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![UT Southwestern researchers report the first use of CRISPR genome-wide screening to identify a gene that helps cells resist flavivirus infection. That nasty class of pathogens includes West Nile virus, dengue fever, Zika virus, and yellow fever. […]](https://id-ea.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/shutterstock_535724071-640x300.jpg "CRISPR screen identifies gene that helps cells resist West Nile, Zika viruses")
CRISPR screen identifies gene that helps cells resist West Nile, Zika viruses
UT Southwestern researchers report the first use of CRISPR genome-wide screening to identify a gene that helps cells resist flavivirus infection. That nasty class of pathogens includes West Nile virus, dengue fever, Zika virus, and yellow fever. […]
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![UT Southwestern researchers report the first use of CRISPR genome-wide screening to identify a gene that helps cells resist flavivirus infection. That nasty class of pathogens includes West Nile virus, dengue fever, Zika virus, and yellow fever. […]](https://id-ea.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/shutterstock_535724071-115x115.jpg "CRISPR screen identifies gene that helps cells resist West Nile, Zika viruses")
CRISPR screen identifies gene that helps cells resist West Nile, Zika viruses
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![A Yale research team has revealed how cells in different parts of the human airway vary in their response to the common cold virus. Their finding, published in Cell Reports, could help solve the mystery of why […]](https://id-ea.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/shutterstock_32521258-115x115.jpg "Fighting the cold virus and other threats, body makes trade-off, says study")
Fighting the cold virus and other threats, body makes trade-off, says study
Posted on September 20, 2018 | No CommentsA Yale research team has revealed how cells in different parts of the human airway vary in their response to the common cold virus. Their finding, published in Cell Reports, could help solve the mystery of why […] -
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Team isolates antibodies that neutralize GI bug norovirus
Posted on September 18, 2018 | No CommentsResearchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have isolated the first human monoclonal antibodies that can neutralize norovirus, the leading cause of acute gastrointestinal illness in the world. These antibodies, described this week in the journal Gastroenterology, “have […] -
![Human herpesviruses such as HHV-6 can remain dormant in cells for many years without being noticed. When reactivated, they can cause serious clinical conditions. Researchers from Würzburg have now found a way of differentiating between active and […]](https://id-ea.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Uni-Wuerzburg-115x115.jpg "Viruses under the microscope")
Viruses under the microscope
Posted on September 18, 2018 | No CommentsHuman herpesviruses such as HHV-6 can remain dormant in cells for many years without being noticed. When reactivated, they can cause serious clinical conditions. Researchers from Würzburg have now found a way of differentiating between active and […] -
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Repeat vaccination is safe for most kids with mild to moderate reaction
Posted on September 17, 2018 | No CommentsChildren who experience some type of adverse event following initial immunization have a low rate of recurrent reactions to subsequent vaccinations, reports a study in The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, the official journal of The European Society […] -
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Diagnosis of C. difficile infection is complicated, uncertain, and in need of a better solution
Posted on September 14, 2018 | No CommentsOn any given day, one out of 25 patients in a U.S. hospital has at least one hospital-acquired infection, and Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is the most common. CDI is regarded as one of the serious, expensive, […] -
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Researchers explain how viral protein promotes deadly virus infections
Posted on September 13, 2018 | No CommentsResearchers have identified how a viral protein, which plays a major role in causing deadly Nipah and Hendra virus infections, targets a critical function in human cells to suppress immune responses and promote fatal disease. The research […] -
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New discovery on T cell behavior has major implications for cancer immunotherapy
Posted on September 11, 2018 | No CommentsScientists at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have discovered that disease-fighting T cells, elicited from vaccines, do not require glucose for their rapid reproduction, a finding with major implications for the development of immunotherapies for […] -
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Malaria vaccine work deploys parasite-fighting cells to liver
Posted on September 10, 2018 | No CommentsPrime-and-trap effort harnesses T cells, instead of antibodies, to fend off early-stage malaria infection in mice After an infected mosquito bite, malaria parasites travel from the bite site to the liver. For that reason, the liver has […] -
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Synthetic DNA vaccine effective against influenza A virus subtype that is responsible for more severe influenza seasons
Posted on September 7, 2018 | No CommentsCurrently available vaccines for the prevention of seasonal influenza virus infection have limited ability to induce immunity against diverse H3N2 viruses, an influenza A subtype that has led to high morbidity and mortality in recent years. Now, […]