Pollutants, pathogens could team up to make us sick
Many people view pollutants and pathogens as separate causes of illness. However, recent research indicates that the two can interact, ...
Tag: Virology
Are there Zika reservoirs in the Americas?
Researchers first needed to know if virus could be detected in fecesCredit: Courtesy Krista Milich Most emerging infectious diseases affecting ...
Zika study may ‘supercharge’ vaccine research
Credit: The University of Queensland Scientists looking at the genetics of Zika virus have found a way to fast-track research ...
Meningitis changes immune cell makeup in the mouse brain lining
NIH study finds new cell composition may lead to less effective future responseCredit: Image courtesy of the McGavern Lab, NINDS. ...
Back to the drawing board for conservationists battling against infectious parrot disease
A study into the effectiveness of disinfecting birds' nests, carried out by the University of Kent, has led to a ...
Hepatitis B virus sheds light on ancient human population movements into Australia
Australian researchers have used current hepatitis B virus (HBV) genome sequences to deduce ancient human population movements into Australia, adding ...
Children’s noses hold clues to serious lung infections, study shows
Tiny organisms in a child's nose could offer clues to improving the diagnosis and treatment of severe lung infections, research ...
Dormant viruses activate during spaceflight — NASA investigates
The stress of spaceflight gives viruses a holiday from immune surveillance, putting future deep-space missions in jeopardy Herpes viruses reactivate ...
Vaccine study confirms sensitivity of cholera test
Credit: Conor Ashleigh, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, (CC BY 2.0, 2012) Recently, the sensitivity of fecal microbiological cultures ...
When is best time to get flu shot? Analysis compares scenarios
PITTSBURGH, March 14, 2019 - When flu season peaks after mid-winter, tens of thousands of influenza cases and hundreds of ...
Hepatitis B vaccination in preadolescents lowered the disease incidence rate in Catalonia
An efficient programCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA Introducing Hepatitis B vaccine in preadolescents meant a decline in the disease incidence rate ...
Cardiorespiratory fitness of farmed Atlantic salmon unaffected by virus
The respiratory systems of Atlantic salmon function normally even when carrying large loads of piscine orthoreovirus (PRV), new UBC research ...
Discovery upturns understanding of how some viruses multiply
Study finds that the viral genome can be split between different cells and still cause infection, challenging a fundamental paradigm ...
These less common proteins may help fend off the flu
Washington, DC - March 12, 2019 - Influenza type B, though generally less widespread than type A, poses a formidable ...