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Georgia State professor receives federal grant to study virus similar to Ebola virus

Dr. Christopher Basler, a professor in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University, director of the university's Center for Microbial Pathogenesis and a Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar in Microbial Pathogenesis, has received a two-year, $419,100 federal grant to study a virus similar to Ebola virus that causes disease in animals but not in humans.

12 Jul 2018

Scientists support viability of potential way to reduce Alzheimer's disease risk

A new commentary by scientists at the Universities of Manchester and Edinburgh on a study by Taiwanese epidemiologists supports the viability of a potential way to reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease.

12 Jul 2018

Insurance gains improve outcome for young women with gynecologic cancers

The gains in insurance coverage with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) have already translated into improved health for young women with gynecologic cancers, who are getting diagnosed at earlier stages of their disease because of ACA benefits.

12 Jul 2018

New clinical trial to evaluate virotherapy and immunotherapy combination for ovarian, colorectal cancers

Ludwig Cancer Research and the Cancer Research Institute announce the initiation of a clinical trial to evaluate the combination of ONCOS-102, an experimental anti-tumor virotherapy, with the checkpoint blockade antibody IMFINZI (durvalumab) for advanced ovarian and colorectal cancers.

12 Jul 2018

Study: Hepatitis C vaccine could drastically reduce transmission among injecting drug users

Among the most serious consequences of the opioid epidemic is the spread of hepatitis C among injecting drug users.

12 Jul 2018

New 3D model of 1918 H1 pandemic influenza virus could benefit VLP vaccine projects

Virus-like particles are protein-based structures that mimic viruses and bind to antibodies. Because VLPs are not infectious, they show considerable promise as vaccine platforms for many viral diseases, including influenza.

12 Jul 2018

New class of chemical compounds has potential for treating Zika virus and RSV

A new and promising class of chemical compounds has major potential for treating Zika virus and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, according to a new study by University of Alberta scientists. The next step is to develop a drug.

12 Jul 2018

Scientists discover ‘Big Bang’ of Alzheimer's disease

Scientists have discovered a "Big Bang" of Alzheimer's disease - the precise point at which a healthy protein becomes toxic but has not yet formed deadly tangles in the brain.

11 Jul 2018

Researchers highlight the need for wider access to HIV prevention drugs

Despite highly effective anti-HIV pharmaceuticals having been used worldwide for almost a decade, HIV has not been conquered.

11 Jul 2018

Researchers use genome editing to reduce cholesterol levels in animal model

Using genome editing to inactivate a protein called PCSK9 effectively reduces cholesterol levels in rhesus macaques, a species of monkey, according to researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

10 Jul 2018

Preventative HIV vaccines induce robust, comparable immune responses in humans and monkeys

More than three decades after the identification of the human immunodeficiency virus, scientists are still working to develop a preventative vaccine that could finally put an end to the epidemic for which there are nearly two million new infections each year.

9 Jul 2018

Researchers trace history of human Hepatitis B in the Bronze Age

Thanks to viral traces in the genomes of ancient people, researchers from South Ural State University were able to determine that man has been suffering from Hepatitis B since at least the Bronze Age.

9 Jul 2018

State prisons fail to offer cure to 144,000 inmates with deadly hepatitis C

State prisons across the U.S. are failing to treat at least 144,000 inmates who have hepatitis C, a curable but potentially fatal liver disease, according to a recent survey and subsequent interviews of state corrections departments.

9 Jul 2018

Step towards an HIV/AIDS vaccine

There has been a four decades long challenge to develop a vaccine against the deadly HIV virus that causes AIDS. Last Saturday the research bore fruit when a team of scientists announced that a trial drug has shown immune response in humans and also protected laboratory monkeys from HIV infection.

9 Jul 2018

NIH researchers identify natural lipid that acts as potent anti-inflammatory

National Institutes of Health researchers have identified a naturally occurring lipid--a waxy, fatty acid--used by a disease-causing bacterium to impair the host immune response and increase the chance of infection. Inadvertently, they also may have found a potent inflammation therapy against bacterial and viral diseases.

9 Jul 2018

Virus News and Research

Latest Virus News and Research

Georgia State professor receives federal grant to study virus similar to Ebola virus

Scientists support viability of potential way to reduce Alzheimer's disease risk

Insurance gains improve outcome for young women with gynecologic cancers

New clinical trial to evaluate virotherapy and immunotherapy combination for ovarian, colorectal cancers

Study: Hepatitis C vaccine could drastically reduce transmission among injecting drug users

New 3D model of 1918 H1 pandemic influenza virus could benefit VLP vaccine projects

New class of chemical compounds has potential for treating Zika virus and RSV

Scientists discover ‘Big Bang’ of Alzheimer's disease

Researchers highlight the need for wider access to HIV prevention drugs

Researchers use genome editing to reduce cholesterol levels in animal model

Preventative HIV vaccines induce robust, comparable immune responses in humans and monkeys

Researchers trace history of human Hepatitis B in the Bronze Age

State prisons fail to offer cure to 144,000 inmates with deadly hepatitis C

Step towards an HIV/AIDS vaccine

NIH researchers identify natural lipid that acts as potent anti-inflammatory

Combe announces launch of Preventeza Emergency Contraceptive and campaign

Gene therapy study shows promise for chronic kidney disease

Study finds mechanism by which amyloid beta protects the brain from herpes infection

Scientists take a deep dive into differences between Zika and dengue virus

Scientists use stem cells to uncover why the Zika virus is so infective

A new way of characterising biomolecules eBook

Redefining control and consistency in anaerobic microbiome workflows

AI in Healthcare: How generative tools are transforming clinical practice

The future of automation: Machine learning–driven hepatocyte and organoid counting

Virus News and Research

Latest Virus News and Research

A new way of characterising biomolecules eBook

Redefining control and consistency in anaerobic microbiome workflows

AI in Healthcare: How generative tools are transforming clinical practice

The future of automation: Machine learning–driven hepatocyte and organoid counting

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