“Babies who are exposed to HIV at birth but don’t become infected with the virus have lower levels of antibodies to diseases such as whooping cough, tetanus and pneumococcus,” according to a…
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Medicago granted FDA clearance for clinical development of seasonal flu vaccine
Medicago Inc. (TSX: MDG) a biotechnology company focused on developing highly effective and competitive vaccines based on proprietary manufacturing technologies and Virus-Like Particles (VLPs), today announced it has received Food and Drug…
Irisys to develop sensors for improving compliance with hospital handwashing regulations
NHS figures show that about nine per cent of patients actually acquire infections during a hospital stay. This costs the Health Service around GBP1billion annually – money that could be saved by…
Babies born to HIV-infected mothers have lower antibody levels against bacterial infections
Babies whose mothers have HIV, but who are not HIV-infected themselves, are born with lower levels of specific proteins in their blood called antibodies, which fight infection, compared with babies not exposed…
Antiviral Gene Therapy Agent Created From Salmonella
New experiments at the University of California, Berkeley, may one day lead to anti-viral treatments that involve swallowing Salmonella bacteria, effectively using one bug to stop another. Researchers at UC Berkeley’s School…
Anti-cancer shots for boys in the pipeline
The Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) is deciding on whether to include the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, Gardasil in in the National Immunization Program for boys. At present Gardasil is administered to…
Rib-X commences Phase 2b trial to assess delafloxacin, linezolid, vancomycin for treatment of ABSSSI
Rib-X Pharmaceuticals, Inc., an antibiotics company with a broad development-stage pipeline, today announced the initiation of a Phase 2b clinical trial to evaluate delafloxacin, linezolid and vancomycin for the treatment of acute…
Bednets And Preventative Treatment Reduce Malaria Infection In Children
A large-scale trial by the Medical Research Council (UK) The Gambia has corroborated the findings of two other trials in Mali and Burkina Faso, carried out to improve the health of children…
Researchers develop new method for drug discovery using math to combat HIV, other diseases
Using mathematical concepts, Princeton researchers have developed a method of discovering new drugs for a range of diseases by calculating which physical properties of biological molecules may predict their effectiveness as medicines….
Study on non-surgical approach for treatment of liver hydatidosis
Concerning treatment, until recently the only definitive treatment for hydatid disease had been surgery. Different surgical techniques and procedures have been carried out and even in some cases, a liver transplant has…
Vatican to host one-day international HIV/AIDS conference in May
The Vatican on Thursday announced it “will host an international conference in May on preventing [HIV/AIDS] and caring for those afflicted with it amid continued confusion over its position concerning condoms as…
Link Between Blood-Clotting Protein And Cancer, Septicaemia
In our not-so-distant evolutionary past, stress often meant imminent danger, and the risk of blood loss, so part of our body’s stress response is to stock-pile blood-clotting factors. Scientists in the Molecular…
Technique that cleared mouse of HIV-like virus sparks hope for new therapy
In a breakthrough, Australian researchers have developed a method to boost the immune system. This technique is seen to be capable of clearing an “HIV-like” infection from a mouse. This could in…
Blood test for screening mad cow disease to come soon: Study
UK scientists have developed a new blood test that can diagnose cases of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD), a rare, fatal brain disease caused by proteins known as prions. These prions are also…
In Salmonella’s Bag Of Tricks Scientists Identify A Deadly Tool
The potentially deadly bacterium Salmonella possesses a molecular machine that marshals the proteins it needs to hijack cellular mechanisms and infect millions worldwide. In a paper published online in Science Express, Yale…