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Researchers lab-test molecule that may combat common cold virus

Researchers have lab-tested a molecule that can combat the common cold virus by preventing it from hijacking human cells.

15 May 2018

IU scientists take important step to fight against hepatitis B with 'virus-cracking' molecules

Indiana University researchers have made an important step forward in the design of drugs that fight the hepatitis B virus, which can cause liver failure and liver cancer.

7 Feb 2018

UCLA researchers describe herpes virus structure associated with Kaposi's sarcoma

UCLA researchers have provided the first description of the structure of the herpes virus associated with Kaposi's sarcoma, a type of cancer.

19 Jan 2018

Common fungus has significant impact on mosquitoes' ability to transmit dengue virus

A species of fungus that lives in the gut of some Aedes aegypti mosquitoes increases the ability of dengue virus to survive in the insects, according to a study from researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

7 Dec 2017

Researchers discover ‘brake’ that interferes with HIV's development into infectious agent

Viewed with a microscope, the virus faintly resembles a pineapple--the universal symbol of welcome. But HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is anything but that. It has claimed the lives of more than 35 million people so far.

1 Dec 2017

Virus Painting, Lipids and Single Particle Charge

Various viral infections still pose a great threat to human and animal health. A wide range of viral species are surrounded by a lipid shell, the envelope, containing viral and cellular proteins.

From Izon Science 27 Nov 2017

Northwestern Medicine scientists develop novel method to track HIV infection

Northwestern Medicine scientists have developed a novel method of tracking HIV infection, allowing the behavior of individual virions -- infectious particles -- to be connected to infectivity.

18 Aug 2017

TMDU-led researchers identify protein critical to early stages of cellular HIV infection

When a virus enters a cell, one of the first steps in the process of infecting that cell is removal of the protein coat that surrounds the virus's genetic material.

8 Aug 2017

Spanish scientists develop promising gene therapy method to treat Wilson's disease

Scientists at the Center for Applied Medical Research at the University of Navarra have designed a promising gene therapy method to treat Wilson's disease, a rare pathology caused by the lack of or malfunction of a gene.

16 May 2017

Study reveals high-resolution view of Zika viral life cycle within infected cells

New research reveals a high-resolution view of the Zika viral life cycle within infected cells and shows dramatic changes in the cell's architecture throughout the infection process. This novel perspective may lead to the development of new vaccines and treatments.

30 Mar 2017

Virus hydrophobicity could help in vaccine purification

A person doesn't have to get sick to catch a virus. Researchers hope to catch viruses for detection and vaccinations by understanding their sticky outer layers.

24 Mar 2017

Researchers find new evidence to support structure-based classification system for viruses

Professor Robert Sinclair at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University and Professor Dennis Bamford and Dr. Janne Ravantti from the University of Helsinki have found new evidence to support a classification system for viruses based on viral structure.

23 Feb 2017

Capsid News and Research

Researchers lab-test molecule that may combat common cold virus

IU scientists take important step to fight against hepatitis B with 'virus-cracking' molecules

UCLA researchers describe herpes virus structure associated with Kaposi's sarcoma

Common fungus has significant impact on mosquitoes' ability to transmit dengue virus

Researchers discover ‘brake’ that interferes with HIV's development into infectious agent

Virus Painting, Lipids and Single Particle Charge

Northwestern Medicine scientists develop novel method to track HIV infection

TMDU-led researchers identify protein critical to early stages of cellular HIV infection

Spanish scientists develop promising gene therapy method to treat Wilson's disease

Study reveals high-resolution view of Zika viral life cycle within infected cells

Virus hydrophobicity could help in vaccine purification

Researchers find new evidence to support structure-based classification system for viruses

Jefferson researchers reveal new insight into two states of viral protein

Researchers find high-resolution structure of immature Zika virus

Researchers come up with new approach to stabilize vaccines at room temperature

Study highlights potential to develop antiviral therapies, vaccines for treating astroviruses

MU researcher awarded $3 million NIH grant to develop new drugs for treating HBV

First accurate simulation reveals how virus shape changes when invading host cell

New type of HIV drug works in unusual way

Innovative computer HIV capsid model provides real insight into virus maturation process

Arrayed CRISPR Screening for Revolutionizing Target Discovery

Innovations in baculovirus–insect cell expression systems

Compound Management and its Crucial Role in Early Pharmaceutical Research

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