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Protein Stops HIV Infection in its Tracks Researchers have identified a protein that might help explain why promising microbicide gels are yet to prove effective against HIV transmission.   |
Chemistry World
January 6, 2011
Laura Howes |
Using HIV against itself US researchers have developed a 'Trojan horse' molecule that uses HIV to trigger the release of a drug that destroys the virus. |
Popular Mechanics
September 2006
Ben Harder |
Seeking Immunity Pathogens like West Nile virus show no respect for borders. But a new class of vaccines may soon keep them in check. |
HHMI Bulletin
Aug 2011
Richard Saltus |
T-Cell Booster Kits A bioengineer remodels cell surfaces to prod the immune system. |
BusinessWeek
March 14, 2005
John Carey |
Tysabri's Painful Lessons Biogen's sudden withdrawal of the multiple sclerosis drug illustrates the dangers of trying to alter the immune system's workings |
BusinessWeek
November 24, 2003
John Carey |
Barring The Door Against AIDS A new generation of drugs focuses on keeping the virus from entering cells. |
Chemistry World
November 25, 2015
Philippa Matthews |
'Superballs' can block infection by Ebola virus Molecular 'superballs' have been created that can stop viruses infecting cells. |
HHMI Bulletin
May 2010
Sarah C.P. Williams |
Lab-Grown Liver New cell culture system solves problem of growing liver cells. |
BusinessWeek
May 27, 2010
Pettypiece & Gibson |
Training the Immune System to Fight Cancer Bristol-Myers' new melanoma drug may be a "game changer." |
Chemistry World
June 13, 2007
James Mitchell Crow |
Renewed Therapeutic Promise for Arthritis Patients Three new treatments for rheumatoid arthritis, the most common chronic inflammatory joint disease in the industrialized world, offer hope to patients where existing drugs have failed. |
The Motley Fool
September 24, 2009
Brian Orelli |
Drugmakers' HIV Treatments Live On Companies that make HIV drugs could lose billions of dollars in revenue if an effective vaccine is developed. All drug-company investors need to keep an eye on up-and-coming drugs from competitors that could take market share. |
Chemistry World
March 10, 2008
Victoria Gill |
New Hope for Anti-HIV Gels Early data from a clinical trial has rekindled hope of an effective topical gel to prevent HIV infection. |
Scientific American
January 2009
Melinda Wenner |
Does Herpes Cause a Form of Sen. Edward Kennedy s Brain Cancer? New evidence points to a link between the herpesvirus and the deadly cancer glioblastoma |
Chemistry World
August 7, 2008
Simon Hadlington |
RNA stops HIV in its tracks Scientists have successfully used a biochemical Trojan horse to smuggle killer sequences of RNA into immune cells to mug invading HIV, stopping infection in its tracks |
Popular Mechanics
January 28, 2010
Cassie Rodenberg |
Next-Gen Transplant Techniques Can Stop Organ Rejection About 77 organ transplants are performed each day in the U.S., and more than 101,000 people are on a wait list for body parts such as hearts, skin and veins, according to the Mayo Clinic. |
Chemistry World
September 26, 2007
Victoria Gill |
HIV Vaccines 'Will Not Work' Just days after US drug firm Merck revealed its leading HIV vaccine candidate had flopped in clinical trials, a leading immunologist has predicted that many other vaccines in the pipeline will also fail because their design is similarly flawed. |
Chemistry World
February 14, 2011
Catherine Bacon |
New hepatitis C drug Scientists in the UK have developed a compound to combat the hepatitis C virus that could be taken as a pill. |
Chemistry World
December 9, 2009
Sarah Houlton |
New hep C breakthrough A drug being developed by Denmark's Santaris Pharma could provide a breakthrough in the treatment of hepatitis C, and positive results in a study on chimpanzees point to its potential to avoid drug resistance. |
American Family Physician
January 1, 2004
Lin & Kirchner |
Hepatitis B Hepatitis B causes significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Effective vaccines for hepatitis B virus have been available since 1982; infant and childhood vaccination programs introduced in the 1990s have resulted in a marked decrease in new infections. |
Chemistry World
February 9, 2012
Harriet Brewerton |
Pressurizing red blood cells for information Scientists in Canada have developed a method to study the changes in red blood cells caused by the most common malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. |
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June 29, 2011
Brian Orelli |
4 Immunotherapies to Watch Just don't go all-in. |
Chemistry World
August 31, 2011
Hayley Birch |
Smallpox vaccine virus puts cancer in its sights The results of a human cancer therapy trial show for the first time that tumors can be targeted and infected by engineered viruses, without damage to surrounding tissues. |
The Motley Fool
August 10, 2010
Ryan McBride |
Vertex's Telaprevir Clears Hurdle, Could Halve Treatment Times for Hepatitis C Study results are positive. |
National Defense
November 2010
Eric Beidel |
To Counter Bioterrorism, The Key is Boosting Immunity That's why Texas A&M University researchers are investigating ways to arm Americans against attacks involving toxins, viruses and bacteria. |
BusinessWeek
September 12, 2005
John Carey |
A Better Way To Ambush AIDS? HIV increasingly outwits today's drugs even as side effects take a toll. But Panacos Pharmaceuticals' experimental drug opens the door to a new line of attack. |
BusinessWeek
September 2, 2010
Simeon Bennett |
David Margolis' Fight to End AIDS The North Carolina professor is relying on Zolinza, a rarely used Merck cancer drug, to stamp out AIDS. |
Unix Insider
January 2001
Sandra Henry-Stocker |
