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New Ebola virus may cause disease in humans

Researchers in the UK have highlighted the potential for the emergence of the new form of Ebola virus The Reston virus, a member of the Ebola virus family known to circulate in domestic pigs in Asia, may acquire...

30 March, 2016

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First virus genome analysis gives new insights into Brazilian Zika outbreak

The first genome analysis of the Zika virus outbreak in Brazil, which has been potentially linked to the birth condition microcephaly, offers new information on how and when the virus might have entered the Americas...

28 March, 2016

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Need for tetanus booster every 10 years overturned with new study

A new study has shown that adults don’t need to be given a tetanus booster shot every 10 years. This would save millions of dollars in health care costs if the adult vaccination schedule was revised. Tetanus, or...

28 March, 2016

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Findings in humans provide encouraging foundation for upcoming AIDS vaccine clinical trial

Engineered vaccine protein binds key immune cells that exist in nearly everyone Some people infected with HIV naturally produce antibodies that effectively neutralize many strains of the rapidly mutating virus, and...

28 March, 2016

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Ancient virus found hibernating in the human genome—and it might wake up

In DNA dig, scientists unearth more viral code, which makes up >8% of our genomes. In the current era of microbiome research, we humans are already having to come to grips with the fact that ‘I’ is actually ‘we’...

28 March, 2016

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‘Germ trap’ could save us from flu virus

A remarkable new technology developed by Manchester biochemists has found a way to restrict the spread of flu. The scientists at biotech company Virustatic and The University of Manchester have developed a fabric...

24 March, 2016

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Vaccine cuts rate of major disease in African children in half

A vaccine against pneumococcal disease, which is a major killer of children in Africa, has cut the disease rate by more than half, new research has found. The study, involving Otago researcher Professor Philip Hill...

16 March, 2016

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Key step in process of Shigella infection identified

Researchers from the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Division of Infectious Diseases are investigating the mechanism by which several important pathogenic species of bacteria deliver proteins into the cells of the...

15 March, 2016

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A virus common among livestock depends on a micro-RNA to replicate

In the ongoing arms race between pathogenic viruses and the cells they infect, each side needs every advantage it can get. One way wily viruses can get a leg up is by subverting the microRNAs (miRNAs) of their host...

15 March, 2016

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The rare super-antibodies that destroy HIV

A recent study sheds new light on a rare immune response to the virus—and could bring researchers a step closer to developing a vaccine. When a person becomes infected with HIV, the immune system kicks into gear: Immune...

11 March, 2016

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