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New mechanism for wound healing identified by MDI biological laboratory scientist
BAR HARBOR, MAINE – Wound healing is not a one-size-fits-all process. MDI Biological Laboratory Assistant Professor, Vicki P. Losick, Ph.D,...
HIV: Identification of receptors in patients spontaneously controlling infection
A small number of patients infected by HIV spontaneously control viral replication without antiretroviral therapy, and do not develop the...
OU team develops new antibiotic to fight MRSA
Credit: University of Oklahoma A University of Oklahoma team of chemists has developed a new antibiotic formulation to fight the...
HIV vaccine design should adapt as HIV virus mutates
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Human immunodeficiency virus is known to be a highly variable virus that adapts to a person’s immune...
Rare human disease found in dogs
EAST LANSING, Mich. – A rare, severe form of pulmonary hypertension, which up until now, has only been classified as...
NIH-led team discovers new HIV vaccine target
A team led by scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has reported a research trifecta. They discovered a...
Three lessons gut microbes have taught us about antibiotics
Antibiotics have proven to be a double-edged sword: capable of killing a range of bacteria that cause infections, but also...
Further clues in the fight against Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
New findings regarding the pathology of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) are bringing Griffith University researchers closer to identifying the cause...
Intraocular therapy prevents or reverses diabetic retinopathy in mice
Philadelphia, PA, May 10, 2016 – Pathologic changes of the retina caused by diabetes is the leading cause of blindness...
Placental RNA may help protect embryo from viruses, Penn study finds
The human placenta is an organ unlike any other. During the course of nine months it is formed by the...
Antibody therapy opens door to potential new treatment for HIV
The development of antiretroviral therapy, a combination of drugs that slows the replication of HIV in the body, has transformed...
New Zika mouse model accumulates virus in the brain and other tissues
Credit: Dowall et al. The ongoing Zika virus (ZIKV) epidemic with its link to birth defects and serious immune disease...
Newborn screening for cystic fibrosis
Montreal, May 4th 2016 — A new study led by a team from the Research Institute of the McGill University...
Ebola vaccine: Promising phase I trials
"The results for tolerability, safety, and the immune response to the vaccine candidate are very promising," explains Prof Marylyn Addo....
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