This January Australian scientists will start deploying a strange bacterium called Wolbachia pipientis in an attempt to halt disease transmission by mosquitoes especially Dengue fever. They are targeting the Aedes aegypti mosquito…
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Scientists determine 500 three-dimensional protein structures from bacterial and protozoan pathogens
Scientists at Seattle Biomedical Research Institute (Seattle BioMed) and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine have reached a major milestone in the effort to wipe out some of the most lethal diseases…
Study reports cranberry juice consumption not a good remedy for urinary tract infections
Drinking cranberry juice has been recommended to decrease the incidence of urinary tract infections, based on observational studies and a few small clinical trials. However, a new study published in the January…
VIRxSYS presents study results of VRX1116 at HIV DART 2010
VIRxSYS Corporation, a privately held company developing vaccines and RNA therapies, today presented results from a study of VRX1116 at HIV DART 2010 in Los Cabos, Mexico, showing that vaccinated monkeys challenged…
Agilent, UC Davis to develop MassCode PCR technology for identifying food-borne pathogens
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) today announced it is collaborating with the University of California, Davis in the area of food safety. The research collaboration will focus on the development of a new…
AiCuris announces completion of AIC316 Phase II genital herpes trial
AiCuris announced today that the last subject has completed their Phase-II trial “A double-blind randomized placebo controlled dose-finding trial to investigate different doses of a new antiviral drug in subjects with genital…
European Commission must stop attacking generic medicines, says ITPC
European Commission must stop attacking generic medicines that are the lifeline of millions around the world. On International Human Rights Day, as the European Commission (EC) and the Government of India meet…
SEEK reports Phase I safety trail for investigational flu vaccine
SEEK, a leading UK privately-owned drug-discovery group, today presented data on the successful conclusion of a Phase I safety and tolerability study for its investigational Universal Influenza Vaccine, FLU-v, at the World…
Two new studies raise public health concerns in relation to influenza virus
Studies highlight need for new antiviral treatment options and strategies. Two new studies raise public health concerns about increasing antiviral resistance among certain influenza viruses, their ability to spread, and a lack…
Interference with biofilm detachment mechanisms may prevent biofilm-associated infections
Patients in hospitals and healthcare facilities can develop infections as a result of contamination of indwelling medical devices such as catheters with bacteria that are normal inhabitants of the skin of the…
Knee replacement operations cause bacterial infection in the joint
Last year 12 700 knee replacement operations were carried out in Sweden. Most such operations go well, but some patients are affected by bacterial infection in the joint and have to be…
Scientists from NIH identifies a protein that disseminates biofilm-associated infection
Finding could lead to treatment to prevent infection associated with catheters and medical implants What:Scientists from the National Institutes of Health have discovered how catheter-related bacterial infection develops and disseminates to become…
GeoVax expands Phase 2a clinical trial for MVA62B HIV/AIDS vaccine
GeoVax Labs, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: GOVX), announced today the expansion of the Phase 2a clinical trial testing of its HIV/AIDS vaccine products. The expanded Phase 2a trial will test the administration…
No evidence of toxicity enrolled to date in a gene therapy trial in Hemophilia B patients
Investigators report no evidence of toxicity in the four hemophilia B patients enrolled to date in a gene therapy trial using a vector under development at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and…
Experimental flu vaccine triggers immune response, protects against flu
Only the fragile chicken egg stands between Americans and a flu pandemic that would claim tens of thousands more lives than are usually lost to the flu each year. Vaccine production hinges…