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Zika virus infection alters human and viral RNA

Findings may influence vaccine and therapy development Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have discovered that Zika virus infection leads to modifications of both viral and human...

21 October, 2016

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Computer simulation breaks virus apart to learn how it comes together

Researchers led by Carnegie Mellon University physicist Markus Deserno and University of Konstanz (Germany) chemist Christine Peter have developed a computer simulation that crushes viral capsids. By allowing...

21 October, 2016

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Study casts new light on evolution, spread of Zika virus

A team of scientists led by Dr. Massimo Ciccozzi from the University Campus Bio-Medico in Rome, Italy, has modeled the evolutionary development and diversity of Zika virus to understand how infection spreads between...

20 October, 2016

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TSRI scientists elucidate how Zika virus attacks the brains of newborns

In a study that could one day help eliminate the tragic birth defects caused by Zika virus, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have elucidated how the virus attacks the brains of...

19 October, 2016

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Antibody treatment surprisingly ‘cures’ monkeys of HIV-like infection

“Fascinating.” “A complete first.” “Striking.” “Too amazing to be real.” Those are some of the reactions researchers are having to a provocative, baffling monkey study...

17 October, 2016

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Zika virus infection may prevent reinfection, collaborative Biosecurity Research Institute study finds

People infected with Zika virus may not be susceptible to Zika virus again, according to the latest research involving Kansas State University’s Biosecurity Research Institute. “The research shows that...

17 October, 2016

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Research findings provide new avenues to target virus infection

Viral infection is one of the leading medical challenges of the 21st Century, ranging from the Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) epidemic affecting 3% of the global population, to recent outbreaks of West Nile, Zika, and Ebola...

14 October, 2016

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Research gains new insights into how virus that causes cervical cancer evades immune system

Researchers from New Zealand’s University of Otago have gained fresh insights into how one of the main viruses that cause cervical cancer evades its hosts’ immune systems. Their findings, which are published...

7 October, 2016

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New research may provide more clues on how Zika virus causes microcephaly

Researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine have potentially added to existing knowledge with regard to how Zika virus affects the developing fetal brain. In a study published on September 29 in the journal...

7 October, 2016

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Congenital Zika virus increases risk for sensorineural hearing loss

Children impacted by congenital Zika virus should be considered at an increased risk for hearing impairment and late-onset hearing loss, warranting regular follow-up after initial screenings, according to a recent MMWR...

7 October, 2016

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