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How Ebola blocks immune system

August 19, 2014
News
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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Malaria research close to understanding parasite lifecycle

July 30, 2014
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A Nottingham researcher who had malaria seven times as a child is close to understanding the life-cycle of the parasite which causes the disease. Dr Rita Tewari has studied the...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Microbiology, Virology
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H10N8 bird flu unlikely to threaten public health

May 29, 2014
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H10N8, the most recent avian influenza virus to infect humans, is unlikely to cause a threat to public health without further changes say the Medical Research Council (MRC). In order...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Pathology, Virology
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Polio spread of international concern

May 6, 2014
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The World Health Organization has declared the international spread of wild poliovirus in 2014 a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). So far this year, there have been 68...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Virology
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Sorting the good from the bad bacteria

October 24, 2013
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There are good bacteria and bad bacteria – some coexisting in the same species – and researchers at MIT have developed a new microfluidic technique which can quickly distinguish bacteria...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Microbiology, Virology
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Dengue disease findings could influence anti-viral drugs

August 15, 2013
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A new study into Dengue, an insect-borne tropical disease that infects up to 390 million worldwide could influence the development of anti-viral drugs that are effective against all four types...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Virology
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UK Flusurvey goes viral

November 22, 2012
News
Researchers from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine are appealing for people to sign up to a nationwide flu survey to find out if 'man-flu' really exists.The Flusurvey...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Virology
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