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BU study: Modified malaria drug proven effective at inhibiting Ebola
Derivatives from a commonly used anti-malarial can prevent Ebola virus from entering cellsCredit: Photo by Cydney Scott, Boston University Photography....
Vaccine signatures in humanized mice point to better understanding of infectious diseases
Credit: Alexander Ploss and Florian Douam, Princeton University Infectious diseases kill millions of people each year, but the search for...
Write with heat, cool and then repeat with rewritable paper
Credit: American Chemical Society Even in this digital age, paper is still everywhere. Often, printed materials get used once and...
New HIV diagnoses at high levels in the European Region but progress in EU
ECDC and WHO Regional Office for Europe issue annual surveillance dataCredit: ECDC/WHO, HIV/AIDS surveillance in Europe 2018 - 2017 data...
Genetic mutation drives tumor regression in Tasmanian Devils
Credit: WSU Washington State University scientists have discovered genes and other genetic variations that appear to be involved in cancerous...
Spinal cord injury could throw off body's internal clock, study shows
Credit: Image provided by Andrew Gaudet. AUSTIN, Texas -- Although paralysis is the most noticeable result of a spinal cord...
Ending the HIV epidemic: Where does Europe stand?
Progress on the 90-90-90 targets in 52 countries in Europe and Central AsiaCredit: Eurosurveillance From diagnosis of HIV to successful...
Meeting the challenge of engaging men in HIV prevention and treatment
NIH commentary describes innovative strategies for reaching menCredit: US Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Marie Montez WHAT: A...
Uranium in mine dust could dissolve in human lungs
Credit: Eshani Hettiarachchi New Mexico contains hundreds of historic uranium mines. Although active uranium mining in the state has ceased,...
A cancer drug may help treat human papillomavirus infections
Safe and effective therapeutic agents that can treat these cancer-causing viruses are greatly neededCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Preclinical experiments...
Laws designed to ban or curb drivers' use of cell phones are saving motorcyclists' lives
Credit: Florida Atlantic University Laws to ban or curb drivers' use of cell phones and other handheld devices have greatly...
Rotavirus outsources cellular protein CK1α to assemble virus factories
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Rotaviruses, like all viruses, reproduce inside living cells. Making new viruses requires assembling replication factories...
Medullary bone found in Cretaceous birds
Credit: Jingmai O'Connor A team of scientists led by Jingmai O'Connor from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP),...
A molecular look at nascent HDL formation
Biophysicists dissect the first step in reverse cholesterol transportCredit: Liu et al. JLR 2018 Oil and water don't mix. But...
UMSOM and GRAS begin second typhoid conjugate vaccine study in africa
Scientists to vaccinate 250 Participants in Burkina Faso with typhoid conjugate vaccineCredit: Matthew Laurens, University of Maryland School of Medicine...
Experts in immunotherapy, medical physics, cervical cancer named 2018 ASTRO Gold Medalists
Patricia Eifel, M.D., FASTRO, David Jaffray, Ph.D., and Ralph Weichselbaum, M.D., awarded the highest honor bestowed upon ASTRO membersCredit: ASTRO/Adam...
A new approach to studying the flu
A clever repurposing of a biological tool gives researchers new clues as to how the flu remains so successfulCredit: Washington...
People and plants: Working together for the planet
Plants, People, Planet, a new cross-disciplinary Open Access journal, launches todayCredit: Plants, People, Planet / Tetsuo Wada / Aflo. We...
Drug dramatically reduces risk of dangerous blood clots in cancer patients
Strategy could prevent clots in more than 50,000 cancer patients per year in the US and CanadaCredit: The Ottawa Hospital...
Montana State-led project to prevent bat-borne diseases wins $10 million grant
Credit: Shirley Plowright BOZEMAN -- In an effort to prevent some of the world's most lethal diseases, an international research...
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