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A counterintuitive approach to treating Covid-19

May 3, 2020
News
A new USC study suggests that temporarily suppressing the body's immune system during the early stages of COVID-19 could help a patient avoid severe symptoms. Research, published online in the...
Life Sciences
Biology, Covid-19, Health, Medical/Health, Virology
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Procarta awarded £7.4M for microbial treatment

September 23, 2019
News
Biotechnology company Procarta Biosystems will receive up to £7.4 million to develop a new class of antibiotics in the fight against antimicrobial resistance.
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Atmospheric Chemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Drug Discovery, Health/Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical, Policy, Virology
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Ebola patients cured with mAb drugs

August 13, 2019
News
Two monoclonal antibody drugs will be used to treat Ebola patients in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) following a successful nine-month trial.
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Cytology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health & Safety, Health/Diagnostics, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Virology
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HIV virus eliminated with CRISPR and new antiretroviral therapy

July 4, 2019
News
Replication-competent HIV-1 DNA – the virus responsible for AIDS – has been eliminated from the genomes of living animals for the first time.
Life Sciences
Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Health/Diagnostics, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Virology
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Protein key to malaria parasite’s lifecycle

October 26, 2018
News
New research suggests that a regulator protein, AP2-G, may hold the key to finding new approaches to prevent malaria.The team behind the work, from the University of Glasgow and the...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Virology
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Nobel prize winning tech reveals herpes virus structure

July 16, 2018
News
Researchers at the University of Glasgow have used cryo-electron microscopy to reveal the detailed structure of the common herpes virus.The team used the cutting-edge technique to reveal, in high resolution,...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Virology
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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
News
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
News
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
News
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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