Â£4bn to research killer diseases
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Britain's largest medical research charity pledges Â£4bn to investigate the world's killer diseases.
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Scientists say they have found a safer way of controlling genes to treat disease.
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Using a novel research technique, Hong Kong scientists find new ways to attack a deadly disease
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International researchers launched the first worldwide health research summit Tuesday in a desperate bid to revive research on the so-called &quot;forgotten diseases,&quot; the illnesses of the poor that account for one-half the world&#39;s deaths.
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A  discovery could lead to drugs to treat a 'forgotten' tropical disease, scientists hope.
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Researchers from universities in the UK, the US and South Africa have successfully identified key genes in the body&#39;s fight against HIV infection.
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The search to find an effective drug to fight malaria received a huge financial boost today with a donation of $42.6 million from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
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While every human death from bird flu commands widespread attention, some experts are urging the world not to forget killer diseases such as tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS, which claim millions of lives each year.
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Charles Arntzen received a $7.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop medicine to prevent HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases.
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JOHANNESBURG, June 22 -- Global health officials on Friday called for a quadrupling of spending to combat highly lethal, drug-resistant strains of tuberculosis spreading through Eastern Europe, Africa and parts of Asia.
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The UK and other nations are to set up a fund to speed the development of new vaccines for poorer countries.
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Scientists have devised a blood test for tuberculosis which they hope will help doctors in the developing world.
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Science & environment: Tens of thousands of children could be diagnosed earlier and more cheaply after pioneering research.
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Â£300m is being invested to tackle the UK's sexual health crisis after figures show infection rates are rising.
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Â£300m is being invested to tackle the UK's sexual health crisis after figures show infection rates are rising unchecked.
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Gordon Brown will offer to $1.8bn (Â£960m) over 15 years to help boost an international vaccination scheme.
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Science & environment: British doctors will be able to use test within three years in screening programmes to spot the disease