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Scientists Find A Key Element Of Lupus, Suggesting Better Drug Targets

A team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has identified specific cellular events that appear key to lupus, a debilitating autoimmune disease that afflicts tens of millions of people worldwide. The findings suggest that blocking this pathway in lupus-triggering cells could be a potent weapon against the disease…

February 7, 2013
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NIAID-Sponsored Clinical Trials Test Influenza Treatments

Three on-going clinical trials sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Influenza Research Collaboration, a clinical research network funded by the NIAID Division of Clinical Research (DCR), are working to find more effective therapeutic treatments for … Continue reading →

February 6, 2013
| Filed under Biotechnology and Public Health
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Ability To Deliver Dried Live Vaccine To Skin Without Traditional Needle Demonstrated; Could Aid In Global Vaccine Challenge For HIV, Malaria

(MedicalNewsToday) Scientists at King’s College London have demonstrated the ability to deliver a dried live vaccine to the skin without a traditional needle, and shown for the first time that this technique is powerful enough to enable specialised immune cells in the skin to kick-start the immunising properties of the vaccine. Funded by the Bill Read More »

February 6, 2013
| Filed under Europe, Biotechnology, Public Health, and Research
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Ability To Deliver Dried Live Vaccine To Skin Without Traditional Needle Demonstrated; Could Aid In Global Vaccine Challenge For HIV, Malaria

Scientists at King’s College London have demonstrated the ability to deliver a dried live vaccine to the skin without a traditional needle, and shown for the first time that this technique is powerful enough to enable specialised immune cells in the skin to kick-start the immunising properties of the vaccine…

February 6, 2013
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A Possible Answer For Protection Against Chemical / Biological Agents, Fuel Leaks, And Coffee Stains

(MedicalNewsToday) A recent discovery funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) may very well lead to a process that not only benefits every uniformed service member of the Department of Defense, but everyone else as well: protection from Chemical/Biological agents, to self-cleaning apparel, to effortless thermal management, to fuel purification as well Read More »