A protein involved in cognition and storing long-term memories looks and acts like a protein from viruses. The protein, called
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Gene therapy may kill HIV
Gene therapy may have the potential to eradicate HIV in people infected with the virus, new animal research suggests. The
Reovirus could treat brain tumours
A virus injected directly into the bloodstream could be used to treat people with aggressive brain tumours, Scientists have found
Aging impairs immune response to flu
Aging impairs the immune system’s response to the flu virus in multiple ways, weakening resistance in older adults, researchers examined
Heplisav-B for prevention of Hepatitis B
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Heplisav-B [Hepatitis B Vaccine, Recombinant (Adjuvanted)] for prevention of infection caused by
New way of treating HIV
HIV drugs target the virus, the virus is not stable; it always mutates because the virus can become resistant to
Cancer treatment can leads to HIV cure
Cancerous cells and HIV virus multiply in a similar way, both express the same molecules.Certain cancer therapies, like checkpoint inhibitors,
Malaria drug protects fetuses from Zika
Zika virus infection can cause brain damage and sometimes death of fetus in the womb, it infects the fetus by
Zika RNA found in Aedes albopictus
Chelsea Smartt, an entomology associate professor and her research team collected 20 female and 19 male Aede albopictus mosquitoes eggs
New HIV reservoir discovered by scientists
Scientists have discovered a new cell in human body where HIV persists in spite of treatment. Researchers have tried to