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Apr 08, 2016, 16:52 PM IST
Researchers identify potent antibodies against HIV
Scientists have developed a structure-based vaccine design that can jumpstart an effective immune response to HIV by rapidly offsetting antibodies against the virus, which so far have been unsuccessful.
Apr 08, 2016, 11:07 AM IST
58 Zika virus cases confirmed in Spain
The Spanish Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality confirmed a total of 58 cases of the Zika virus infection in the country.
Mar 29, 2016, 12:12 PM IST
First vaccine against Rota virus launched in India
Aiming to slash the prevalence of violence-borne diarrhoea, the health ministry on Saturday launched the Rota Virus vaccine here, which will be available free of cost at public healthcare facilities, initially in four states.
Mar 26, 2016, 14:32 PM IST
Zika arrived in Americas in 2013: Study
The Zika virus may have arrived in the Americas in 2013, more than a year before the virus was reported in Brazil, a genetic study has said.
Mar 25, 2016, 13:47 PM IST
New form of Ebola virus may cause disease in humans
The Reston virus, a member of the Ebola virus family which is known to circulate in domestic pigs in Asia, may acquire the few mutations necessary to cause disease in humans and to develop into a novel health threat, researchers have warned.
Mar 25, 2016, 11:34 AM IST
HIV drug may check skin cancer becoming drug-resistant
A drug prescribed for patients affected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is likely to prevent skin cancer developing resistance at the initial stages, suggests a new study.
Mar 15, 2016, 15:40 PM IST
After Ebola and Zika, this new virus is poised to infect humans: Study
According to a new study, a SARS-like virus found in Chinese horseshoe bats may be poised to infect humans.
Mar 15, 2016, 13:55 PM IST
Puerto Rico may face 100,000 Zika cases by year's end: CDC
Puerto Rico may be on the brink of a massive outbreak of Zika, a mosquito-borne virus which has been linked to birth defects, and cash is urgently needed, warned US health authorities have warned.
Mar 11, 2016, 11:02 AM IST
Zika can trigger severe neurological disorder: Study
Scientists on Tuesday said they had confirmed that the Zika virus sweeping Latin America and blamed for severe birth defects can also trigger a dangerous neurological disorder.
Mar 01, 2016, 05:36 AM IST
Zika virus: All you need to know about the mosquito-borne disease
The Zika virus that has been rapidly spreading over the past few days, most prominently in Brazil, has now been reported to have been found in 21 countries in the Caribbean, North and South America.
Jan 27, 2016, 21:39 PM IST
Zika virus likely to spread across US: WHO
The virus, transmitted by the bite of Aedes mosquitoes, is native to Africa and was first found to be spreading in the US in May 2015.
Jan 25, 2016, 23:32 PM IST
WHO cautions against MERS, as Thailand reports fresh case
The WHO has cautioned the Southeast Asian nations against risks of the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome corona virus (MERS CoV), after Thailand confirmed a fresh case on Sunday.
Jan 25, 2016, 00:38 AM IST
Antibodies of Ebola virus have been found out
A recent research has engineered the first antibodies that can potently neutralise the two deadliest strains of the virus that causes Ebola hemorrhagic fever.
Jan 15, 2016, 11:12 AM IST
How body controls inflammatory response to pathogens
This study is significant because there is an urgent need to develop novel anti-inflammatory agents to combat inflammation, and these findings could offer an alternative.
Dec 29, 2015, 19:11 PM IST
Is Ebola virus one-up against bats?
Ebola virus and bats have been waging a molecular battle for survival that may have started at least 25 million years ago, revealed a new study led by an Indian-origin scientist.
Dec 25, 2015, 00:29 AM IST
Hepatitis C infection may increase Parkinson's risk
Hepatitis C, a liver infection caused by a virus, may increase the risk of developing Parkinson's disease, a common degenerative brain disorder.
Dec 25, 2015, 00:15 AM IST
West Nile, Dengue cures come closer to reality
For the diseases that have no known cure till date, a recent West Nile virus and Dengue virus-related discovery has offered fresh hope that the numbers can be made to come down in the future.
Dec 18, 2015, 09:04 AM IST
New treatment may cut hepatitis prevalence by 80 per cent
Novel antiviral therapies for hepatitis C virus (HCV) could reduce the prevalence of the blood-borne infection by more than 80 per cent, a new study has found.
Dec 02, 2015, 21:47 PM IST
Swine flu virus still in air in parts of country
Swine flu virus, which caused an influenza pandemic in 2009-10, continues to circulate in the air causing sporadic outbreaks in various parts of the country.
Dec 02, 2015, 19:20 PM IST
