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Bacteria used to block dengue and Zika

February 15, 2018
News
Scientists at the University of Glasgow have found a bacterial strain which blocks dengue and Zika virus transmission from mosquitoes. The team show that a novel strain of the inherited bacteria...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Microbiology, Virology, Zoology
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New test can detect any virus

November 12, 2015
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Scientists have designed a test that can detect not only any known virus type and subtype but also virus outbreaks.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology, Medical Diagnostics, Virology
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Origin of new lineages of human AIDS discovered

March 26, 2015
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Two new lineages of the virus which causes AIDS have been found to originate from western lowland gorillas. A research team used viral RNA sequencing techniques and discovered the origins...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Immunology, Virology
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Liquid DNA behind virus attacks

October 22, 2014
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New studies show viruses convert their DNA into liquid form to be injected into host cells, findings which could lead to new therapies that avoid resistance. In a previous study...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Virology
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‘Perfect storm’ led to spread of HIV

October 14, 2014
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A ‘perfect storm’ led to the global spread of the HIV pandemic, which has its roots in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo suggests new research....
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Virology
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Six faces of Streptococcus

October 10, 2014
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Like the faces of a die, Streptococcus pneumonia has six unique states it can switch to making it a leading cause of serious illness across the globe. A genetic switch...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Pathology, Proteomics & Genomics, Virology
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IL-25 target for asthma attacks caused by colds

October 6, 2014
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A small molecule called interleukin-25 might play a central role in asthma attacks brought on by the common cold. The cytokine has been implicated in a sequence of biological events...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Virology
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Why do HIV patients develop dementia?

September 11, 2014
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Life expectancy for patients with HIV has increased thanks to combination anti-retroviral therapy, but long-term maladies, including dementia, are becoming more prevalent. Almost one-in-two HIV patients are affected by the...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Immunology, Virology
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Fast-tracked Ebola vaccine to enter trials

August 29, 2014
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A potential vaccine against the Zaire species of Ebola, which has currently claimed 1,550 lives in West Africa, is to be tested on healthy patients in the UK and US....
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Virology
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How Ebola blocks immune system

August 19, 2014
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American researchers have developed a detailed map of the Ebola protein VP24, which has revealed how the virus dodges the body’s antiviral defences – an insight which could lead to...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology, Virology
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