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Gut cells are gatekeepers of infectious brain diseases, study finds

Fresh insights into infectious brain conditions help to explain why some people – and animals – are more at risk than others. The study reveals how prion diseases – which include variant Creutzfeldt...

15 December, 2016

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UC Riverside scientists identify mechanism that creates immunity to influenza A virus

A team of researchers, co-led by a University of California, Riverside professor, has found a long-sought-after mechanism in human cells that creates immunity to influenza A virus, which causes annual seasonal epidemics...

13 December, 2016

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Researcher develops drug to non-invasively diagnose infectious diseases

A professor at The University of New Mexico has developed a new, groundbreaking drug that could revolutionize the diagnosis of infectious diseases. Dr. Jeffrey P. Norenberg, a professor and director of the...

13 December, 2016

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Ebola update: How the virus disables the body’s immune system

The Ebola virus is known for how quickly and effectively it shuts down a hosts’s immune system. Scientific research has already identified proteins within the virus that hamper the host’s immune response...

9 December, 2016

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New, more effective strategy for producing flu vaccines

A team of researchers led by Yoshihiro Kawaoka, professor of pathobiological sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine, has developed technology that could improve the production of...

6 December, 2016

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Virus-inspired delivery system transfers microscopic cargo between human cells

Scientists from the University of Utah and University of Washington have developed blueprints that instruct human cells to assemble a virus-like delivery system that can transport custom cargo from one cell to another...

5 December, 2016

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Scientists find new way to improve MERS vaccines

Since the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) was identified in 2012, more than 1,800 people have been infected with the virus that causes MERS, and the fatality rate is a concerning 36 percent. There’s still...

25 November, 2016

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Natural born killers: Common virus can stimulate immune system to destroy cancer cells – study

British scientists say a common virus that causes childhood coughs and colds could be key in developing future treatments for primary liver cancer and hepatitis C. Researchers at University of Leeds found that a...

23 November, 2016

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FDA research to help speed development of Zika virus vaccines and therapeutics

Neonatal mouse model provides a new platform for Zika virus research A new mouse model developed by scientists at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration may help in exploring the potential activity of Zika virus vaccines...

18 November, 2016

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Creating a functional cure for HIV

The addition of adjuvants to vaccines to stimulate the immune system toward the antigen being injected is a common practice of vaccine delivery. However, trying to awaken the reservoir of dormant viruses in combination...

14 November, 2016

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