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Health & MedicineAIDS drug performs well in early test
A new drug called T-1249, which keeps the AIDS virus from fusing with immune cells, proves largely safe in people.
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Health & MedicineSome HIV patients getting transplants
Organ transplants succeed in some HIV-infected people, spurring further research into this practice.
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Health & MedicineAnti-HIV mutation poses hepatitis risk
A genetic mutation that protects people from AIDS may also make them susceptible to hepatitis C.
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PhysicsLasers nudge into nuclear medicine
Using a tabletop laser, researchers produced a medically useful isotope usually made in warehouse-size particle accelerators called cyclotrons.