‘An amazing ride’: study offers dengue treatment hop

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by Sara HUSSEIN TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Dengue affects tens of millions each year, producing brutal symptoms that have earned it the moniker “breakbone fever,” but new research may have found the first-ever treatment for the virus. Tests in cell cultures and mice found that a newly identified compound can effectively disarm dengue, stopping it from replicating and preventing disease, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature. And it appears to be […]