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End of common cold could be in sight
www.telegraph.co.uk ^ | 6:00PM GMT 04 Feb 2015 | By Laura Donnelly, Health Editor

Posted on 02/05/2015 10:57:49 AM PST by Red Badger

Scientists say 'Enigma machine' has unlocked clues to the way the virus of the common cold assembles - making it possible to stop disease in its tracks

A scientific breakthrough could herald an end to the common cold, after researchers found a way to “jam” the genetic code and stop the virus replicating.

Experts said the discovery could allow scientists to design molecules which could “stop the virus in its tracks” - fending off colds and winter vomiting disease.

Scientists from the Universities of Leeds and York used a computer-based model to identify a code in the viral genome, which causes rhinoviruses, the most common group of viruses, and the cause of most colds.

They said the breakthrough means that in future, it could be possible to find a way to jam the messages conveyed by the molecules, stopping the virus functioning before disease even starts.

The breakthrough could save future generations from the misery of colds, and protect them from more serious illnesses.

However, that day could be some time off, with trials on animal viruses required before scientists are able to develop a drug which acts on the signals in the genetic code.

Experts said the findings, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Early Edition, could help to protect people from a large group of infectious viruses.

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Science
KEYWORDS: cold; flu; ginakolata; influenza; medicine; rhinovirus; thespanishlady; virus
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1 posted on 02/05/2015 10:57:49 AM PST by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger

At least we have the measles!


2 posted on 02/05/2015 10:58:20 AM PST by BBB333 (Q: Which is grammatically correct? Joe Biden IS or Joe Biden ARE an idiot?)
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To: BBB333

Already had them!.................


3 posted on 02/05/2015 10:59:10 AM PST by Red Badger (If you compromise with evil, you just get more evil..........................)
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To: Red Badger

One more vaccine I won’t be getting.


4 posted on 02/05/2015 11:01:03 AM PST by cripplecreek ("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
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To: Red Badger
mygosh, what's to follow? Scare stories about how zillions of people are dying from common colds so we all have to get a brand new vaccine and of course it's safe because big brother told us so?

I never minded getting a cold before flu season sets in. Fighting it boosts ones immune system.

Without strong immune systems, how can people fight diseases?

5 posted on 02/05/2015 11:01:22 AM PST by grania
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To: Red Badger
How many times have we seen that headline?
6 posted on 02/05/2015 11:01:56 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (Government is the religion of the fascists.)
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To: grania
Without strong immune systems, how can people fight diseases?

That's the way they will eliminate us.....................

7 posted on 02/05/2015 11:02:40 AM PST by Red Badger (If you compromise with evil, you just get more evil..........................)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

At least once a decade..................


8 posted on 02/05/2015 11:03:34 AM PST by Red Badger (If you compromise with evil, you just get more evil..........................)
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To: Red Badger

Uh huh...whatever you say. So when dothe government sponsored vaccinations begin and will the signup form it have a barcode assigned to each patient and also require a DNA swab?


9 posted on 02/05/2015 11:03:40 AM PST by jsanders2001
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To: Red Badger

Sounds like an antiviral drug is being envisioned, not a vaccine.

May God bless it.


10 posted on 02/05/2015 11:04:53 AM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: Red Badger

I’m ready.


11 posted on 02/05/2015 11:05:51 AM PST by AppyPappy (If you are not part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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To: Red Badger

Vaccines for illnesses like this are nonsensical to me. I would rather get a cold, which I haven’t had for several years, than have to get vaccinated for it.


12 posted on 02/05/2015 11:07:41 AM PST by Politicalkiddo ("Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young..." -1 Timothy 4:12)
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To: Red Badger

What was science fiction ten years ago, now begins to verge on researchable.

It would probably be an antiviral medicine taken like today’s Tamiflu, but would work differently.


13 posted on 02/05/2015 11:09:25 AM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: Red Badger

I discovered a cure and haven’t had a cold last more than half a day in the past 8 years. Sometimes home remedies really work and they are a fraction of the cost of drugs that have years of research into them.


14 posted on 02/05/2015 11:09:27 AM PST by NorthstarMom (My)
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To: Red Badger

How about we start with safe food? Ya know something the rest of the world hasn’t already made illegal because it’s poison!


15 posted on 02/05/2015 11:12:31 AM PST by rawcatslyentist (Genesis 1:29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed,)
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To: Red Badger

Winter vomiting disease? I have never heard of this.


16 posted on 02/05/2015 11:13:12 AM PST by Red_Devil 232 ((VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!))
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To: Red Badger

I’ve had some kind of respiratory illness ever since I got back from a Florida vacation almost 3 weeks ago. I think my only remedy would be to go back to Florida and plunk my fat rear on the beach. Think my insurance would cover it? :)


17 posted on 02/05/2015 11:13:25 AM PST by fatnotlazy
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To: HiTech RedNeck

Yeah but then you will get a SuperCold that will overwhelm it.


18 posted on 02/05/2015 11:13:46 AM PST by AppyPappy (If you are not part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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To: Red Badger

Yeah I never get a flu shot and getting the flu bad is something that happens to me about once every 7 to 10 years.

This last one knocked me on my butt but the rest of the time my flus consist of mild fevers and slight achyness without really slowing me down. I attribute it to a strong immune system.


19 posted on 02/05/2015 11:19:10 AM PST by cripplecreek ("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
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To: fatnotlazy

Obamacare would!..............


20 posted on 02/05/2015 11:23:12 AM PST by Red Badger (If you compromise with evil, you just get more evil..........................)
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