Study pinpoints new drug targets to treat Nipah virus
Credit: Mallur Madhusudhan, CC BY 4.0 Nipah virus, which is transmitted to humans from bats and pigs, has a high ...
Tag: Virology
SMART and NTU researchers design polymer that can kill drug-resistant bacteria
New polymer may pave the way for developing drugs to which bacteria are significantly less resistant, a breakthrough that could ...
Scales offer insight into chronic stress of fish, University of Guelph research finds
Credit: (University of Guelph) For years, aquatic researchers have sought an easy way to determine when wild fish are under ...
Grapevine red blotch disease threatens US Grape industry
$3 million grant awarded to study causes, impact of grapevine virusCredit: Raul Girardello/UC Davis University of California, Davis, scientists will ...
What blocks bird flu in human cells?
Credit: Selbach Lab, MDC. Normally, bird flu viruses do not spread easily from person to person. But if this does ...
Otago researchers discover new viral strategy to escape detection
Credit: University of Otago University of Otago researchers have discovered how viruses that specifically kill bacteria can outwit bacteria by ...
NTU scientists uncover structure of key pneumonia virus enzyme
Credit: NTU Singapore A team of molecular and structural biologists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have found a ...
Host cell proteases can process viral capsid proteins
Credit: Varpu Marjomäki/University of Jyväskylä It has long been suggested that a cell protease could take part in enterovirus infection. ...
Scientists reveal the structure of viral rhodopsins
Credit: Dmitry Bratanov et al./Nature Communications The structure of an Organic Lake Phycodnavirus rhodopsin II (OLPVRII), which is a unique ...
Unexpected viral behavior linked to type 1 diabetes in high-risk children
A TEDDY study led by the University of South Florida has discovered unexpected connections between viruses and T1DCredit: Electron microscopy ...
Harvard Wyss Institute researchers demonstrate machine-guided engineering of AAV capsids
High-throughput synthetic biology approach reveals hidden AAV features and could help fast-track future gene therapiesCredit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University ...
Space travel can make the gut leaky
UC Riverside-led study tested the effects of microgravity on intestinal epithelial cellsCredit: Carrie Rosema. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Bacteria, fungi, and ...
Two UC San Diego researchers elected AAAS fellows
Recognition by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world's largest general scientific society, honors their contributions in ...
New flu drug drives drug resistance in influenza viruses
Credit: CDC/Michael Shaw, Doug Jordan MADISON - On January 31, 2019, an 11-year old boy in Japan went to a ...
Bacteria-infecting viruses bind mucosal surface and protect from disease
Credit: Credit: Gabriel Almeida/University of Jyväskylä Mucosal surfaces protect organisms from external stressors and disease. Bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria, ...
Wound healing in mucous tissues could ward off AIDS
Wound-repair capabilities preserve tissue integrity during early infection and might prevent inflammation that underlies immune exhaustionCredit: Michael Gale, Fredrik Barrenas, ...
In the war on emerging crop diseases, scientists develop new ‘War Room’ simulations
Credit: Paul Rachkara Farmers rely on seed systems for access to high-quality, disease-free planting material at the start of the ...
Malaria discovery could lead to better HIV and lupus treatments
Credit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute A discovery about how the immune system responds to malaria infection could lead to ...
Cellular calpain proteases can cleave the enteroviral polyprotein
Research highlights the potential of calpain inhibitor as an antiviral against enterovirusesCredit: The University of Jyvaskyla, Finland Despite their prevalence, ...
Mild Zika infection in fetuses may cause brain abnormalities in young despite no symptoms
Credit: University of Saskatchewan Using a relevant animal model (pigs), University of Saskatchewan researchers have shown that mild Zika virus ...