection and greater inflammation. Both of these features have ... > full story
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