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UrduBats’ fierce immune systems drive viruses to higher virulence, making them deadlier in humans
Tag: VIROLOGY
Study finds innate protein that restricts HIV replication by targeting lipid rafts
Research from the George Washington University has found that apolipoprotein A-I binding protein restricts HIV-1 replication by targeting lipid rafts and reducing virus-cell fusion
Penn State receives five-year $3.7 million grant to study virus evolution
The evolution of viruses will be the focus of a five-year $3.7 million dollar grant from the National Science Foundation’s new program on convergence research, to an interdisciplinary team led by Penn State. The grant is in two phases, depending…
Coronavirus outbreak raises question: Why are bat viruses so deadly?
Bats’ fierce immune systems drive viruses to higher virulence, making them deadlier in humans
New details on how a viral protein puts the brakes on virus replication
An interdisciplinary team of researchers at Colorado State University has used computational chemistry, biochemistry and virology to uncover new information on how viruses such as West Nile, dengue and Zika replicate. Based on their research, the team said these viruses…
New details on how a viral protein puts the brakes on virus replication
An interdisciplinary team of researchers at Colorado State University has used computational chemistry, biochemistry and virology to uncover new information on how viruses such as West Nile, dengue and Zika replicate. Based on their research, the team said these viruses…
New Tool Monitors Real Time Mutations In Flu
A Rutgers-led team has developed a tool to monitor influenza A virus mutations in real time, which could help virologists learn how to stop viruses from replicating. The gold nanoparticle-based probe measures viral RNA in live influenza A cells, according to a study in The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. It is the first time in virology that experts have used imaging tools with gold nanoparticles to monitor mutations in influenza, with unparalleled sensitivity.
Novel coronavirus: Infectious virus detected in the nose and throat of patients with mild symptoms
New insights into the transmissibility of the virus
Recognize and control new variants of the deadly Ebola virus more quickly
The situation is extraordinary: there have only ever been four declarations of public health emergencies of international concern in the past and now there are two at the same time. Whilst the risks associated with the novel coronavirus are still…
Exposing a virus’s hiding place reveals new potential vaccine
By figuring out how a common virus hides from the immune system, scientists have identified a potential vaccine to prevent sometimes deadly respiratory infections in humans.
Symbiotic viruses help host insects override the plant’s defenses
Aphids, small sap-sucking insects, are virus carriers responsible for significant economic losses in many crops worldwide. Many aphids form symbiotic and mutualistic relationships with viruses, an aspect of plant disease that has not been well explored. Scientists based in Beijing,…
MTU virologist offers insight on how coronavirus chemistry helps us understand its spread
The protein make up of the new Wuhan coronavirus, 2019-nCoV, can tell us a lot about the similarities and differences between the new virus, SARS and MERS. Ebenezer Tumban is a virologist who studies the chemistry of different infectious viral…
The Lancet: Modelling study estimates spread of 2019 novel coronavirus
Authors caution that given the lack of a robust and detailed timeline of records of suspected, probable, and confirmed cases and close contacts, the true size of the epidemic and its pandemic potential remains unclear.
Poliovirus therapy shows potential as cancer vaccine in lab studies
Duke researchers use the modified virus to spur natural immune attack against tumors in animal studies
How HIV develops resistance to key drugs discovered
The mechanism behind how HIV can develop resistance to a widely-prescribed group of drugs has been uncovered by new research from the Crick and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, with the findings opening the door to the development of more effective treatments.…
The Lancet: Cervical cancer could be eliminated in countries worst affected by the disease, and 62 million women’s lives could be saved by 2120
Two new studies quantify, for the first time, how many cervical cancer cases could be averted and how many women’s lives could be saved in 78 low-income and lower-middle income countries (LMICs), if proposed measures for eliminating the disease are…
Poliovirus therapy shows potential as cancer vaccine in lab studies
Duke researchers use the modified virus to spur natural immune attack against tumors in animal studies
How HIV develops resistance to key drugs discovered
The mechanism behind how HIV can develop resistance to a widely-prescribed group of drugs has been uncovered by new research from the Crick and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, with the findings opening the door to the development of more effective treatments.…
The Lancet: Cervical cancer could be eliminated in countries worst affected by the disease, and 62 million women’s lives could be saved by 2120
Two new studies quantify, for the first time, how many cervical cancer cases could be averted and how many women’s lives could be saved in 78 low-income and lower-middle income countries (LMICs), if proposed measures for eliminating the disease are…
Watching bat coronaviruses with next-generation sequencing
A targeted NGS approach may help track the viruses behind dangerous outbreaks
A new treatment strategy against MERS
Licensed drugs effective in cells
Watching bat coronaviruses with next-generation sequencing
A targeted NGS approach may help track the viruses behind dangerous outbreaks
A new treatment strategy against MERS
Licensed drugs effective in cells
Consequences of Zika virus attack on glial cells
Brazilian publication unravels the effects of Zika on astrocytes, one of the most damaged cells during the virus infection
Consequences of Zika virus attack on glial cells
Brazilian publication unravels the effects of Zika on astrocytes, one of the most damaged cells during the virus infection
Advancing frozen food safety: UGA evaluates environmental monitoring programs
New research funded by the Frozen Food Foundation evaluates current environmental monitoring practices being implemented across the frozen food industry
Wuhan coronavirus: An infectious disease expert explains we know so far about the new virus emerging in Asia
University of Chicago Medicine associate professor and infectious disease expert Dr. Emily Landon explains what public health officials know about new coronavirus virus from Wuhan, China and how to stay safe.
