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Viral
The term viral refers to an infection driven by a virus and examples include COVID-19, AIDS, measles, hepatitis, and smallpox. Viruses contain DNA or RNA and must infect host cells in order to replicate and they can damage the host during this process. Antiviral medications or vaccines can treat viral infections.
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APR 13, 2022Immunology
The immune system must be able to swing into action to overcome pathogenic invaders. But the inflammation that accompani ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 04, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
About 1.5 million new HIV infections are thought to have occurred last year, and while COVID-19 has dominated concerns a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 02, 2022Microbiology
Typical viruses that we're familiar with need another organism to survive, and tend to have extremely small genomes. But ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 01, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
A pill form of remdesivir, an antiviral drug currently administered intravenously, may be able to treat COVID-19 in mice ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 29, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
A compound delivered via a nasal spray can prevent and treat various COVID-19 variants in mice. The corresponding study ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 23, 2022Immunology
As we age, parts of our bodies get old and worn out, including the immune system. That's one reason why COVID-19 has bee ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 14, 2022Immunology
Though it may happen at different rates for different microbes, mutations happen, and SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 11, 2022Immunology
T cells are on the front lines of the immune system, and many reside in the blood and lymph nodes, surveying for and res ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 10, 2022Health & Medicine
From the beginning of the pandemic to late January 2022 during the Omicron wave, the CDC estimates that 43% of the US po ...Written By: Alexandria BassMAR 10, 2022Microbiology
Researchers still have a lot to learn about how bladder cancer develops, though smoking is a major risk factor. But new ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 03, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
There's a microbial arms race going on all around us, and bacteria have devised some sneaky ways to compete with other c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 03, 2022Cancer
The COVID-19 pandemic has been changing the world for over two years now. To combat COVID-19, we took strict measu ...Written By: Katie KokolusMAR 01, 2022Technology
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, we relied most on several mitigation measures to slow the spread of the virus and keep u ...Written By: Ryan VingumFEB 26, 2022Health & Medicine
A century ago before effective antibiotics were available, tuberculosis patients were placed outside on sunny days becau ...Written By: Alexandria BassFEB 22, 2022Cardiology
Beta-blockers are usually used to treat heart conditions and blood pressure, but they may also be useful for COVID-19.Written By: Savannah LoganFEB 21, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Tay-Sachs disease is a devastating diagnosis; patients tend to die by the age of five. It's been traced back to a mutati ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 14, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 and caused a global pandemic, has infected over 406 millionpeople worldw ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizFEB 13, 2022Microbiology
Recent studies have shown that an Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection can be a precursor to multiple sclerosis; large, po ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 08, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Viral experts are still unsure where and how the Omicron variant originated, but one thing is clear: it has overt ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 06, 2022Health & Medicine
Bharat Biotech, a biotechnology company in India, is expected to be the first to offer a COVID-19 nasal spray vaccine wi ...Written By: Alexandria BassFEB 06, 2022Technology
The immune system is one of the most complex aspects of human biology. In addition to protecting our body from bacterial ...Written By: Ryan VingumFEB 05, 2022Health & Medicine
Stealth Omicron, also known as the BA.2 subvariant, is considered sibling to Omicron's BA.1 variant that swept ...Written By: Alexandria BassJAN 31, 2022Health & Medicine
Scientists have identified a common genetic risk factor for the loss of smell due to COVID-19. Six months after testing ...Written By: Hannah DanielJAN 20, 2022Cannabis Sciences
As the pandemic has progressed, multiple variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) have e ...Written By: Nadine Husami
APR 13, 2022
Immunology
The immune system must be able to swing into action to overcome pathogenic invaders. But the inflammation that accompani
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 04, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
About 1.5 million new HIV infections are thought to have occurred last year, and while COVID-19 has dominated concerns a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 02, 2022
Microbiology
Typical viruses that we're familiar with need another organism to survive, and tend to have extremely small genomes. But
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 01, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
A pill form of remdesivir, an antiviral drug currently administered intravenously, may be able to treat COVID-19 in mice
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 29, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
A compound delivered via a nasal spray can prevent and treat various COVID-19 variants in mice. The corresponding study
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 23, 2022
Immunology
As we age, parts of our bodies get old and worn out, including the immune system. That's one reason why COVID-19 has bee
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 14, 2022
Immunology
Though it may happen at different rates for different microbes, mutations happen, and SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 11, 2022
Immunology
T cells are on the front lines of the immune system, and many reside in the blood and lymph nodes, surveying for and res
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 10, 2022
Health & Medicine
From the beginning of the pandemic to late January 2022 during the Omicron wave, the CDC estimates that 43% of the US po
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
MAR 10, 2022
Microbiology
Researchers still have a lot to learn about how bladder cancer develops, though smoking is a major risk factor. But new
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 03, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
There's a microbial arms race going on all around us, and bacteria have devised some sneaky ways to compete with other c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 03, 2022
Cancer
The COVID-19 pandemic has been changing the world for over two years now. To combat COVID-19, we took strict measu
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
MAR 01, 2022
Technology
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, we relied most on several mitigation measures to slow the spread of the virus and keep u
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
FEB 26, 2022
Health & Medicine
A century ago before effective antibiotics were available, tuberculosis patients were placed outside on sunny days becau
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
FEB 22, 2022
Cardiology
Beta-blockers are usually used to treat heart conditions and blood pressure, but they may also be useful for COVID-19.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
FEB 21, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Tay-Sachs disease is a devastating diagnosis; patients tend to die by the age of five. It's been traced back to a mutati
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 14, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 and caused a global pandemic, has infected over 406 millionpeople worldw
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
FEB 13, 2022
Microbiology
Recent studies have shown that an Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection can be a precursor to multiple sclerosis; large, po
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 08, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Viral experts are still unsure where and how the Omicron variant originated, but one thing is clear: it has overt
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 06, 2022
Health & Medicine
Bharat Biotech, a biotechnology company in India, is expected to be the first to offer a COVID-19 nasal spray vaccine wi
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
FEB 06, 2022
Technology
The immune system is one of the most complex aspects of human biology. In addition to protecting our body from bacterial
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
FEB 05, 2022
Health & Medicine
Stealth Omicron, also known as the BA.2 subvariant, is considered sibling to Omicron's BA.1 variant that swept
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
JAN 31, 2022
Health & Medicine
Scientists have identified a common genetic risk factor for the loss of smell due to COVID-19. Six months after testing
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
JAN 20, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
As the pandemic has progressed, multiple variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) have e
...
Written By:
Nadine Husami