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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.