Can the body remove HIV by itself?
Two patients have astonishingly cured themselves of HIV without any therapy. Kevin Boyle discusses these novel findings and their potential...
Tag: Infectious disease
Nanoparticle based vaccines: a potentially new addition to the “vaccine menu”?
Photo by Mufid Majnun on Unsplash A versatile and highly effective flu vaccine required in tiny amounts might be just around the corner:...
Are mRNA vaccines our way out of the COVID-19 pandemic?
Seán Dunphy discusses recent developments in COVID-19 vaccines. Image credit: Alexander Koch via Pixabay Vaccine development is complex and often...
COVID-19, a disease of the blood vessels?
Image credit: Gerd Altmann, Pixabay. COVID-19 baffled doctors and scientists around the world with its strange symptoms and disproportionate mortality...
Dexamethasone: a steroid superhero?
With the US buying up the world’s stock of Remdesivir, will dexamethasone emerge as the wonder cure to save lives...
Dogs to train as COVID-19 detectors
The world faces a global pandemic, and man’s best friend is joining the fight against infection. Dogs are being trained...
Do viruses make your clock tick wrong?
With the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic happening, let’s delve into one of the many clever strategies that viruses use to successfully...
Coronavirus – a breakdown
Image credit: Katie Chao and Ben Muessig via Flickr 2019-nCoV, a previously unknown type of coronavirus, emerged in the central...
