Cure for hepatitis C announced by VCU researcher
...r in combination with ribavirin, had no detectable virus up to seven years later. Researchers say this data...ment is defined as having undetectable hepatitis C virus in the blood six months following treatment. "We at VCU are encouraged by this data because it i...HIV's effect on white blood cells questioned by new research
...says that T cells infected by HIV produce more HIV virus particles, which activate more T cells, that in tu...nk that one possible explanation could be that the virus slowly adapts itself over the course of the infection, but they stress that further analysis is need...The hepatitis C link: Diagnose, treat, transplant
...velopment for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Researchers tested this new antiviral medicine and measured its potential to offer improved treatment outcomes when combined with other anti-HCV drugs. The current study evaluated 57 chronic HCV genotype-1 patients, separated by ...Could statins be a new option for hepatitis C patients?
...have yet to report on the concept that hepatitis C virus (HCV) patients who take statins may experience imp...easure the sustained viral response (SVR, negative virus in blood six months after the end of treatment) rate in hepatitis C patients. A modified intent to ...Commercializing university research -- Hopping robots, liquid shoes, electricity from heat
...a project titled, "A comprehensive human papilloma virus (HPV) typing assay for early screening of cervical...always caused by infections of the human papilloma virus (HPV). An estimated 50 to 80 percent of the pre-cancerous lesions can be detected by Pap test, which...The quest for an effective HIV vaccine presents new possibilities, challenges
...nce that a person infected with HIV would pass the virus on to other people, according to NIAID Director An...ar to develop a classic preventive vaccine for the virus because of its ability to integrate into target cells and evade clearance by the immune system. The ...Thymus transplants gives hope to babies with fatal immune disease
... immune system was strong enough to get rid of the virus and prevent other infections. Dave'yana then went home. "If it wasn't for Dr. Markert and her team, my baby would not be here right now," Harding said. "They really fought for my baby to get the transplant." Whether she likes it or not, later th...Dealing deadly cancers a knockout punch
...nt for many cancers. Reovirus, a non-pathogenic virus under development at Calgary, Alberta-based Oncoly... body continues to fight off cancer long after the virus clears from the body. Future directions On April 11, 2007, Oncolytics announced it had initiat...Study shows continued success for new HPV vaccine against virus responsible for cervical cancer
...ally active people are going to get exposed to the virus sometime during their lives," says Dr. Ault. "For most people, HPV causes no complications and goes away on its own. However, in some cases, if left untreated, certain high-risk types of HPV can lead to cervical cancer. "The goal of the study was...HPV infection linked to throat cancers
... the HPV-linked cancer. Study author and cancer virus expert Maura Gillison, M.D., Ph.D., first reported...V carriers who smoke and drink alcohol. "Its the virus that drives the cancer," explains Gillison, an assistant professor of oncology and epidemiology at J...Why predicting the next influenza pandemic is difficult and how scientists can best prepare
... infected animals and the circulation of influenza virus globally; understanding how the virus evolves and jumps from birds and other animals to humans; finding new approaches to vaccine design a...Hepatitis C increases risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma
...y 9 issue of JAMA. The prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) is estimated at 1.6 percent of the U.S. population. It is more common among U.S. military veterans who use the Veterans Affairs (VA) medical system, in which approximately five percent of veterans are infected with HCV. HCV infection causes l...Risk of lymphoma increases with hepatitis C virus infection
People infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) are at an increased risk of developing certa...ed to look at the relationship between hepatitis C virus infection and cancers of the lymphatic system," said NCI Director John E. Niederhuber, M.D. "Since ...UQ research heralds vaccine technology breakthrough
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection is a widespread infant illness that has beenlinked to asthma and can be deadly but may be curable by the development of this newvaccine technology by the Sir Albert Sakzewski Virus Research Centre and The Universityof Queensland's Fac...New study probes how religion can help HIV/AIDS patients
...UC) study revealed that people living with the HIV virus felt alienated by their churches following diagnosis, researchers began to explore the feelings of religious leaders and congregations about the illness. Previous research showed among other things that black patients claimed to have become more sp...Green tea extract protects against brain damage in new mouse model of HIV-related dementia
...d by the direct effects of HIV upon the brain. The virus secretes proteins known as Tat and gp120, which have direct toxic effects on the neurons. The proteins also have indirect effects caused by the release of chemical messengers known as cytokines, which interact with the HIV proteins to cause death of...First clinical trial of gene therapy for childhood blindness
...s the normal genes to the retina, using a harmless virus or "vector" to carry the gene into the cells. The vector has been manufactured for this trial by Targeted Genetics, Seattle, USA. Previous work using animal models has demonstrated that this gene therapy can improve and preserve vision. During tri...Infection takes high toll in young children
...ementation, particularly for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), rotavirus and influenza." Study co-author Dr David Burgner, specialist in infectious diseases at the School of Paediatrics and Child Health at the University of Western Australia, said the research team had discussed a number of possible rea...Resistant HIV quickly hides in infants' cells
New evidence shows that drug-resistant virus passed from mother-to-child can quickly establish ... to prevent mother-to-child transmission found the virus quickly developed resistance, but levels of resistant virus declined over time to undetectable level......tion is widespread, since people infected with the virus are more susceptible to M bovis. Eradication of M bovis in cattle and pasteurisation of dairy products are the cornerstones of prevention of human disease. Standard public-health measures used to manage patients with contagious M tuberculosis should ...