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Scientists take one step forward by finding how antibody neutralizes Zika infection

As Zika spreads throughout the world, the call for rapid development of therapeutics to treat Zika rings loud and clear.

24 Nov 2016

Scientists develop new technology that sheds light on HIV infection

A group of researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation and the Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, Spain, have developed a new technology that sheds light on the HIV infection and offers a first glance at the expression landscape of the HIV in the human genome.

23 Nov 2016

Improved surveillance systems and coherent policies needed to combat Rift Valley fever

Research on the mosquito-borne Rift Valley fever in east Africa and the Arabian Peninsula shows that current surveillance systems are unable to detect the virus in livestock before it spreads to humans.

22 Nov 2016

FASEB announces winners of 2016 BioArt competition

The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology is pleased to announce the winners of the fifth annual BioArt competition.

22 Nov 2016

New postnatal mouse model closely mimics fetal brain abnormalities caused by Zika infection

A team of scientists led by researchers at the University of Georgia has developed a new mouse model that closely mimics fetal brain abnormalities caused by the Zika virus in humans.

22 Nov 2016

Measles can spread more quickly in schools than previously thought

Measles, one of the world's most contagious diseases, can spread more quickly in schools than previously thought, according to Princeton University-led research.

22 Nov 2016

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

Human astroviruses infect nearly everyone during childhood, causing diarrhea, vomiting, and fever.

22 Nov 2016

New antiretroviral treatments show potential to reduce chances of sexual transmission of HIV virus

More than 2 million people got infected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in 2015, being sexual transmission the main channel of infection.

22 Nov 2016

Researchers make significant progress in developing frontline protection against HIV infection

Researchers have made significant progress in the development of a potential vaccine to protect against HIV infection.

22 Nov 2016

Researchers develop new mouse model to study Zika virus and find potential treatments

Researchers have developed a new mouse model that could be used in Zika research to better understand the virus and find new treatments, according to a study published in PLOS Pathogens.

18 Nov 2016

Scientists uncover novel process by which APOL1 gene contributes to renal disease

A Children's National Health System research team has uncovered a novel process by which the gene APOL1 contributes to renal disease, according to a paper published November 18 in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

18 Nov 2016

Researchers create new Zika replicon system to find ways to combat virus

New research from The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, in collaboration with Southwest University in Chongqing, China and the University of Leuven in Belgium, have developed a way to replicate the basic structure of the Zika virus, stripping it of the genes that make the virus infectious.

18 Nov 2016

Scientists develop genetically engineered T cells with fusion inhibitor to disrupt HIV's harpoon

When HIV attacks a T cell, it attaches itself to the cell's surface and launches a "harpoon" to create an opening to enter and infect the cells.

18 Nov 2016

Johns Hopkins researchers develop new, highly accurate urine test to predict risk for cervical cancer

Johns Hopkins Medicine specialists report they have developed a urine test for the likely emergence of cervical cancer that is highly accurate compared to other tests based on genetic markers derived directly from cervical tissue.

17 Nov 2016

Hepatitis C virus sabotages antiviral defenses of liver cells by blunting effect of immune proteins

The virus that causes hepatitis C protects itself by blocking signals that call up immune defenses in liver cells, according to University of Washington researchers and colleagues reporting Nov. 14 in Nature Medicine.

17 Nov 2016

New mouse model by FDA's scientists provides platform for improving understanding of Zika virus pathology

A new mouse model developed by scientists at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration may help in exploring the potential activity of Zika virus vaccines and therapeutics.

17 Nov 2016

Suppressed vaginal immune response makes women more susceptible to RNA viruses

Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes discovered that the vaginal immune system is suppressed in response to RNA viruses, such as Zika.

16 Nov 2016

West Nile virus may cause delayed fatalities long after recovery, new study finds

West Nile virus may be much more deadly than previously believed, with deaths attributable to the mosquito-borne disease occurring not just in the immediate aftermath of the infection but also years later, long after patients seem to have recovered from the initial illness, according to a new study presented today at the 2016 Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH)

16 Nov 2016

Tips and tricks to get children through pains of teething

Your baby is growing up so fast. It seems like just yesterday you were welcoming them home, listening to their first coos and, unfortunately, getting used to some sleepless nights.

16 Nov 2016

Portland State University wins Grand Challenges Explorations grant

Portland State University announced today that it is a Grand Challenges Explorations winner, an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

16 Nov 2016

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Latest Virus News and Research

Scientists take one step forward by finding how antibody neutralizes Zika infection

Scientists develop new technology that sheds light on HIV infection

Improved surveillance systems and coherent policies needed to combat Rift Valley fever

FASEB announces winners of 2016 BioArt competition

New postnatal mouse model closely mimics fetal brain abnormalities caused by Zika infection

Measles can spread more quickly in schools than previously thought

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

New antiretroviral treatments show potential to reduce chances of sexual transmission of HIV virus

Researchers make significant progress in developing frontline protection against HIV infection

Researchers develop new mouse model to study Zika virus and find potential treatments

Scientists uncover novel process by which APOL1 gene contributes to renal disease

Researchers create new Zika replicon system to find ways to combat virus

Scientists develop genetically engineered T cells with fusion inhibitor to disrupt HIV's harpoon

Johns Hopkins researchers develop new, highly accurate urine test to predict risk for cervical cancer

Hepatitis C virus sabotages antiviral defenses of liver cells by blunting effect of immune proteins

New mouse model by FDA's scientists provides platform for improving understanding of Zika virus pathology

Suppressed vaginal immune response makes women more susceptible to RNA viruses

West Nile virus may cause delayed fatalities long after recovery, new study finds

Tips and tricks to get children through pains of teething

Portland State University wins Grand Challenges Explorations grant

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