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Genetic variants predict recurrence of bladder cancer, patient survival
Apr 20, 2009 |
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Scientists at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have discovered genetic variations in the inflammation pathway that reduce the likelihood of recurrence and increase survival of patients with non-muscle ...
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TB vaccine gets its groove back
May 19, 2009 |
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A team of Vanderbilt University Medical Center investigators has cracked one of clinical medicine's enduring mysteries - what happened to the tuberculosis vaccine. The once-effective vaccine no longer prevents the bacterial ...
TB breakthrough could lead to stronger vaccine
Mar 03, 2009 |
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A breakthrough strategy to improve the effectiveness of the only tuberculosis vaccine approved for humans provided superior protection against the deadly disease in a pre-clinical test, report scientists at The University ...
Research identifies type of vaccine that holds promise in protecting against TB
Oct 20, 2008 |
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Researchers are one step closer to finding a vaccine that better protects against tuberculosis. An investigational vaccine for TB tested at Saint Louis University appears likely to offer significantly better protection against ...
Coming Soon: Tuberculosis Detection with a Chip?
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Jul 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Many of the new techniques based on nanotechnology that have been developed for faster and more sensitive detection of pathogens fail in day-to-day clinical use because they require complex sample preparation ...
Team identifies a molecular switch linking infectious disease and depression
Mar 31, 2009 |
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Researchers at the University of Illinois report that IDO, an enzyme found throughout the body and long suspected of playing a role in depression, is in fact essential to the onset of depressive symptoms sparked ...
UCLA develops safer, more effective TB vaccine for HIV-positive people
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Oct 23, 2008 |
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UCLA scientists engineered a new tuberculosis (TB) vaccine specifically designed for HIV-positive people that was shown to be safer and more potent than the current TB vaccine in preclinical trials.
New discovery gives tuberculosis vaccine a shot in the arm
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Feb 26, 2009 |
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A new article appearing in the March 2009 issue of the Journal of Leukocyte Biology may lead to improvements in the efficacy of the current tuberculosis vaccine. Specifically, a team of Italian researchers discovered a new ...
Clinical trial for new tuberculosis vaccine
Sep 11, 2008 |
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Since Monday of this week, the new vaccine "VPM1002" has entered the clinical phase I trial in Neuss, Germany, where it is being tested for safety on voluntary subjects. VPM1002 is based on a vaccine that ...
Cornell researcher seeks clues to how tuberculosis infects cells
Dec 21, 2007 |
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Cornell researchers are using advanced genetic techniques to better understand the relationship between the bacteria that cause tuberculosis and the human immune system defense cells that engulf them.
Trials begin for 'essential' new TB vaccine
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jul 30, 2007 |
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Clinical trials are underway with the first new vaccine against TB in over 80 years. If successful, the tests will have major implications for TB control and could lead to the development of a new vaccine ...
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