Hep C Virus - GlobeImmune raises $38M

GlobeImmune raises $38M
Denver Business Journal - The Aurora company, a maker of immunotherapy pharmaceuticals called Tarmogens, will use the funding to complete more placebo-controlled clinical trials for its products, GI-4000 and GI-5005. New investors joining the Series B round include PAC-LINK

Adverse effects of, and diseases transmitted by blood transfusion
Manila Bulleting Online - What does the term blood product mean? What are the possible adverse effects and diseases transmitted by blood transfusion? A friend of mine died of cirrhosis of the liver because he received blood that was contaminated with hepatitis B virus when he

AVI BioPharma's NEUGENE Shows Success Against Deadly Ebola Virus
Genetic Engineering News - AVI BioPharma, Inc. (Nasdaq:AVII), today announced publication of significant research carried out in collaboration with the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID). The report, published today in Public Library of

T-cell boost may increase immunity
Science Daily - They says the cells eventually become "exhausted" in their battle against persistent viral infection and less effective in fighting the disease. In a study to be published Dec. 28 on the journal Nature's Web site, researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer