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IBM Medical Antivirus may enable vaccination against all viruses

Posted in Medicine on 14th May, 2016
by Alex Muller

The new macromolecule composed of several components creates a powerful action that fights viral infection and replication while inhibiting drug resistance.

Antibody therapy opens door to potential new treatment for HIV

Posted in Science on 9th May, 2016
by Alex Muller

In aclinical trial, researchers gave participants with a single dose of 3BNC117, a so-called broadly neutralizing antibody capable of fighting a wide range of HIV strains.

Rapid, low-cost detection of Zika virus using paper-based synthetic gene networks

Posted in Science on 7th May, 2016
by Alex Muller

The sample is applied to the sensors, triggering a response that provides visually evident results in as little as an hour.

New findings in humans provide encouraging foundation for upcoming AIDS vaccine clinical trial

Posted in Medicine on 28th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller

Scientists are working to develop a vaccine capable of inducing "broadly neutralizing" antibodies that can prevent HIV infection.

100% successful clinical trial means we may soon get a dengue vaccine

Posted in Medicine on 17th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller

Each year, 390 million people are infected with dengue, a virus with symptoms including headache, pain, nausea, and can cause death.