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New coronavirus stable for hours on surfaces

SARS-CoV-2 stability similar to original SARS virus. The virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is stable for several hours to days in aerosols and on surfaces, according to a new study from National...

18 March, 2020

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NIH strategic research plan addresses growing tickborne diseases threat

The incidence of reported cases of tickborne diseases in the United States has significantly increased in recent years. It is expected to continue to grow as tick species expand their geographical reach and new tick...

11 October, 2019

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NIH begins testing investigational Zika vaccine in humans

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has launched a clinical trial of a vaccine candidate intended to prevent Zika virus infection. The early...

4 August, 2016

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Zika virus damages placenta, kills fetal mice

NIH-funded scientists detail tissue destruction caused by Zika virus during pregnancy. Zika virus infects and crosses the placentas of pregnant mice and causes severe damage or death in fetal mice, report scientists...

12 May, 2016

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Tick genome reveals secrets of a successful bloodsucker

NIH-funded study could lead to new tick control methods. With tenacity befitting their subject, an international team of nearly 100 researchers toiled for a decade and overcame tough technical challenges to decipher the...

11 February, 2016

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UNM, NIH researchers develop vaccine to treat high cholesterol

A team of researchers at the University of New Mexico (UNM) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have developed a vaccine to treat high cholesterol. The vaccine, which targets a molecule called PCSK9, a protein...

12 November, 2015

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To slow the spread of infectious diseases, NSF, NIH, USDA support new research

Scientists will study how diseases are transmitted among humans, other animals and the environment. Emerging pandemic disease outbreaks such as Ebola increasingly threaten global public health and world economies...

28 August, 2015

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Cholesterol metabolism in immune cells linked to HIV progression

Findings may lead to novel strategies to control HIV infection Lower levels of cholesterol in certain immune cells–a result of enhanced cholesterol metabolism within those cells–may help explain why some HIV...

20 July, 2015

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NIH: Ebola vaccine prompts immune response

The Ebola virus spreads through direct contact with the blood or secretions of an infected person. The 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa is the largest Ebola outbreak in history. As of early December, more than 17,000...

17 December, 2014

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NIH begins early human clinical trial of VSV Ebola vaccine

Human testing of a second investigational Ebola vaccine candidate is under way at the National Institutes of Health’s Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and...

24 October, 2014

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