News articles tagged with 'virus'
Researchers link herpes to Alzheimer's disease
— 4 Apr 2011 18:54 | HealthLaboratories at the University of New Mexico (UNM), Brown University, and House Ear Institute (HEI) have developed a new technique to observe herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV1) infections…
T cells outpace virus by getting a jump-start on division
— 4 Apr 2011 18:27 | HealthKiller T cells begin to divide en route to virus-infected tissue, allowing them to hit the ground running when they arrive, according to a study published online on April 4 in the Journal…
Study identifies promising target for AIDS vaccine
— 1 Apr 2011 15:39 | HealthA section of the AIDS virus's protein envelope once considered an improbable target for a vaccine now appears to be one of the most promising, new research by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute…
Drug cocktail offers new hope for hepatitis C patients
— 31 Mar 2011 15:57 | HealthA three-drug cocktail can eliminate the hepatitis C virus in patients far more effectively than the current two-drug regimen, according to researchers at Henry Ford Hospital…
Fatal respiratory infections in endangered gorillas are linked to human contact
— 31 Mar 2011 15:45 | HealthIn a study published online this week in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, an international team of researchers report that a virus that causes respiratory disease in humans…
Human virus linked to deaths of endangered mountain gorillas
— 29 Mar 2011 15:28 | BiologyFor the first time, a virus that causes respiratory disease in humans has been linked to the deaths of wild mountain gorillas, reports a team of researchers in the United States and…
Viral replicase points to potential cancer therapy
— 28 Mar 2011 14:17 | HealthAlpha viruses, such as Sindbis virus, carry their genetic information on a single strand of RNA. On infection they use a protein, replicase, to produce double stranded RNA (dsRNA) which…
Transmissible treatment proposed for HIV could target superspreaders to curb epidemic
— 18 Mar 2011 14:34 | HealthBiochemist Leor Weinberger and colleagues at the University of California, San Diego and UCLA have proposed a fundamentally new intervention for the HIV/AIDS epidemic based on engineered,…
Tumour suppressor blocks viral growth in natural HIV controllers
— 14 Mar 2011 20:45 | HealthElevated levels of p21, a protein best known as a cancer fighter, may be involved in the ability of a few individuals to control HIV infection with their immune system alone. In a paper…
MIT scientists identify new H1N1 mutation that could allow virus to spread more easily
— 10 Mar 2011 18:14 | HealthIn the fall of 1917, a new strain of influenza swirled around the globe. At first, it resembled a typical flu epidemic: Most deaths occurred among the elderly, while younger people…