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A team of researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have successfully brought latent HIV infection out of hiding, with a drug used to treat... Read More »
Gilead Sciences, Inc. has announced full Phase 3 clinical trial results from a study demonstrating that the Quad, a once-daily single tablet regimen of elvitegravir... Read More »
Right around October or November your throat starts to tickle. Then, the sneezing and shivers start. And before you know it you have the flu. As a kid, it’s... Read More »
A multi-institutional team of researchers led by The Wistar Institute has announced a clinical trial showing the immune system can fight HIV infection if given the... Read More »
An inexpensive new medical sensor has the potential to simplify the diagnosis of diseases ranging from life-threatening immune deficiencies to the common cold... Read More »
Results from two studies, CHER and PREDICT, demonstrate the importance of treating HIV-infected infants in their first year. Although Antiretroviral Therapy (ART)... Read More »
Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have found a more effective way of imaging proteins. They have developed a new method of creating incredibly small... Read More »
Here are the top medical innovation stories making headlines this week!
EU reports decline in cancer mortality rates
Good news: cancer mortality rates are on... Read More »
Infectious diseases can spread very rapidly, so quickly identifying them can be crucial to stopping an epidemic. However, current testing for such diseases can take... Read More »
Mayo Clinic researchers have confirmed the excellent accuracy of ultrasound-based transient elastography (TE) in diagnosing cirrhosis of the liver due to the... Read More »
Scientists from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have discovered evidence of a new influenza type A virus in Guatemalan fruit bats. While they... Read More »
A study released last week reported that Hepatitis C, the 'silent epidemic,' now kills more people in the US every year (15,000) than HIV (13,000)... Read More »
H5N1, the strain of avian flu that has been the focus of a recent global debate about virus mutation research, may be more prevalent but less severe than current... Read More »
A new study suggests vaccinating adults against one of the most common causes of pneumonia with a new vaccine, which has virtually eliminated this infection in... Read More »
Here's the weekly roundup of medical innovation trends and developments that are making headlines!
Women have increased risk of in-hospital death following a... Read More »
A new study was published that about the newly discovered role of a protein involved in the reproduction of malaria. The protein, called cell-division cycle protein... Read More »
The immune system protects us from infections by detecting and eliminating invading pathogens. These two strategies form the basis of conventional clinical approaches ... Read More »
In today’s technology driven medical world, disease diagnosis is relying more and more on sophisticated machinery and complex tests. Having received my medical... Read More »
Scientists used a new technology to sift through the world’s largest remaining pool of potential antibiotics and discovered two new antibiotics that work... Read More »
Patients’ own cardiac stem cells regrow heart muscle
Many heart attacks leave behind scar tissue, which inhibits cardiac functions for a patient’s... Read More »