Stroke Patients Sing Their Way Back to Speech –Also: Good News for Bad Singers (below) By Leo Kretzner, San Diego, CA. February 21, 2010. Taking systematic advantage of an ability known about for a hundred years, the speechless are learning to sing their words – and finding they come far more easily that way. This was […]
Few Steps Away From HIV Cure
Hope of a cure for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) came about two weeks ago when Nature reported that a man may have been cured of both HIV and leukaemia after receiving a stem-cell transplant from a donor who is genetically resistant to the virus. For the over 33 million people currently living with the […]
Researchers to focus study on ‘healthy’ HIV+
A new roadmap announced by the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative at the International AIDS conference here has asked scientists to solve the Cell Mediated Immunity (CMI) problem while developing a candidate vaccine. The recommendation says, "We know that there are rare individuals, known as elite controllers, who are infected with HIV, but are able to […]
FIRST HUMAN TRIAL OF MALARIA VACCINE IN INDIA
FIRST HUMAN TRIAL OF MALARIA VACCINE IN INDIA Malaria vaccine will be clinically tested on humans for the first time in India in two malaria prone areas-Madhya Pradesh and Orissa. “A malaria affected area at Sundergarh district in Orissa and Mandla block near Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh are the two sites selected closew to […]
Depression and Diabetes
Symptoms of Depression Persistent sad, anxious, or "empty" mood Feelings of hopelessness, pessimism Feelings of guilt, worthlessness, helplessness Loss of interest or pleasure in hobbies and activities that were once enjoyed, including sex Decreased energy, fatigue, being "slowed down" Difficulty concentrating, remembering, making decisions Insomnia, early-morning awakening, or oversleeping Appetite and/or weight changes Thoughts of […]
India’s first AIDS vaccine trial completed successfully.
The Phase I of the country’s first AIDS vaccine trial conducted at the National AIDS Research Institute (NARI), Pune, has been completed successfully. However, the Adeno-associated virus (AAV) vaccine will not undergo further testing. The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), a New York based NGO has decided not to test AAV vaccine any more in […]
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