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Cold plasma can kill 99.9% of airborne viruses, U-M study shows

Dangerous airborne viruses are rendered harmless on-the-fly when exposed to energetic, charged fragments of air molecules, University of Michigan researchers have shown. They hope to one day harness this capability to...

9 April, 2019

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Discovery of a restriction factor for hepatitis B virus

Hepatitis B is a viral liver infection that can lead to acute or chronic conditions. Although there is a vaccine that offers protection against the virus, current treatments which prevent the virus from replicating are...

9 April, 2019

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Dormant viruses activate during spaceflight — NASA investigates

The stress of spaceflight gives viruses a holiday from immune surveillance, putting future deep-space missions in jeopardy Herpes viruses reactivate in more than half of crew aboard Space Shuttle and International Space...

5 April, 2019

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Discovery upturns understanding of how some viruses multiply

Study finds that the viral genome can be split between different cells and still cause infection, challenging a fundamental paradigm in virus research Scientists have shown that different segments of a virus genome can...

29 March, 2019

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Ebola’s cell adhesion mechanics unlocked

In order for the Ebola virus (EBOV) to hijack a cell, it must first “board” its intended mass replication vehicle. The biomechanics of this process have been elusive, hindering the development of potential clinical...

29 March, 2019

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How viruses outsmart their host cells

Scientists decipher protein structure after more than fifty years of research Viruses depend on host cells for replication, but how does a virus induce its host to transcribe its own genetic information alongside that...

7 March, 2019

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Bat influenza viruses could infect humans

Bats don’t only carry the deadly Ebola virus, but are also a reservoir for a new type of influenza virus. These newly discovered flu viruses could potentially also attack the cells of humans and livestock...

7 March, 2019

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Our “killer” cells’ role in life-long flu vaccine

Killer immune cells that can fight all strains of influenza virus provide the potential for a universal, one-shot flu vaccine. In the battle against the flu, our ‘killer’ immune cells are like the body’s border control...

22 February, 2019

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El Niño, global warming fueled the spread of the Zika virus, scientists say

The weather phenomenon El Niño and global warming fueled the spread of the Zika virus in South America, scientists at the University of Liverpool say. The study comes after The World Health Organization declared last...

2 January, 2017

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UTMB researchers develop first chikungunya vaccine from virus that does not affect people

Researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have developed the first vaccine for chikungunya fever made from an insect-specific virus that doesn’t have any effect on people, making the...

20 December, 2016

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