Virology News
June 7, 2024
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June 4, 2024 Giant viruses found on the Greenland ice sheet probably regulate the growth of snow algae on the ice by infecting them. Knowing how to control these viruses could help us reduce the rate of ...
June 3, 2024 Obeldesivir (GS-5245), a novel investigational small molecule oral antiviral, represents a new tool in the ongoing effort to prepare for future ...
May 31, 2024 An international team has found a new RNA virus that they believe is hitching a ride with a common human parasite. The virus is associated with severe inflammation in humans infected with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, leading the team to ...
May 31, 2024 Researchers have isolated human monoclonal antibodies against influenza B, a significant public health threat that disproportionately affects children, the elderly and other immunocompromised ...
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May 30, 2024 Although dengue outbreaks cannot be prevented, it is possible to anticipate them. Scientists have recently identified a global climate indicator that may help improve predictions about the magnitude ...
May 29, 2024 Review of research to-date suggests vaccination remains the most effective strategy for avian influenza prevention and control in humans, despite ...
May 28, 2024 Researchers have discovered that bank voles in southern Sweden (Sk ne) carry a virus that can cause hemorrhagic fever in humans. This finding was made more than 500 km south of the previously known ...
May 28, 2024 Researchers have demonstrated how B cells infected with the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) can contribute to a pathogenic, inflammatory phenotype that contributes to multiple sclerosis (MS); the group has ...
May 23, 2024 The Epstein-Barr virus can cause a spectrum of diseases, including a range of cancers. Emerging data now show that inhibition of a specific metabolic pathway in infected cells can diminish latent ...
May 24, 2024 Mice administered raw milk samples from dairy cows infected with H5N1 influenza experienced high virus levels in their respiratory organs and lower ...
May 23, 2024 Treatment of autoimmune diseases like lupus has long relied on steroids to knock down the immune system, but more targeted therapies are currently undergoing clinical trials. To make sure these ...
May 22, 2024 A new study shows that real-world ocean conditions make a huge difference in how viral infection affects host bacteria. The findings indicate it is very important to study cells and virocells under ...
May 21, 2024 Leishmaniasis is a tropical disease affecting a growing number of people worldwide. Each year, between 700,000 and 1 million new cases are reported. ...
May 21, 2024 Deforestation in Costa Rica raises the risk of cattle becoming infected with rabies by vampire bats, finds a new ...
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May 21, 2024 Currently available flu medications only target the virus after it has already established an infection, but what if a drug could prevent infection in the first place? Now, scientists have designed ...
May 17, 2024 Marine microbes control the flux of matter and energy essential for life in the oceans. Among them, the bacterial group SAR11 accounts for about a third of all the bacteria found in surface ocean ...
May 17, 2024 An HIV vaccine candidate triggered low levels of an elusive type of broadly neutralizing HIV antibodies among a small group of people enrolled in a 2019 clinical ...
May 15, 2024 Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza was detected in dairy cattle for the first time in the United States in March, with nine states reporting outbreaks by May. While the method of transmission ...
May 15, 2024 At present, there is no specific active substance against hepatitis E. As the disease kills 70,000 people every year, researchers are actively searching for one. A team may have found what ...
May 15, 2024 A small number of New York City wild birds carry highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, according to a recent ...
May 14, 2024 Researchers have discovered the virus that causes COVID-19 can breach the protective blood-retinal-barrier with potential long-term consequences in the ...
May 13, 2024 in March a farm worker who reported no contact with sick or dead birds, but who was in contact with dairy cattle, began showing symptoms in the eye and samples were collected by the regional health ...
May 13, 2024 Suddenly they appear and -- like the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus -- can trigger major epidemics: Viruses that nobody had on their radar. They are not really new, but they have changed genetically. In ...
May 13, 2024 An experimental treatment made from a plant virus is effective at protecting against a broad range of metastatic cancers in mice, shows a new study. The treatment, composed of nanoparticles fashioned ...
