Study shows new way to fight Chagas disease
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A new, low-cost screening strategy could make it easier for poor countries to target and treat Chagas disease, a deadly parasite-borne condition found mainly in Latin America, according to a new study.
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A single biological mechanism could activate a variety of autoimmune diseases, researchers report. The discovery could pave the way for new therapies for rheumatoid arthritis
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Scientists have created a synthetic drug  which could offer new hope in the fight against malaria.
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Potentially deadly staph bacteria may be easily defeated by the body's own immune system once stripped of their golden hue by a drug developed to lower cholesterol, according to new research.
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Scientists in Hong Kong said on Tuesday they had devised a new way to identify chemicals that can counter new and dangerous viruses, such as SARS, and these chemicals may be developed into drugs.
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Obesity appears to spread from one person to another like a virus or a fad, researchers reported yesterday in a first-of-its-kind study that helps explain -- and could help fight -- one of the nation's biggest public health problems.
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Immune cells taken from one person may be able to join the battle against cancer in another, says a researcher.
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Scientists have developed a new way to treat liver failure by manipulating the immune response.
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Scientists say initial studies show promising results for a vaccine which could combat a common type of bacteria.
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Scientists find a way to make cells effectively immune to flu and other viruses.
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New technology could lead to safer, more effective drugs.
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Scientists in Hong Kong said yesterday they had devised a new way to identify chemicals that can counter new and dangerous viruses, such as SARS, and these chemicals may be developed into drugs.
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Treating heart-attack patients without losing any time and with a more aggressive regimen of cholesterol-lowering medicines can save many lives, shows new research.
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Sirtris-sponsored study shows potential for the fight against aging.
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Scientists believe they are a step closer to understanding how to block the transmission of HIV.
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Researchers say they have found a way to reverse resistance to one of the most effective anti-cancer drugs.
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A transport system used by the malaria parasite to infect blood cells could be a target for new treatments, scientists hope.