Hong Kong scientists make Sars breakthrough
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Hong Kong (AsiaNews/SCMP) - Hong Kong scientists say they have identified chemical compounds that can stop Sars being infectious, raising hopes for a cure for the deadly illness.
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Scientists said on Wednesday they had  made a breakthrough in the race to develop a drug for the H5N1  bird flu virus if it mutates into a form that can jump from  human to human.
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The first U.S. vaccine against SARS,  which swept parts of Asia and around the world in 2003, is  ready to be tested in human volunteers, government researchers  said on Monday.
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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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(CBS/AP) Scientists say mice immunized with an experimental SARS vaccine were protected against the deadly respiratory disease that killed nearly 800 people worldwide a year ago.
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Scientists in Hong Kong and China said on Wednesday they have developed a test to detect bird flu infections in humans within hours, which could give health officials an important tool for controlling the killer virus.
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Scientists say they have identified a key reason why bird flu has so far not hit humans hards.
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An international team of scientists isolates antibodies that could protect against bird flu in humans.
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Beijing, Nov 28. (PTI):A major breakthrough in the research of an indigenously-manufactured SARS vaccine may be round the corner with volunteers undergoing clinical trials showing no obvious signs of side-effects so far, a top Chinese expert has said.
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Scientists at the University of California, Santa Cruz, discovered the virus that causes severeacute respiratory syndrome (SARS) has an unusual molecular structure that looks
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Scientists say they are developing an entirely new way of providing instant protection against flu.
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China's SARS vaccine trials are expected to be completed by January as clinical experiments were going smoothly, state media reported.
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A joint China-Hong Kong research team says it has found a genetic link between SARS in civet cats and humans, bearing out claims that the disease had jumped across species, state media said on Thursday.
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Scientists in Hong Kong and China have identified for the first time a protein in sperm from humans and from mice that could be responsible for many unexplained cases of male infertility.
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Researchers have developed a new test that can detect bird flu infections in humans within hours. The new rapid test is a significant step forward in what could prove to be the catalyst for an overdue pandemic.
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Advanced X-ray technology has helped scientists spot a new target that drug designers might use to attack the dreaded bird flu virus.
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World News &gt; Beijing, Dec 5 : The Chinese government today announced that the world&#39;s first vaccine for the deadly severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) emerged from the phase-one clinical test as both &quot;safe and effective.