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Human antibody reveals hidden vulnerability in influenza virus

Discovery by NIAID-funded researchers could aid quest for universal flu vaccine. The ever-changing “head” of an influenza virus protein has an unexpected Achilles heel, report scientists funded by the National Institute...

17 May, 2019

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Catch a virus by its tail

Study uncovers key mechanism that allows some of the world’s deadliest viruses to replicate Viruses are masterful invaders. They cannibalize host cells by injecting their genetic material, often making thousands...

14 May, 2019

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Long-term consequences of Zika virus infection

Children exposed to the virus in 2015-16 may be at increased risk for developmental disorders like ADHD Mice exposed to the Zika virus during later stages of gestation present behaviors reminiscent of attention...

14 May, 2019

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Groundbreaking study could lead to fast, simple test for Ebola virus

In a breakthrough that could lead to a simple and inexpensive test for Ebola virus disease, researchers have generated two antibodies to the deadly virus. The antibodies, which are inexpensive to produce, potentially...

10 May, 2019

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Needleless vaccine will protect children from dangerous viruses

An orally administered vaccine can protect millions from hepatitis B: oral vaccines are both safer and less expensive than injections; researchers are continuously pursuing ways to produce an oral vaccine that is...

9 May, 2019

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Nipah outbreaks in Bangladesh: age and breathing difficulties of infected patients increase the risk of disease spread

Nipah virus, a bat-borne paramyxovirus found throughout South and South East Asia, has been identified by WHO as an emerging infectious disease that may cause severe epidemics in the near future. Infections in humans...

9 May, 2019

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Viruses have a secret, altruistic social life

Researchers are beginning to understand the ways in which viruses strategically manipulate and cooperate with one another. Social organisms come in all shapes and sizes, from the obviously gregarious ones like mammals...

3 May, 2019

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Smallpox: the world’s first eradicated disease

Smallpox is a debilitating and occasionally fatal disease that’s highly contagious. Prior to 1980, the disease killed 3 out of every 10 people who became infected, according to the National Institute of Allergy...

25 April, 2019

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Developing a vaccine against Nipah virus

Nipah virus is a type of RNA virus transmitted from animals to humans. The infection causes severe respiratory illness and symptoms including cough, headache, and fever, which can progress into encephalitis, seizure...

16 April, 2019

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NIH researchers make progress toward Epstein-Barr virus vaccine

A research team led by scientists from NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has determined how several antibodies induced by Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), a herpesvirus that causes infectious...

10 April, 2019

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