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Submission + - Researchers Develop Universal Flu Vaccine with Nanoparticles That Protects Again (gsu.edu)

Submitted by clm1970 on Thursday January 09, 2020 @12:39PM

clm1970 writes: A novel nanoparticle vaccine that combines two major influenza proteins is effective in providing broad, long-lasting protection against influenza virus in mice, showing promise as a universal flu vaccine, according to a study by the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University.

The findings, which suggest this unique vaccine combination has potential as a universal influenza vaccine or component of such vaccines, are published in the journal Advanced Healthcare Materials.

Submission + - Measels Vaccine Used To Put Woman's Cancer Into Remission (medicaldaily.com)

Submitted by clm1970 on Thursday May 15, 2014 @03:58PM

clm1970 writes: A Minnesota woman’s blood cancer has gone into complete remission after she was given a high dose of the measles vaccine during a clinical trial. In a last ditch effort to save the woman's life this "proof of concept" shows that massive doses of intravenous viral therapy can at the very least treat cancer. 6 months after treatment the cancer has gone from life threatening to undetectable. While only done on a small scale of two patients with one not showing signs of improvement it does pave the way for larger clinical trials.

Submission + - Could "Assortive Mating" Explain Autism? (time.com) 1

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clm1970

on Wednesday August 24, 2011 @12:54PM

clm1970 writes: "Researcher Simon Barone-Cohen has put forth the theory that "how we mate and marry" could explain the increase in rates of Autism Spectrum Disorders particularly Aspergers. When two technically minded people marry and have children, so the provocative theory goes, they are more apt to produce a child who crosses the line into mild autism."

Submission + - NASA Seeks Help of Amateur Radio Community (nasa.gov)

Submitted by clm1970 on Thursday January 20, 2011 @04:29PM

clm1970 writes: In another conventional use for an arguably unconventional hobby given the technology of 2011 NASA is requesting the help of Amateur Radio or "ham operators" to help listen to a beacon signal of a nano-satellite. Many say the hobby is dying but for every "death knell" it seems another application brings it back to life to prove its usefulness.

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