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Bacterial infections may contribute to far more cancers than previously thought, shows study

The Institute of Human Virology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine announced today the discovery that DnaK, a protein of the bacterium mycoplasma, interferes with the mycoplasma-infected cell's ability to respond to and repair DNA damage, a known origin of cancer.

5 Dec 2018

Montana State-led research project wins $10 million grant to prevent bat-borne diseases

In an effort to prevent some of the world's most lethal diseases, an international research team spanning five continents and led by Montana State University will study bats in Australia, Bangladesh, Madagascar and Ghana.

5 Dec 2018

New vaccine candidate for Zika virus proves to be effective in mice and monkeys

Researchers at the University of Hawaii medical school have successfully developed a vaccine candidate for the Zika virus, showing that it is effective in protecting both mice and monkeys from the infection.

5 Dec 2018

Advances in gene therapy for inherited blood disorders

Gene therapy holds a lot of promise in medicine. If we could safely alter our own DNA, we might eliminate diseases our ancestors passed down to us.

4 Dec 2018

Scientists use genetically engineered immune cells to fight Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma cells

University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers reported promising early results from a clinical study of an investigational cellular immunotherapy that used a patient's own, genetically engineered immune cells to recognize and fight Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma cells.

4 Dec 2018

Scientists develop new method to detect viral RNA without special equipment

Scientists from the SCAMT Laboratory of ITMO University developed a method to detect viral RNA without special equipment.

3 Dec 2018

Genetic relic of the 'Black Death' may provide clues for treating fatal liver scarring

A gene mutation that is believed to have safeguarded some people in 14th century Europe from the bubonic plague today may be protecting HIV patients co-infected with hepatitis C from potentially fatal liver scarring, says a University of Cincinnati College of Medicine physician-scientist.

3 Dec 2018

Bacteria in babies' noses could offer clues to recovery from first cough or cold

New research on the types of bacteria living in babies' noses could offer clues as to why some recover quickly from their first cough or cold, while others suffer for longer.

3 Dec 2018

Researchers aim to develop a functional cure for HIV using therapeutic vaccines

EU-funded researchers are leading efforts to develop a functional cure for HIV using innovative therapeutic vaccines to halt the progression of the devastating virus, increase the availability and affordability of treatment, and improve patients' quality of life.

30 Nov 2018

Is Europe on track to end AIDS by 2020?

From diagnosis of HIV to successful viral suppression: in a rapid communication published in Eurosurveillance today, ECDC and co-authors from Public Health England and The National AIDS Trust summarise the progress towards HIV elimination in 52 countries in Europe and Central Asia.

30 Nov 2018

Liver immune cells contain inert HIV and are unlikely to reproduce infection, study reveals

In a proof-of-principle study, researchers at Johns Hopkins revealed that certain immune system cells found in the human liver, called liver macrophages, contain only inert HIV and aren't likely to reproduce infection on their own in HIV-infected people on long-term antiretroviral therapy.

30 Nov 2018

HIV targets achieved by United Kingdom, says report

The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/Aids (UNAids) target for 2020 is 90-90-90 which means 90 percent people with HIV would be diagnosed, 90 percent of those diagnosed would receive anti-HIV or anti-retroviral treatment and 90 percent of those treated with antiretroviral drugs would achieve suppression of their viral load so that they cannot transmit the infection to others.

29 Nov 2018

Researchers generate six antibodies to diagnose and treat Zika virus

Researchers have generated six Zika virus antibodies that could be used to test for and possibly treat a mosquito-borne disease that has infected more than 1.5 million people worldwide.

29 Nov 2018

The Native Antigen Company launches ground-breaking Zika virus immunoassays

The Native Antigen Company has launched a series of ground-breaking immunoassays for Zika virus, offering researchers in academia, public health and drug discovery the capability to work with unprecedented levels of specificity and sensitivity.

29 Nov 2018

ECDC and WHO release latest data on HIV epidemic in the European Region

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and the WHO Regional Office for Europe release the latest data on the HIV epidemic in the European Region, marking the 30th anniversary of World AIDS Day.

29 Nov 2018

First biosimilar approved by FDA for treatment of adult patients with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Truxima (rituximab-abbs) as the first biosimilar to Rituxan (rituximab) for the treatment of adult patients with CD20-positive, B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) to be used as a single agent or in combination with chemotherapy.

29 Nov 2018

Virus News and Research

Latest Virus News and Research

Bacterial infections may contribute to far more cancers than previously thought, shows study

Montana State-led research project wins $10 million grant to prevent bat-borne diseases

New vaccine candidate for Zika virus proves to be effective in mice and monkeys

Advances in gene therapy for inherited blood disorders

Scientists use genetically engineered immune cells to fight Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma cells

Scientists develop new method to detect viral RNA without special equipment

Genetic relic of the 'Black Death' may provide clues for treating fatal liver scarring

Bacteria in babies' noses could offer clues to recovery from first cough or cold

Researchers aim to develop a functional cure for HIV using therapeutic vaccines

Is Europe on track to end AIDS by 2020?

Liver immune cells contain inert HIV and are unlikely to reproduce infection, study reveals

HIV targets achieved by United Kingdom, says report

Researchers generate six antibodies to diagnose and treat Zika virus

The Native Antigen Company launches ground-breaking Zika virus immunoassays

ECDC and WHO release latest data on HIV epidemic in the European Region

First biosimilar approved by FDA for treatment of adult patients with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

Restricting cancer metabolism could make oncolytic viruses more effective at attacking tumors

Influenza vaccination may reduce severity of infection in vaccinated but still infected patients

Cobra Biologics to investigate continuous manufacturing of AAV for gene therapies

Mailing at-home HPV tests may be viable approach for screening hard-to-reach women

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