NIAID officials discuss novel Coronavirus that recently emerged in China
Research underway to address latest viral threat
New experimental vaccine for African swine fever virus shows promise
Washington, DC – January 23, 2020 – Government and academic investigators have developed a vaccine against African swine fever that appears to be far more effective than previously developed vaccines. The research appears this week in the Journal of Virology…
NIAID officials discuss novel Coronavirus that recently emerged in China
Research underway to address latest viral threat
Most rehabilitating sea turtles with infectious tumors don’t survive
Study examines survival rates of green sea turtles with different fibropapillomatosis tumor scores in rehabilitation facilities
Here, there and everywhere: Large and giant viruses abound globally
JGI-led team significantly expands the global diversity of large and giant viruses
In animal models, a ‘shocking’ step toward a potential HIV cure
Reactivation of latent virus in monkeys and mice
Mosquito-borne diseases could be prevented by skin cream
A skin cream used to treat warts and skin cancer could help protect people against viral diseases such as Zika and dengue, according to new research from the University of Leeds. Their findings have identified a new way we might…
Most rehabilitating sea turtles with infectious tumors don’t survive
Study examines survival rates of green sea turtles with different fibropapillomatosis tumor scores in rehabilitation facilities
Most rehabilitating sea turtles with infectious tumors don’t survive
Study examines survival rates of green sea turtles with different fibropapillomatosis tumor scores in rehabilitation facilities
Here, there and everywhere: Large and giant viruses abound globally
JGI-led team significantly expands the global diversity of large and giant viruses
Here, there and everywhere: Large and giant viruses abound globally
JGI-led team significantly expands the global diversity of large and giant viruses
In animal models, a ‘shocking’ step toward a potential HIV cure
Reactivation of latent virus in monkeys and mice
In animal models, a ‘shocking’ step toward a potential HIV cure
Reactivation of latent virus in monkeys and mice
Mosquito-borne diseases could be prevented by skin cream
A skin cream used to treat warts and skin cancer could help protect people against viral diseases such as Zika and dengue, according to new research from the University of Leeds. Their findings have identified a new way we might…
Mosquito-borne diseases could be prevented by skin cream
A skin cream used to treat warts and skin cancer could help protect people against viral diseases such as Zika and dengue, according to new research from the University of Leeds. Their findings have identified a new way we might…
TB bacteria survive in amoebae found in soil
Scientists from the University of Surrey and University of Geneva have discovered that the bacterium which causes bovine TB can survive and grow in small, single-celled organisms found in soil and dung. It is believed that originally the bacterium evolved…
New method to enable the production of cheaper, longer-lasting vaccines
A new method to produce vaccines that have a longer shelf-life, are cheaper and can be stored without the need for cooling is being presented in the open access journal BMC Biotechnology . Vaccines currently need to be refrigerated during…
Mason researchers Narayanan and Veneziano receive funding to build better vaccines
George Mason University ‘s Aarthi Narayanan, Associate Professor, College of Science and the National Center for Biodefense and Infectious Disease , and Remi Veneziano, Assistant Professor, Volgenau School of Engineering , received $314,000 from U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity…
New method to enable the production of cheaper, longer-lasting vaccines
A new method to produce vaccines that have a longer shelf-life, are cheaper and can be stored without the need for cooling is being presented in the open access journal BMC Biotechnology . Vaccines currently need to be refrigerated during…
Mason researchers Narayanan and Veneziano receive funding to build better vaccines
George Mason University ‘s Aarthi Narayanan, Associate Professor, College of Science and the National Center for Biodefense and Infectious Disease , and Remi Veneziano, Assistant Professor, Volgenau School of Engineering , received $314,000 from U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity…
TB bacteria survive in amoebae found in soil
Scientists from the University of Surrey and University of Geneva have discovered that the bacterium which causes bovine TB can survive and grow in small, single-celled organisms found in soil and dung. It is believed that originally the bacterium evolved…
Zika Virus’ Key into Brain Cells ID’d, Leveraged to Block Infection and Kill Cancer Cells
Two different UC San Diego research teams identified the same molecule — αvβ5 integrin — as Zika virus’ key to brain cell entry. They found ways to take advantage of the integrin to both block Zika virus from infecting cells and turn it into something good: a way to shrink brain cancer stem cells.
Researchers develop first diagnostic test for novel coronavirus in China
A joint press release by Charité and the DZIF