Spanish medical researchers say they have developed an HIV vaccine prototype that is the most potent weapon against the deadly virus yet.
A browser game titled Planet Hunters sends players searching through Kepler public data for potential planets, and now university researchers are saying that we may discover two new exoplanets very soon.
Computational scientists have forecasted the presence of numerous human proteins that are required by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to replicate itself. These, constitute a powerful resource for experimentalists who desire to discover new targets for human proteins that can control the spread of HIV, noted study authors.
Designer clothes owned by Hollywood legend and fashion icon Elizabeth Taylor, including haute couture by Chanel, Yves St. Laurent and Dior, will be sold at auction in New York, Christie's said on Wednesday.
A victory for citizen science
Scientists have found a way to prevent HIV from damaging the immune system and say their discovery may offer a new approach to developing a vaccine against AIDS.
After trying and repeatedly failing to piece together the structure of a protein-cutting enzyme from an AIDS-like virus, scientists called in the Foldit players to help get the job done.
On Monday, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a declaration recognizing the economic and social burdens imposed by noncommunicable diseases, which are expected to cost the global economy $47 trillion by 2030.
Study has found that gene therapy can potentially reduce levels of HIV.
AIDS researchers struggling to unlock the structure of a key enzyme received a helping hand from an unlikley source: thousands of amateurs playing an Internet game called Foldit.
Online gamers have helped researchers to establish the structure of an enzyme related to HIV/AIDS, demonstrating the potential of recruiting everyday people to help unlock riddles that are typically the province of Ph.D.s.
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In an extraordinary breakthrough, online game players have pieced together the molecular structure of the mysterious retrovirus enzyme that has baffled scientists for more than a decade. This is the first case in which researchers and gamers have teamed up together to solve an age-old scientific problem.
Pharmaceutical poisoning is still a common childhood injury in the United States, as a new study shows that more than 500,000 children are exposed to pharmaceuticals on a yearly basis.
The number of cases diagnosed with HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and sexually transmitted diseases has seen a remarkable decline due to the improved medical care in the city.
More children are ingesting prescription drugs found around the house, leading to a spike in the number of kids who end up in the emergency room being treated for poisoning, a new study found.
A new study found a steady increase in the number of children admitted to emergency rooms with poisoning from prescription drugs, a rise that is mostly due to children finding and taking their parents' pills.
Lady Gaga, Bono and Usher will pay tribute to the work of the Bill Clinton Foundation in a one-night concert at the Hollywood Bowl in October, the organization and Yahoo said on Tuesday.
Cats genetically modified to glow in the dark may give vital clues to the treatment of the AIDS virus, U.S. scientists have found.
Cats genetically modified to glow in the dark can give vital clues to the treatment of AIDS, scientists have found.
South African politician Julius Malema was found guilty of hate speech charges on Monday, but the crime will do little to stop the controversial leader's rise. Malema is one of South Africa's most polarizing figures, and he may well be the country's future.
They meow, they glow in the dark and they could help scientists understand how to shield the immune system against the ravages of HIV/AIDS.