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New Promise for an HIV Vaccine as Researchers Overcome Crucial Obstacle
April 2, 2013 For the first time, researchers were able to stimulate immune cells to produce broadly neutralizing antibodies: a critical step that has eluded researchers for decades but that provides promise for a ... > full story -
Researchers First to Use Common Virus to 'Fortify' Adult Stem Cells
April 1, 2013 Using the same strategy that a common virus employs to evade the human immune system, researchers have modified adult stem cells to increase their survival -- with the goal of giving the cells time ... > full story -
Newly Approved Blood Thinner May Increase Susceptibility to Some Viral Infections
April 1, 2013 A new study indicates that a newly approved blood thinner that blocks a key component of the human blood clotting system may increase the risk and severity of certain viral infections, including flu ... > full story -
Research Deciphers HIV Attack Plan: How AIDS Virus Grooms Its Assault Team
April 1, 2013 A new study defines previously unknown properties of transmitted HIV-1, the virus that causes AIDS. The viruses that successfully pass from a chronically infected person to a new individual are both ... > full story -
Varicella Vaccine Has Long-Term Effectiveness Against Chicken Pox
April 1, 2013 Chicken pox, the childhood affliction of earlier generations, has been largely neutralized by the varicella vaccine, according to a new ... > full story -
Innate Immune System Can Kill HIV When a Viral Gene Is Deactivated
March 29, 2013 Research suggests a new target for treatment and the eventual cure of ... > full story -
New Vaccine-Design Approach Targets Viruses Such as HIV
March 28, 2013 Scientists have unveiled a new technique for vaccine design that could be particularly useful against HIV and other fast-changing ... > full story -
How Herpesvirus Invades Nervous System
March 28, 2013 Scientists have identified a component of the herpesvirus that "hijacks" machinery inside human cells, allowing the virus to rapidly and successfully invade the nervous system upon initial ... > full story -
Cervical Cancer: DNA-Based Test More Accurate Than Repeat Smear ('Pap')
March 28, 2013 In women who have a potentially or mildly abnormal cervical smear, using a DNA-based test can identify those at higher risk of having precursors of cervical cancer, according to a new Cochrane ... > full story -
Childhood Asthma Tied to Combination of Genes and Wheezing Illness
March 27, 2013 About 90 percent of children with two copies of a common genetic variation and who wheezed when they caught a cold early in life developed asthma by age 6, according to a new study. They were nearly ... > full story
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