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London biomedical hub sets its research agenda

(Nature) Construction is well under way on the Francis Crick Institute. The £650-million (US$1-billion) biomedical super-laboratory, set to open in 2015, is already looming over St Pancras International railway station in central London. The institute is tasked with integrating the wishes of six founders: Britain’s three biggest biomedical funders, the Medical Research Council (MRC) and  Read More »

Study: Most H7N9 patients have coexisting medical issues

(ShanghaiDaily) MOST people infected with the H7N9 virus have pre-existing medical problems and are at greater risk of getting acute respiratory distress syndrome, according to China’s first comprehensive study of the new bird flu virus. The analysis was led by scientists from Fudan University and was published in the latest issue of the New England  Read More »

Vaccination Programs In Schools Could Reduce Flu Cases and Deaths

(GlobalBiodefense) Offering flu vaccines at elementary schools could expand vaccination rates and reduce costs, according to a new study reported in the scientific journal Vaccine by researchers from UC Davis Health System; the Monroe County, New York, Department of Public Health; University of Rochester Medical Center; and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Botulism restrictions present tough problems for researchers

(PetoskeyNews) The latest counts come after a decade of bird deaths because of avian botulism – triggered, researchers think, from the spike in invasive species such as round gobies, and zebra and quagga mussels. Brenda Moraska Lafrancois, regional aquatic ecologist with the National Park Service, is working with a host of other partners – universities  Read More »

Malaria’s deadly grip revealed: Severe malaria breakthrough

(ScienceDaily) Researchers at the University of Copenhagen, in collaboration with Seattle Biomedical Research Institute, the University of Oxford, NIMR Tanzania and Retrogenix LTD, have identified how malaria parasites growing inside red blood cells stick to the sides of blood vessels in severe cases of malaria. The discovery may advance the development of vaccines or drugs  Read More »

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