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  Evidence Supports Blocking Immune Response to Enhance Viral Therapy Against Solid Tumors

  March 13, 2013 — Following several years of study, investigators have found more evidence that viral therapy to treat solid tumors can be enhanced by blocking the body's natural immune ... > full story
• Immune System
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  New Hope in Fight Against Leading Infectious Cause of Congenital Birth Defects

  March 13, 2013 — A virus most people probably have never heard of, but that the majority of us carry, is the No. 1 infectious cause of congenital birth defects in the U.S. today. Because of cytomegalovirus (CMV) ... > full story
• HIV and AIDS
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  Current HIV Screening Guidelines Are Too Conservative

  March 13, 2013 — Researchers report that the CDC's current HIV screening guidelines are too conservative and that more frequent testing would be cost-effective in the long run for both high- and low-risk groups. The ... > full story
• HIV and AIDS
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  Political Strife Undermines HIV Treatment

  March 12, 2013 — Among other tragedies in countries with HIV epidemics, political violence can have the additional long-term consequence of an increase in viral resistance to treatment and HIV treatment failure, say ... > full story
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  Prediction of Seasonal Flu Strains Improves Chances of Universal Vaccine

  March 12, 2013 — Researchers have determined a way to predict and protect against new strains of the flu virus, in the hope of improving immunity against the ... > full story
• Foodborne Illness
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  Pesticide Application as Potential Source of Noroviruses in Fresh Food Supply Chains

  March 12, 2013 — Contaminated water used to dilute pesticides could be responsible for viruses entering the food chain, warn ... > full story
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  Study Points to Essential Role of IL-22 in Lung Repair After the Flu

  March 11, 2013 — Once the initial episode of influenza has passed, the chronic effects tend to be overlooked. The results of a new study indicate that the cytokine interleukin-22 (IL-22) plays a critical role in ... > full story
• Schizophrenia
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  Virus and Genes Involved in Causation of Schizophrenia

  March 8, 2013 — For the first time, researchers have found that a combination of a particular virus in the mother and a specific gene variant in the child increases the risk of the child developing ... > full story
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  Scientists Find More Precise Way to Turn Off Genes, a Major Goal of Treatments That Target Cancer

  March 7, 2013 — Scientists have found a more precise way to turn off genes, a finding that will speed research discoveries and biotech advances and may eventually prove useful in reprogramming cells to regenerate ... > full story
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  New Clues to How Flu Virus Spreads

  March 7, 2013 — People may more likely be exposed to the flu through airborne virus than previously thought, according to new research. The study also found that when flu patients wear a surgical mask, the release ... > full story

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