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Adenovirus
Along with the influenza virus, adenoviruses are common causative agents behind infections, including respiratory infections ( e.g., cold, pneumonia), conjunctivitis, and urinary tract infections. Unlike the flu, adenoviruses are not seasonal and can occur year-round.
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JUL 05, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
There is great promise, as well as serious risks in gene therapy. Many diseases can be traced back to an error or mutati
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 20, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
New research may aid in the development of gene therapies for diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 24, 2020
Cardiology
Inflammation of the heart muscle can affect the hearts electrical system. This can reduce the heart's ability to pum
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
MAR 24, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Cataclysmic bombshells to society- be they actual bombshells by means of war, or metaphorical ones by natural catastroph
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 23, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
It’s easy to complain about the role of big pharma in medicine-making and the hassle of dealing with protective pa
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 21, 2020
Microbiology
In late December, health officials in China notified WHO that pneumonia with an unknown cause was sickening people.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 26, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Around one in nine men will get prostate cancer, which is the second-deadliest cancer for American men after lung cancer
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 07, 2019
Immunology
University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers may have identified a vaccine that would defend against Zika virus without pr
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
NOV 08, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
The flu sickens millions, and kills thousands of people every year. Researchers are always looking for ways to make a be
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 16, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease knew that some viruses - herpes simplex virus, f
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAR 21, 2017
Cancer
You’ve heard of virus causing cancer. Now here’s a virus that can fight cancer. To selectively destroy cance
...
JAN 24, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
In the central nervous system, cells called microglia act to protect it. When a pathogen like a virus activates microgli
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 03, 2016
Microbiology
The Olympic Games are underway in Rio, and Guanabara Bay is host to the sailing events. What’s lurking in those wa
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 22, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
A modular system of proteins can detect a particular DNA sequence in a cell and then trigger a specific response, such a
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
FEB 18, 2015
Microbiology
Researchers have found a remarkable-and heretofore unseen-way in which viruses disperse between cells. Multiple poliovir
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke