Scientists learn how common virus reactivates after transplantation
Antibody-producing B cells, not disease-fighting T cells, protect against reactivation of cytomegalovirus SEATTLE -- Jan. 17, 2019 -- A new ...
Tag: Virology
Zika and Chikungunya viruses: Diagnostic pitfalls
DZIF scientists from the Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin demonstrate the problems with the currently available diagnostics, particularly for Zika virus ...
Antibiotics still routinely prescribed in the ER for infants with viral lung infections
Despite recommendations first issued more than a decade ago, antibiotics are still routinely prescribed in U.S. emergency rooms for infants ...
Cellular protein a target for Zika control
Credit: Rasgon Lab, Penn State A cellular protein that interacts with invading viruses appears to help enable the infection process ...
Experimental antibody 'cocktail' protects animals from three deadly Ebola viruses
Scientists from academia, industry, and government have developed a combination of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) that protected animals from all three ...
Madariaga virus spreads to Haiti
A PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases press releaseCredit: Morris, et al. (2019) Madariaga virus (MADV), or South American eastern equine encephalitis ...
Mobile, instant diagnosis of viruses
Credit: © D. Filloux, Cirad A new high-throughput, miniature, portable sequencing technique* has been developed in recent years, for human ...
Respiratory microbiome may influence your susceptibility to flu
Microbiome community linked to lower influenza susceptibilityCredit: Lee et al, 2019. Specific respiratory microbiome communities may be linked to influenza ...
Scientists develop universal Ebola treatment effective in single dose
GALVESTON, Texas - There is a new medication that in one dose successfully protected nonhuman primates against a lethal infection ...
UTSA microbiologist Floyd Wormley elected AAAS Fellow
Credit: UTSA (San Antonio, Jan. 09, 2019) -- Floyd L. Wormley Jr., the Microsoft President's Endowed Professor in the UTSA ...
First-in-class DNA-encoded monoclonal antibody therapy rapidly advances into the clinic
Multisector collaboration yields first-in-human clinical trial for testing novel Zika antibody therapy. PHILADELPHIA -- (January 8, 2019) -- The Wistar ...
Researchers study bacterial immunity to understand infectious disease
Patients with cystic fibrosis are often infected by pseudomonas aeruginosa, a bacterium that infects the lungs and prevents breathing, often ...
Contact with monkeys and apes puts populations at risk
Credit: S. Rupp, 2018 (CC BY 4.0) Animal diseases that infect humans are a major threat to human health, and ...
Elegant trick improves single-cell RNA sequencing
ITHACA, N.Y. - Droplet microfluidics has revolutionized single-cell RNA sequencing, offering a low-cost, high-throughput method for single-cell genomics. However, this ...
Nebraska virologists discover safer potential Zika vaccine
New mechanism could be 'huge leap' for immunologyCredit: Craig Chandler | University of Nebraska-Lincoln University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers may have ...
RNA proofreading mistakes drive group of autoimmune diseases
Discovery offers new targets to treat Singleton-Merten syndrome, Aicardi-Goutières syndrome, familial chilblain lupus and moreCredit: Courtesy of Scripps Research JUPITER, ...
Scientists synthesize molecule capable of eliminating hepatitis C virus
The compound called GA-Hecate also acts on bacteria, fungi and cancer cells and will be tested against Zika and yellow ...
Game over for Zika? KU Leuven researchers develop promising vaccine
Scientists at the KU Leuven Rega Institute in Belgium have developed a new vaccine against the Zika virus. This vaccine ...
Uncovering a key mechanism in assembly of Avian Sarcoma Virus, a relative of HIV-1
This 100-year-old oncogenic virus often used to study HIV-1, and understanding the molecular basis of binding informs ways to prevent ...
Register for the JGI 14th Annual Genomics of Energy & Environment Meeting
The DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI) 14th Annual Genomics of Energy & Environment Meeting takes place April 2-5, 2019 at ...