Virology News
November 25, 2024
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Nov. 20, 2024 — A new study shows that cigarette-smoke induced changes to the microbiota resulted in increased severity of disease in mice infected with influenza A ...
Nov. 21, 2024 — Scientists have long been trying to tease apart hepatitis A virus, to understand its inner workings and how it functions in the human body. Infectious disease researchers have discovered that a little-known protein, PDGFA-associated protein 1 ...
Nov. 19, 2024 — The Wistar Institute and the University of Buea in Cameroon has uncovered the mechanisms for a medicinal plant with anti-HIV potential in Croton oligandrus Pierre & Hutch, a species of African tree that has been used in traditional healing in ...
Nov. 19, 2024 — A research article shows that Eradivir's patent-pending antiviral therapeutic called EV25 reduces lung viral loads of advanced-stage influenza in preclinical studies quicker and more effectively than ...
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Nov. 19, 2024 — In most people, the lung-infecting pathogens known as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and human metapneumovirus (hMPV) trigger mild cold-like ...
Nov. 18, 2024 — Hepatitis E viruses (HEV) typically cause liver infections. They can, however, also infect other organs and cause neurological disorders. Little is yet known about how this process works. A research ...
Nov. 14, 2024 — Researchers have developed an optical biosensor that detects the virus that causes mpox. The technology could make diagnosis much faster and cost-effective as the disease continues to spread ...
Nov. 13, 2024 — An FDA-approved vaccine for smallpox and mpox is effective but causes side effects. The other requires multiple doses. An experimental single-dose vaccine uses the horsepox virus to harness the ...
Nov. 13, 2024 — Why do some people develop severe flu symptoms? A study points the finger at an unsung portion of the antibodies our immune systems generate to fend ...
Nov. 12, 2024 — A genomic test developed by researchers to rapidly detect almost any kind of pathogen -- virus, bacteria, fungus or parasite -- has proved successful after a decade of ...
Nov. 11, 2024 — A year after an outbreak of H5N1 killed thousands of elephant seals in Argentina, only about a third of the seals normally expected here returned, scientists ...
Oct. 30, 2024 — The cervid livestock business is one of the fastest-growing industries in rural America. In Missouri alone, more than 250 farms are dedicated to raising deer. To improve overall herd health and ...
Oct. 31, 2024 — Scientists investigating animal viruses with potential to infect humans have identified a critical protein that could enable spillover of a family of organisms called arteriviruses. In a new study, ...
Oct. 28, 2024 — A strain of H5N1 avian influenza virus found in a Texas dairy worker who was infected this spring was able to spread among ferrets through the air, ...
Earlier Headlines
Nov. 14, 2024 — The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us all the importance of educating the public about viral infections. Besides educating the general public, we need to equip the next generation of scientists by ...
Nov. 6, 2024 — An epidemiological study found that 56 percent of a large breeding colony of Caspian terns died from a 2023 outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza at Rat Island in Washington state. ...
Oct. 28, 2024 — Doctors detail what we learned after the first season following the approval of RSV vaccines. The vaccine effectively prevented severe illness in older, but only 24 percent of eligible US adults ...
Oct. 24, 2024 — The innate immune system is the body's first line of defence against pathogens like bacteria or viruses. TRIM25 is a protein that is important in the innate immune response against RNA viruses, ...
Oct. 23, 2024 — As the Arctic warms, polar bears now face a greater risk of contracting several pathogens than bears three decades ago, according to a new ...
Oct. 23, 2024 — Scientists have developed an innovative antibody platform aimed at tackling one of the greatest challenges in treating rapidly evolving viruses like SARS-CoV-2: their ability to mutate and evade ...
Oct. 22, 2024 — SARS-CoV-2 has an enzyme that can counteract a cell's innate defense mechanism against viruses, explaining why it is more infectious than the previous SARS and MERS-causing viruses. The ...
Oct. 21, 2024 — Researchers who work with bacteriophages -- viruses that eat bacteria -- had a pleasant and potentially very important surprise after treating samples to view under an electron microscope: they had ...
Ancient Viral DNA in the Human Genome Linked to Multiple Sclerosis and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Oct. 21, 2024 — New research has revealed a connection between ancient viral DNA embedded in the human genome and the genetic risk for two major diseases that affect the central nervous ...
