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Zika vaccine 'works very well' in mice

Posted in Medicine on 29th Jun, 2016
by Alex Muller

A single dose of an experimental vaccine can protect mice against the Zika virus, raising renewed hope of a vaccine for humans, say scientists.

A Zika Vaccine is Now Ready for Human Test Subjects

Posted in Science on 21st Jun, 2016
by Alex Muller

The drug, which will be tested on a small sampling of human participants, arrives five months after the World Health Organization declared Zika a public health emergency.

A promising HIV vaccine moves toward clinical trial

Posted in Medicine on 8th Jun, 2016
by Alex Muller

Oregon Health & Science University is recruiting potential volunteers for the first human tests of its promising HIV vaccine.

Tumor-killing virus nearly doubles survival time of brain cancer patients

Posted in Science on 5th Jun, 2016
by Alex Muller

Instead of directly killing a cancer cell, the virus lays the groundwork for targeted drug strikes.

NHS will not fund anti-HIV Prep drug plan

Posted in Medicine on 2nd Jun, 2016
by Alex Muller

NHS England has reiterated it will not fund a "game-changer" drug treatment that can prevent HIV.