Understanding viruses What exactly is a virus, how does it work, and how can you protect your system from one? The author explains the difference between viruses and worms, and why keeping up with and preventing them is so difficult... |
American Family Physician
May 15, 2002 |
HIV in Women What are HIV and AIDS?... How do women become infected with HIV?... Is HIV infection different in women and men?... What precautions can be taken to avoid getting HIV during sex?... What should I do if I think I may be infected?... |
Scientific American
April 10, 2006
Christine Soares |
Turning Yellow Yellow fever shot confers long-lasting immunity, a trait that medical researchers hope to transfer to other kinds of vaccines. |
Popular Mechanics
December 1, 2006
Ben Harder |
Fighting HIV by Building a New Killer In the fight to find a cure for AIDS, researchers have invented a viral double agent on a mission to seek out where HIV hides. |
Chemistry World
June 11, 2015
Sarah Houlton |
Companies clamour for CAR-T The biopharmaceutical industry is getting excited about chimeric antigen receptor T-cells, or CAR-T cells, designed to harness the cell-killing power of the immune system. |
BusinessWeek
September 23, 2010
Rob Waters |
Stem Cells That Save Big Pharma a Bundle Drugmakers hope to save big by using stem cells to test drugs for dangerous side effects long before costly human trials are needed. |
BusinessWeek
February 10, 2011
Rob Waters |
Sangamo's Bet Against AIDS: Gene Therapy Sangamo's stock has more than doubled since July 6, when the company, with no products on the market, reported success of its gene therapy approach in mice in the journal Nature Biotechnology. |
AskMen.com
Dustin Driver |
Most Contagious Diseases Super-contagious diseases spread like wildfire. The best way to battle any of these nasty bugs is to avoid them altogether. Keep your eyes open for these most-unwanted diseases, and stay healthy. |
HHMI Bulletin
Aug 2011
Cassandra Willyard |
A Faster Knockout With a virus, a needle, and an ultrasound machine, researchers have drastically cut the time it takes to disable a gene in mice. |
Chemistry World
April 19, 2011
Simon Hadlington |
Cell factories package drugs for delivery Scientists in Australia and Germany have used living cells as 'factories' to encapsulate particles such as drugs in biological membranes. |
Chemistry World
June 9, 2008
Simon Hadlington |
Artificial virus silences genes Scientists in Korea have created an artificial virus that can target the nucleus of cancer cells and knock out specific genes. |
Science News
April 3, 2004
Edna Francisco |
A Virus Crosses Over to Wild-Animal Hunters Hunting and butchering a gorilla apparently infected a 45-year-old man with a new virus typically found only in nonhuman primates, according to a recent study. |
Chemistry World
April 23, 2015
Tim Wogan |
SiRNA treatment cures Ebola in monkeys The first laboratory trial demonstrating the effectiveness of an experimental drug against the strain of Ebola currently ravaging West Africa has been performed in rhesus monkeys. |
The Motley Fool
August 9, 2010
Luke Timmerman |
Kaleetan Seeks to Stand on Dendreon's Shoulders Kaleetan Pharmaceuticals tries to improve upon Dendreon's breakthrough cancer drug. |
Chemistry World
February 9, 2007
Victoria Gill |
Africa's First Large-Scale HIV Vaccine Trial The first large-scale clinical trial of an HIV vaccine will involve around 3000 participants in five selected sites in South Africa. It will compare the effectiveness of the vaccine at reducing HIV infection compared to a placebo. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
June 1, 2007 |
Thoughtleader: Stephen Sherwin, Cell Genesys Cell Genesys has been able to raise enough capital to gamble on what it CEO believes could be the future's most promising therapies, including gene activation, immunotherapy, and oncolytic virus therapy. |
American Family Physician
August 15, 2003 |
West Nile Virus What is West Nile virus?... How do people get infected with West Nile virus?... What are the symptoms of West Nile virus infection?... Who is at risk for infection with West Nile virus?... Is there a treatment for West Nile virus infection?... etc. |
Nurse Practitioner
December 2009
Gujral & Collantes |
Understanding Viral Hepatitis: A guide for primary care Recent advancements in the field of genomics and proteomics technology have given researchers and clinicians more insight on disease pathogenesis and helped create more tailored approaches to the treatment of these conditions. |
Chemistry World
October 16, 2014
Amy Middleton-Gear |
New test accelerates herpes detection A new assay for spotting the virus responsible for cold sores has been developed by scientists in Ireland. |
BusinessWeek
April 1, 2010
Bennett & Randall |
Will an AIDS Pill a Day Keep the Virus Away? Drugmaker Gilead is betting the one-pill PrEP treatment will slow the virus' spread - as are some of the world's top health agencies and philanthropists. |
Chemistry World
May 13, 2013
Harriet Brewerton |
Early malaria diagnosis Now, Nicholas Smith and colleagues at Osaka University have shown that Raman spectroscopy can detect changes in heme and hemozoin in plasma samples to identify malarial infection. |
Popular Mechanics
March 2006
Jeff Wise |
Fighting Fire With Fire By recreating an extinct virus that killed as many as 50 million people, scientists race to defeat avian flu before it evolves into a deadlier form. |
Wired
September 2002
Amanda Griscom |
Take These Genes and Call Me in the Morning Gene vaccines may be relatively new, but they're the logical outgrowth of two familiar strands of medical science. |
American Family Physician
June 15, 2006
Brundage & Fitzpatrick |
Hepatitis A The introduction of hepatitis A vaccines in 1995 led to a drop in the number of reported cases of hepatitis A and a shift to a higher percentage of cases occurring in older age groups. The hepatitis A virus survives for extended periods in the environment. |
