Items tagged with virus

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A Vaccine for Colon Cancer Wednesday, July 29th, 2009 - 14:31:23 - Anuradha Menon A cancer vaccine with a twist is making headway in clinical trials at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Rather than targeting a... read more

Mystery of HIV Vaccine Failure Deepens Tuesday, July 21st, 2009 - 15:51:19 - Ehud Rattner Two groups of scientists have cast doubt on a leading explanation for the failure of a key HIV vaccine. The two teams examined immune cells from... read more

Who's Typing Your Password? Thursday, July 16th, 2009 - 18:21:03 - Anuradha Menon Passwords can be one of the weakest links in online security. Users too often choose one that's easily guessed or poorly protected; even strong... read more

Portable DNA Purifier for Poor Countries Friday, July 10th, 2009 - 16:09:36 - Anuradha Menon A standard bicycle pump is all that's required to power a DNA purifying kit, designed by Catherine Klapperich and her students at Boston University... read more

H1N1 Less Effective at Rapid Transmission Wednesday, July 8th, 2009 - 16:11:35 - Anuradha Menon A team from MIT and the Centers for Disease Control has found a genetic explanation for why the new H1N1 "swine flu" virus has spread from person to... read more

Swine Flu Reaches into the Lungs and Gut Saturday, July 4th, 2009 - 14:41:29 - Anuradha Menon The swine flu virus can reach deep into the respiratory system and even as far as the intestines — findings which could explain why the disease's... read more

Michael Jackson Viruses and Scams Friday, July 3rd, 2009 - 14:41:50 - Anuradha Menon Security firm Sophos reports that a new email viral attachment is circulating with an email claiming to have details on secret Michael Jackson songs... read more

Early Control Of H5N1 Influenza Virus Sunday, June 21st, 2009 - 19:38:16 - Ehud Rattner Researchers from Georgia suggest that the cell-signaling protein, interferon type 1, reduced H5N1 influenza virus replication in mice and may offer... read more

Virus Tamed to Destroy Cancer Cells Monday, May 25th, 2009 - 18:11:10 - Ehud Rattner Scientists at Oxford University have tamed a virus so that it attacks and destroys cancer cells but does not harm healthy cells. They determined how... read more

Key Protein Keeps Chronic Infection in Check Sunday, May 10th, 2009 - 19:33:04 - Ehud Rattner Why is the immune system able to fight off some viruses but not others, leading to chronic, life-threatening infections like HIV and hepatitis C? A... read more

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