News tagged with microbicide
Einstein to develop anti-HIV drug delivery system
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Oct 02, 2009 |
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The National Institutes of Health has awarded Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University a four-year, $7.2 million grant to develop a microbicide-releasing vaginal ring to prevent HIV transmission.
New lab test offers better prediction of HIV microbicide safety
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Jul 10, 2009 |
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Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have devised a laboratory test for predicting whether microbicides against HIV are safe for human use. The researchers have also discovered ...
AIDS: Microbicide gel 'highly encouraging' in lab tests
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Mar 04, 2009 |
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The dogged search for a vaginal gel to thwart the AIDS virus earned some good news on Wednesday as scientists announced that a cheap, commonly-used compound shielded monkeys from a lethal cousin of HIV.
Protein may boost body's defence system against infections and cancer
Jan 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- To boost our immune system, health experts remind us to get a good night's sleep, drink plenty of fluids and eat a well-balanced diet. Researchers at McMaster University have added a new finding to the list ...
Topical treatment wipes out herpes with RNAi
Jan 21, 2009 |
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Whether condoms or abstinence, most efforts to prevent sexually transmitted diseases have a common logic: keep the pathogen out of your body altogether. While this approach is certainly reasonable enough, it doesn't help ...
