Avian flu research halted amid concerns about mutated virus
In a surprising move, researchers conducting debated studies using a mutated, highly contagious form of the H5N1 avian flu virus have suspended their work for 60 days and have called for an...
View ArticleThe debate over H5N1 and the future of disease research
There is a debate raging across the globe that could influence how the scientific community and world governments handle researching some of the most deadly diseases. Right now, researchers and...
View ArticlePublic health, influenza experts agree H5N1 research critical, but extend...
A small group of global public health and influenza experts at a WHO-convened meeting extended the temporary moratorium on research with new laboratory-modified H5N1 viruses, but recognized that...
View ArticleMedical Nova Weekly: Top five trends for 2/13-2-/17
Patients’ own cardiac stem cells regrow heart muscle Many heart attacks leave behind scar tissue, which inhibits cardiac functions for a patient’s entire life. But, that could be a thing of the past....
View ArticleH5N1 could be more prevalent, but less deadly, than previously thought
H5N1, the strain of avian flu that has been the focus of a recent global debate about virus mutation research, may be more prevalent but less severe than current World Health Organization (WHO)...
View ArticleResearch on altered H5N1 virus uncensored
The National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB) has reversed its decision on censoring research on the altered H5N1 avian flu virus. The NSABB spent over 200 hours reviewing the research...
View ArticleMedical Nova Weekly: Top five trends for 4/2-4/6
Here are the top medical headlines of the week! Gene sequencing may not actually be useful in determining health risks Over the past several years the world of disease treatment and prevention has...
View ArticleControversial bird flu research finally published
A controversial study of the H5N1 bird flu virus has been published today in the journal Nature. The study, and similar one that will be published in Science, sparked an international furor when it...
View ArticleMedical Nova Weekly: Top trends for 4/30-5/4
Here’s your weekly roundup of hot medical news! Mending a broken heart with stem cells and microRNAs Just like a deep wound causes a scar to form on the skin’s surface, the damage sustained during a...
View ArticleOne step closer to a universal flu vaccine
Researchers from the University of British Columbia recently discovered a possible route to making a universal flu vaccine, which could prevent many different strains of flu. Influenza viruses cause...
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