A team of experts in the United States announces the development of a new type of virus that can selectively target and infect cancer cells, delivery drugs as it does so. The discovery could be used to treat several types of cancer, the team behind the research believes.The research group managed to get the new agent... |
12 May 2011
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In a new study, researchers were able to determine that previous herpes simplex virus 1 infections can be held at least partially responsible for various impairments that occur in schizophrenics. These include reduced concentration skills and physical dexterity, a weaker memory, and brain areas that are reduced in si... |
31 May 2010
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Researchers at the La Jolla, California-based Salk Institute for Biological Studies have recently determined one of the key mechanisms the herpes simplex virus (HSV) uses to keep cells unaware of the fact that it has infected them. This “covert” approach to infecting the human body is very efficient, the ... |
21 January 2010
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A herpes is a much serious issue than you could have thought. These sexually transmitted viruses have been connected to various cancers, from genital to cervical, anal or throat tumors. Now, a team at Adelaide's Women's & Children's Hospital and the University of Adelaide, Australia, has connected for ... |
19 February 2008
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Well, vagina appeared to be a better candidate for producing "microbicides", drug-delivery systems such as gels, rings, sponges or creams to prevent infection with HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. In 2006, University of Utah researchers have developed a vaginal "molecular condom" that starts as a liquid s... |
24 July 2007
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You can be naughty and get cold sores around your mouth or other orifices of your body. But for corals, this is not just annoying, it is killing them. Herpes viruses and other diseases could be a main factor in the deaths of coral reefs caused by humans throughout the world, as a new research reveals. It is well know... |
21 June 2007
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The herpes is nasty, widespread and has no cure at the moment. But with all the damage they induce, researchers have found a positive side in these viruses: they can boost the body's resistance against the bubonic plague and other severe bacterial infections, at least in mice. "Research into whether a similar me... |
17 May 2007
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