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A scanning electron micrograph of multiple round bumps of the HIV-1 virus on a cell surfaceRepresentational Image. (Photo: AP)

New method to track HIV infection developed

This could help scientists what the virus needs to do to infect a cell.

21 Aug 2017 1:12 PM IST

Approach from the Northwestern Medicine scientists allowed the behaviour of individual virions, infectious particles, to be connected to infectivity. (Photo: Pixabay)

Better therapies may be in offing with novel HIV tracking approach

Research used novel live-cell fluorescent imaging system that allowed them to identify individual particles associated...

19 Aug 2017 10:29 AM IST

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Zika infection may not spread by kissing, sharing spoon

Zika virus is transmitted to people, primarily through the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito.

3 Aug 2017 4:39 PM IST

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Ebola can persist in survivor's semen 2 years after infection

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill made the discovery.

3 Aug 2017 3:14 PM IST

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Rare condition causes 12-year-old boy's hands to grow 12 inches

Doctors believe he may have Elephant Foot disease, a condition that causes abnormal swelling of tissues.

13 Aug 2017 4:26 PM IST

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Air travel may spread infectious diseases: study

Researchers at the Arizona State University conducted the study.

7 Aug 2017 6:21 PM IST

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Researchers discover what could help fight the flu

A team at Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis conducted the study.

7 Aug 2017 4:40 PM IST

The challenge is to identify what molecular targets can activate the system (Photo: AFP)

Blood vessels not designed for preventing infections

Ubiquitination is a common process used by autophagy that marks the cellular material to be disposed.

11 July 2017 9:13 PM IST

The infection was caused by carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, a multidrug-resistant organism associated with high mortality. (Photo: Pixabay)

Superbug from India beats all antibiotics

American woman dies after contracting infection resistant to antimicrobial drugs.

16 Jan 2017 4:37 AM IST

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Already existing medicines may treat infectious diseases, says study

Here's what researchers found.

8 July 2017 11:13 AM IST

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Half of cancer risk factors in China modifiable: report

The leading cause of death in China is cancer.

7 July 2017 12:41 PM IST

Five key numbers on AIDS

Five key numbers on AIDS

Roughly 1.8 million people worldwide contracted the AIDS virus in 2016.

21 July 2017 2:12 PM IST