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Research begins on animal-human antibiotic resistance link
hhbphdddpt.d hhbphdddpt.d | Added: 23 Jun 2016
A team of Bristolian scientists have started a large-scale study to investigate how antimicrobial r…
New plant-based vaccine under investigation
hhbphdddpt.d hhbphdddpt.d | Added: 21 Jun 2016
A plant-based polio vaccine, the first of its kind, could be created by a team led by the Universit…
Promising phase I Ebola trials
hhbphdddpt.d hhbphdddpt.d | Added: 13 May 2016
Scientists involved in Phase I trials for an Ebola vaccine have described recent results as very pr…
New method to create vaccines
hhbphdddpt.d hhbphdddpt.d | Added: 6 May 2016
Researchers from a Danish university have developed a new and simple way to create vaccines.
Ebola still affects survivors after they recover
hhbphdddpt.d hhbphdddpt.d | Added: 25 Feb 2016
With Ebola survivor Pauline Cafferkey hospitalised after complications with her recovery from the i…
Food allergies better understood
hhbphdddpt.d hhbphdddpt.d | Added: 10 Feb 2016
Scientists have taken a step closer to explaining food allergies, especially those in children.
Anti-virus derived from Hep C shows promise
hhbphdddpt.d hhbphdddpt.d | Added: 19 Jan 2016
A peptide taken from the Hepatitis C virus (HCV) has been found to kill a wide range of viruses whi…
White blood cell cocktail offers regenerative possibilities
hhbphdddpt.d hhbphdddpt.d | Added: 7 Jan 2016
Irradiated white blood cells have been found to release substances that reduce the severity of cell…
Model developed to predict platelet aggregation
hhbphdddpt.d hhbphdddpt.d | Added: 1 Jan 2016
Biophysicists have created a mathematical model to predict arterial thrombus formation – the main c…
Protein found to affect HA efficacy
hhbphdddpt.d hhbphdddpt.d | Added: 1 Dec 2015
Hyaluronic acid (HA), used to treat osteoarthritis, could be modified to become even more useful fo…
‘Trojan Horse’ of immune system revealed
hhbphdddpt.d hhbphdddpt.d | Added: 28 Aug 2015
Human cells use viruses as a ‘Trojan Horse’ to transport a messenger that encourages the immune sys…
Origin of new lineages of human AIDS discovered
hhbphdddpt.d hhbphdddpt.d | Added: 26 Mar 2015
Two new lineages of the virus which causes AIDS have been found to originate from western lowland g…
Why do HIV patients develop dementia?
hhbphdddpt.d hhbphdddpt.d | Added: 11 Sep 2014
Life expectancy for patients with HIV has increased thanks to combination anti-retroviral therapy, …
Cas9’s secrets revealed
hhbphdddpt.d hhbphdddpt.d | Added: 26 Feb 2014
Bacterial enzyme Cas9 needs short DNA sequences to identify and degrade foreign DNA during viral in…
Neutron studies reveal HIV drug mechanism weaker than assumed
hhbphdddpt.d hhbphdddpt.d | Added: 11 Sep 2013
Neutron studies of an HIV enzyme and its inhibitor have revealed new areas for improvement in drug …