May 9, 2024 A team has developed a vaccine approach that works like a GPS, guiding the immune system through the specific steps to make broadly neutralizing antibodies against ...
May 8, 2024 Two species of marine bacteria from the North Sea have established an unusual and sometimes destructive relationship to produce the important vitamin B12. The team's experiments show that the ...
May 7, 2024 Researchers have found that herpesvirus infection modifies the structure and normal function of the mitochondria in the host cell. The new information will help to understand the interaction between ...
May 6, 2024 Researchers have developed a new vaccine technology that has been shown in mice to provide protection against a broad range of coronaviruses with potential for future disease outbreaks -- including ...
May 2, 2024 Researchers have found that a brain disorder associated with flu (influenza-associated encephalopathy, or IAE) can be caused by the influenza virus entering the brain from the blood via endothelial ...
May 2, 2024 Researchers have deciphered the complex interplay of various enzymes around the innate immune receptor toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7), which plays an important role in defending our bodies against ...
May 1, 2024 Viruses known as 'jumbo' phages are seen as a potential tool against deadly bacterial infections. But scientists must first decipher the extraordinary makeup of these mysterious viruses. ...
Apr. 26, 2024 Researchers report on the molecular assembly of one of the most common anti-phage systems -- from the family of proteins called Gabija -- that is estimated to be used by at least 8.5%, and up to 18%, ...
Apr. 26, 2024 Report details first-ever finding of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in North American ...
Apr. 25, 2024 Chemokines are signalling proteins that orchestrate the interaction of immune cells against pathogens and tumors. To understand this complex network, various techniques have been developed to ...
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Friday, May 17, 2024
- Zombie Cells in the Sea: Viruses Keep the Most Common Marine Bacteria in Check
- A Trial HIV Vaccine Triggered Elusive and Essential Antibodies in Humans
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
- H5N1 Virus from 2022 Mink Outbreak Capable of Inefficient Airborne Transmission
- An Active Agent Against Hepatitis E
- Highly Pathogenic Avian Flu Detected in New York City Wild Birds
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Monday, May 13, 2024
- First Case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Transmitted from Cow to Human Confirmed
- New Viruses That Could Cause Epidemics on the Horizon
- Plant Virus Treatment Shows Promise in Fighting Metastatic Cancers in Mice
Thursday, May 9, 2024
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Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Monday, May 6, 2024
Thursday, May 2, 2024
- Promising New Treatment Strategy for Deadly Flu-Related Brain Disorders
- Activation of Innate Immunity: Important Piece of the Puzzle Identified
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Friday, April 26, 2024
- Study Details a Common Bacterial Defense Against Viral Infection
- Florida Dolphin Found With Highly Pathogenic Avian Flu
Thursday, April 25, 2024
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
- Can Climate Change Accelerate Transmission of Malaria? Pioneering Research Sheds Light on Impacts of Temperature
- Giant Viruses Infect Deadly Parasite
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
- World's Chocolate Supply Threatened by Devastating Virus
- Odor-Causing Bacteria in Armpits Targeted Using Bacteriophage-Derived Lysin
- Dengue Fever Infections Have Negative Impacts on Infant Health for Three Years
Friday, April 19, 2024
- New Research Defines Specific Genomic Changes Associated With the Transmissibility of the Monkeypox Virus
- Key Protein Regulates Immune Response to Viruses in Mammal Cells
Thursday, April 18, 2024
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Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Friday, April 12, 2024
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
- New Drug Prevents Flu-Related Inflammation and Lung Damage
- Scientists Identify Pro-Aging 'sugar Signature' In the Blood of People Living With HIV
- New Diagnostic Tool Achieves Accuracy of PCR Tests With Faster and Simpler Nanopore System
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Monday, April 8, 2024
Thursday, April 4, 2024
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Thursday, March 28, 2024
- How the Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Enters Our Cells
- New Method Developed to Isolate HIV Particles
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
- New Testing Approach Improves Detection of Rare but Emerging Powassan Virus Spread by Deer Ticks
- Silicon Spikes Take out 96% of Virus Particles
- New Roadmap to Prevent Pandemics Centers on Protecting Biodiversity
Monday, March 25, 2024
Thursday, March 21, 2024
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
- Experts Warn Climate Change Will Fuel Spread of Infectious Diseases
- Craving Snacks After a Meal? It Might Be Food-Seeking Neurons, Not an Overactive Appetite
Monday, March 18, 2024
Thursday, March 14, 2024
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Friday, March 8, 2024
Thursday, March 7, 2024
- How Does a Virus Hijack Insect Sperm to Control Disease Vectors and Pests?
