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Habitual coffee drinkers really do wake up and smell the coffee
Regular coffee drinkers can sniff out even tiny amounts of coffee and are faster at recognising the aroma, compared to
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Viral peptides critical to natural HIV control: T-cell targeting of essential amino acids may underlie spontaneous HIV suppression, define path to a vaccine
Investigators at the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard have used a novel approach to identify specific amino acids
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New Bombali ebolavirus found in Kenyan bat: Evidence for a widespread virus reservoir in Africa
Researchers have identified Bombali ebolavirus in an Angolan free-tailed bat captured in the Taita Hills, southeast Kenya. No ebolaviruses have
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Contraceptive jewelry could offer a new family planning approach
Family planning for women might one day be as simple as putting on an earring. A report published recently in
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2nd ever HIV patient in remission after stem cell transplant: Doctors
A man who previously tested positive for HIV has shown no trace of the virus that causes AIDS since receiving
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Zika: Silent long-term circulation in Thailand
The circulation of the dengue virus for the past sixty years in South-East Asia is relatively well known. For Zika,
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A new method for precision drug delivery: Painting: Researchers are integrating ultrasound imaging with ultrasound therapy to pave the way for a new kind of drug delivery
If traditional drug delivery were a type of painting, it might be akin to paintball. With good aim, a majority
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New insight on potent HIV antibody could improve vaccine design: Early mutation in neutralizing antibody gives it flexibility to adapt to virus’s changes
In the quest to develop an effective HIV vaccine, researchers have focused attention on identifying and targeting the region of
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New treatment for Chlamydia
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a new way to prevent and treat Chlamydia, the most common sexually
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