Oct. 17, 2024 — This multi-state study is a real world data analyses of the effectiveness of the RSV -- short for respiratory syncytial virus -- vaccine. VISION Network researchers report that across the board these ...
Oct. 17, 2024 — A new vaccine provides hope for treating and even preventing the highly contagious and difficult-to-treat Clostridioides difficile infection, more commonly known as C. difficile or C. diff. In animal ...
Oct. 17, 2024 — A new study gets scientists closer to more fully understanding where viruses fit into the global ocean picture of cycling nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorus and, of particular interest, carbon. ...
Oct. 16, 2024 — Scientists have discovered a new process in our immune systems that leads to the production of an important family of anti-viral proteins called interferons. They hope the discovery will now lead to ...
Oct. 9, 2024 — Microbiologists found that showerheads and toothbrushes are teeming with an extremely diverse collection of viruses -- most of which have never been seen ...
Oct. 9, 2024 — 161,979 new RNA viruses have been discovered using a machine learning tool that researchers believe will vastly improve the mapping of life on Earth and could aid in the identification of many ...
Oct. 8, 2024 — Driven in part by climate change, epidemics from mosquito-spread viruses are occurring with increasing frequency. Yet few among the American public are worried about getting West Nile or dengue virus ...
Scientists Discover Novel Series of SARS-CoV-2 Mpro Inhibitors for Potential New COVID-19 Treatments
Oct. 8, 2024 — New research has identified a novel series of SARS-CoV-2 Mpro inhibitors that may lead to potential new COVID-19 treatments that, according to preclinical testing, effectively inhibits COVID-19 and ...
Oct. 8, 2024 — Rates of babesiosis, a tick-borne parasitic disease, increased an average of 9% per year in the United States between 2015 and 2022 and four in 10 patients were found to be co-infected with another ...
Oct. 1, 2024 — Scientists have developed six lines of humanized mice that can serve as valuable models for studying human cases of ...
Oct. 1, 2024 — The complex shape of respiratory syncytial virus is one hurdle limiting the development of treatments for an infection that leads to hospitalization or worse for hundreds of thousands of people in ...
Thursday, November 14, 2024
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Monday, October 28, 2024
Thursday, October 24, 2024
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
- Polar Bears' Exposure to Pathogens Is Increasing as Their Environment Changes
- Novel Antibody Platform Tackles Viral Mutations
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Monday, October 21, 2024
- Unexpected Beauty, Major Antimicrobial Power Boost as Phages Form Into Surprising Flower Shapes
- Ancient Viral DNA in the Human Genome Linked to Multiple Sclerosis and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Thursday, October 17, 2024
- Big Data, Real World, Multi-State Study Finds RSV Vaccine Highly Effective in Protecting Older Adults Against Severe Disease, Hospitalization and Death
- New mRNA Vaccine Created to Prevent and Treat C. Difficile
- Identifying the Genes That Viruses 'steal' From Ocean Microbes
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
- In a Warming World, Public Needs to Know More About Protections from Mosquito-Borne Illnesses
- Scientists Discover Novel Series of SARS-CoV-2 Mpro Inhibitors for Potential New COVID-19 Treatments
- Rates of a Tick-Borne Parasitic Disease Are on the Rise
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
- New Mouse Models Offer Valuable Window Into COVID-19 Infection
- New Images of RSV May Expose Stubborn Virus's Weak Points
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
- Fruit-Only Diet Improves Bats' Immune Response to Viruses
- Good Nutrition Boosts Honey Bee Resilience Against Pesticides, Viruses
Monday, September 23, 2024
Friday, September 20, 2024
- A Two-Dose Schedule Could Make HIV Vaccines More Effective
- Researchers Discover Immune Response to Dengue Can Predict Risk of Severe Reinfections
- New Testing System Using Janus Particles Rapidly and Accurately Detects COVID-19
Thursday, September 19, 2024
- Genetic Tracing at the Huanan Seafood Market Further Supports COVID Animal Origins
- Coronavirus Spike Proteins Can Be Selectively Detected in 5 Minutes
- Stopping Plants from Passing Viruses to Their Progeny
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Monday, September 16, 2024
Thursday, September 12, 2024
- Targeted Immune Intervention and Stopping ART in Model of SIV Infection Leads to Control of Viral Replication and Reservoirs
- Smart Supramolecular Assemblies
- Researchers Develop Promising Lassa Fever Vaccine
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
- An Antidiabetic Helps the Immune System Recognize Reservoirs of HIV
- Study Identifies Areas of Europe at Risk from Dengue Fever Due to Spread of Asian Tiger Mosquito
Monday, September 9, 2024
Friday, September 6, 2024
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
- Immune Cells Prevent Lung Healing After Viral Infection
- Kidney Disease in Cats: High-Quality Feline iPSCs Generated Without Genetic Footprint
- Newly Discovered Viruses in Parasitic Nematodes Could Change Our Understanding of How They Cause Disease
- Investigational Mpox mRNA Vaccine Reduces Disease Severity in Primates Compared to Available Vaccines
- H5 Influenza Vaccines: What Needs to Be Done to Reduce the Risk of a Pandemic
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
- How Beetle Juice Led to the Discovery of a Virus and Solved the Mystery of a Superworm Die-Off
- Study Reveals Isolation, Endogamy and Pathogens in Early Medieval Spanish Community
Monday, August 26, 2024
- Gut Bacteria Composition Influences Rotavirus Vaccine Efficacy
- Immune System That Bacteria Use to Respond to Viral Infections
Thursday, August 22, 2024
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
- Next Time You Beat a Virus, Thank Your Microbial Ancestors
- Honey Bees May Play Key Role in Spreading Viruses to Wild Bumblebees
Monday, August 19, 2024
- New Insights on How Bird Flu Crosses the Species Barrier
- Low Cortisol, Hair-Trigger Stress Response in the Brain May Underlie Long COVID
Monday, August 12, 2024
Sunday, August 11, 2024
Friday, August 9, 2024
- New Two-Step Flu Vaccine Strategy Shows Promise in Pig Model
- Bacteria Encode Hidden Genes Outside Their Genome--Do We?
Thursday, August 8, 2024
- 3D Bioprinting Advances Research on Respiratory Viruses
- Microscopy Technique 'paves Way' For Improving Understanding of Cellular Functions
- Recurrent Wheezing in Children Linked to 'silent' Viral Infections
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
- Asthma Emergencies Spike When Allergenic Pollen Blooms
- Viral Defense Protein Speeds Up Female Stem Cell Production
Monday, August 5, 2024
Friday, August 2, 2024
- Discovery of a New Population of Macrophages Promoting Lung Repair After Viral Infections
- Coinfecting Viruses Impede Each Other's Ability to Enter Cells
- Genetic Signatures of Domestication Identified in Pigs, Chickens
Thursday, August 1, 2024
Wednesday, July 31, 2024
- Nasal COVID-19 Vaccine Halts Transmission, Animal Study Finds
- Scientists Capture Immune Cells Hidden in Nasal Passages
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Monday, July 29, 2024
- Fetal Brain Impacted When Mom Fights Severe Flu: New Mouse Study Explains How
- New Progress in Research Into Malignant Catarrhal Fever in Cattle
- Virus That Causes COVID-19 Is Widespread in Wildlife, Scientists Find
Friday, July 26, 2024
Thursday, July 25, 2024
- New Drug Shows Promise in Clearing HIV from Brain
- Scientists Identify Key Protein Behind Spread of Shingles Virus
- How Evolution Tamed a Deadly Virus and Why We Should Still Worry
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
- Proof-of-Concept Study to Find Functional Cure for HIV
- New Study Confirms Mammal-to-Mammal Avian Flu Spread
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Monday, July 22, 2024
Thursday, July 18, 2024
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
- Ancient Viruses Fuel Modern-Day Cancers
- Influenza Viruses Can Use Two Ways to Infect Cells
- Llama Nanobodies: A Breakthrough in Building HIV Immunity
- 'Sacrifice' Of Virus Data Clears the Path to Open a Disease Discovery Pipeline
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Monday, July 15, 2024
Thursday, July 11, 2024
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Monday, July 8, 2024
- Raw Milk Is Risky, but Airborne Transmission of H5N1 from Cow's Milk Is Inefficient in Mammals
- New Bio-Based Tool Quickly Detects Concerning Coronavirus Variants