- First Atom-Level Structure of Packaged Viral Genome Reveals New Properties, Dynamics
- Children Surpass a Year of HIV Remission After Treatment Pause
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
- Revealing a Hidden Threat: Researchers Show Viral Infections Pose Early Heart Risks
- Synthetic Gene Helps Explain the Mysteries of Transcription Across Species
Friday, March 1, 2024
- New Antibodies Target 'dark Side' Of Influenza Virus Protein
- How Virus Causes Cancer: Potential Treatment
Thursday, February 29, 2024
- Microbial Viruses Act as Secret Drivers of Climate Change
- Scientists Develop Novel RNA Or DNA-Based Substances to Protect Plants from Viruses
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
- In Fight Against Brain Pathogens, the Eyes Have It
- Avian Influenza Virus Is Adapting to Spread to Marine Mammals
Thursday, February 22, 2024
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
- Researchers Are Using RNA in a New Approach to Fight HIV
- Bat 'nightclubs' May Be the Key to Solving the Next Pandemic
- Breakthrough in Developing the PD-1-Enhanced DNA Vaccine for Over 6-Year cART-Free AIDS Prevention and Virologic Control
Monday, February 19, 2024
Thursday, February 15, 2024
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
- Double Risk of Dementia After Mouth Ulcer Virus
- Team Creates Novel Rabies Viral Vectors for Neural Circuit Mapping
- Climate Change Drove the Emergence of West Nile Virus in Europe
- Case Study: Drug-Resistant Bacteria Responds to Phage-Antibiotic Combo Therapy
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
- New Trial Highlights Incremental Progress Towards a Cure for HIV-1
- Interactions Between Flu Subtypes Predict Epidemic Severity More Than Virus Evolution
Thursday, February 8, 2024
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
- New Approach to Tackling Bacterial Infections Identified
- Flu Virus Variants Resistant to New Antiviral Drug Candidate Lose Pathogenicity
Monday, February 5, 2024
- Down to the Core of Poxviruses
- A Rare Recent Case of Retrovirus Integration: An Infectious Gibbon Ape Leukaemia Virus Is Colonizing a Rodent's Genome in New Guinea
Friday, February 2, 2024
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Wednesday, January 31, 2024
- Engineering Viruses to Kill Deadly Pathogens
- Discovery of a Third RNA Virus Linage in Extreme Environments Jan 17, 2024
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
- DNA Particles That Mimic Viruses Hold Promise as Vaccines
- Resin Destroys Coronavirus from Plastic Surfaces
- Gut Microbiota Influence Severity of Respiratory Viral Infection
Friday, January 26, 2024
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Wednesday, January 24, 2024
- Researchers Pinpoint Most Likely Source of HIV Rebound Infection
- How Does HIV Get Into the Cell's Cenetr to Kickstart Infection?
- DNA from Preserved Feces Reveals Ancient Japanese Gut Environment
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
- HIV Antibodies Protect Animals in Proof-of-Concept Study
- Glowing COVID-19 Diagnostic Test Prototype Produces Results in One Minute
- Tests Can Reveal Whether an Antibody Can Turn Into a Killer