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Emerging H7N9 virus has potential to cause a pandemic

Virus attaches to both upper and lower respiratory tract epithelium, according to report in The American Journal of Pathology. A new study has found that a novel avian-origin H7N9 influenza A virus, which has recently...

12 September, 2013

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Two-drug combo pill to treat HIV

Scientists have developed a new delivery system for a combination of two HIV drugs that may serve as an effective treatment for the deadly virus. The discovery, which allows for a combination of decitabine and...

11 September, 2013

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NIAID study shows H7N9 virus originated in ducks and chickens

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases announced the results of a study it funded on the origin of the avian H7N9 influenza, which found the disease stemmed from ducks and chickens. The study was led...

10 September, 2013

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Candidate vaccine against MERS passes first test

In collaboration with colleagues in Rotterdam, an LMU research team led by Professor Gerd Sutter has produced the first candidate vaccine against the MERS virus, a novel and highly pathogenic coronavirus. Last autumn...

9 September, 2013

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MERS virus kills three in Saudi Arabia: SARS’ cousin has no vaccine discovered

MERS virus, a Middle-Eastern coronavirus, has recently killed three more people in Saudi Arabia, bringing the total death count from this “cousin” of the SARS virus now to 47. Saudi Arabia’s health ministry confirmed...

9 September, 2013

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Modified viruses devour leukemia cells

A virus in the rabies family can be used to successfully cure leukemia in lab mice. Disease bad boys like viruses may be the next big step forward in cancer treatment. Researchers from the Ottawa Hospital Research...

3 September, 2013

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Pressurized virus blasts its infectious DNA into human cells

The virus that causes those painful lip blisters known as cold sores has an internal pressure eight times higher than a car tire, and uses it to literally blast its infectious DNA into human cells, scientists are...

3 September, 2013

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Experimental treatment may help fight deadly Ebola virus

An experimental treatment for the deadly Ebola virus proved effective in about half of monkeys with disease symptoms, findings that show promise for the development of therapies for humans, according to researchers. The...

3 September, 2013

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Cure for SARS virus comes closer to reality

Researchers have uncovered components of the SARS coronavirus that allow it to take over host cells in order to multiply, paving way for development of therapies for the deadly virus. The virus triggered a major...

26 August, 2013

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MERS virus found in Saudi Arabian bat

Scientists have found the mysterious MERS virus in a bat in Saudi Arabia. An international research team said the bat virus is an exact match to the first known human case of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS). The...

23 August, 2013

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