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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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JUL 14, 2020Immunology
Scientists all over the world are racing to develop a vaccine that effectively and safely prompts protective immunity to ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 14, 2020Immunology
Scientists are working on developing an arsenal of nano-sized weapons in the war against COVID-19. These molecules, call ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 13, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have uncovered a new antiviral mechanism for the new ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 09, 2020Immunology
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide is steadily approaching 12 million. Meanwhile, despite accelerated time ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 08, 2020Health & Medicine
Research collected over the last 20 years suggests that cannabidiol – the primary cannabinoid in CBD oil – h ...Sponsored By: NuLeaf NaturalsJUL 07, 2020Immunology
An international team of researchers has analysed how SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, hijacks the proteins i ...Written By: Hilary ThompsonJUL 07, 2020Immunology
Acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM, is a rare but devastatingly debilitating neurologic disease in children caused by a resp ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 07, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
False-negative results are particularly problematic in containing the spread of COVID-19 — infected individ ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 05, 2020Genetics & 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 LeitchJUN 28, 2020Microbiology
The 1918 pandemic flu was caused by a variant of the HIN1 strain of the influenza virus, and its genome shows that it pr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 26, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers say that a type of virus known to infect bacteria could be used to treat and prevent COVID-19 bacterial infe ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 23, 2020Genetics & Genomics
While mutations can arise in the genome and have little consequence, sometimes they are beneficial and selected to remai ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 23, 2020Immunology
Scientists have developed an experimental therapy for COVID-19 that uses coated nanoparticles to intercept SARS-C ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 22, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
When viruses infect cells, they hijack the machinery inside and start to use it for their own purposes. This enables vir ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 20, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Communities worldwide are emerging from lockdowns due to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic virus, and cases are rising.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 18, 2020Neuroscience
Image: Pixabay In 2015 a massive outbreak of the Zika virus started in Brazil and spread across 33 countries. The ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaJUN 15, 2020Microbiology
We've known that face masks can reduce the likelihood that asymptomatic people will spread the illness. But they are als ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 11, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Errors in genes can cause serious diseases. Some of those errors are large, while others are due to a change in only one ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 10, 2020Immunology
An immune cell type thought to be restricted to the general, first response to pathogenic invaders may actually have som ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 04, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
German scientists have found a link between immune cell counts and the risk of developing severe, potentially lif ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 01, 2020Microbiology
Single-celled ocean microbes known as Pelagibacter or SAR11 make up about 25 percent of the plankton on the planet.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 26, 2020Microbiology
A deadly virus has been spreading among the wild rabbit populations of the southwestern United States. This devastating ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 23, 2020Microbiology
The massive demand for diagnostic testing led the FDA to open a short window for many testing products to go to market w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 19, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at China’s Peking University have announced that they are developing a treatment capable of blocking C ...Written By: Annie Lennon
JUL 14, 2020
Immunology
Scientists all over the world are racing to develop a vaccine that effectively and safely prompts protective immunity to
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 14, 2020
Immunology
Scientists are working on developing an arsenal of nano-sized weapons in the war against COVID-19. These molecules, call
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 13, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have uncovered a new antiviral mechanism for the new
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 09, 2020
Immunology
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide is steadily approaching 12 million. Meanwhile, despite accelerated time
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 08, 2020
Health & Medicine
Research collected over the last 20 years suggests that cannabidiol – the primary cannabinoid in CBD oil – h
...
Sponsored By:
NuLeaf Naturals
JUL 07, 2020
Immunology
An international team of researchers has analysed how SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, hijacks the proteins i
...
Written By:
Hilary Thompson
JUL 07, 2020
Immunology
Acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM, is a rare but devastatingly debilitating neurologic disease in children caused by a resp
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 07, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
False-negative results are particularly problematic in containing the spread of COVID-19 — infected individ
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
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
JUN 28, 2020
Microbiology
The 1918 pandemic flu was caused by a variant of the HIN1 strain of the influenza virus, and its genome shows that it pr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 26, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers say that a type of virus known to infect bacteria could be used to treat and prevent COVID-19 bacterial infe
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 23, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
While mutations can arise in the genome and have little consequence, sometimes they are beneficial and selected to remai
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 23, 2020
Immunology
Scientists have developed an experimental therapy for COVID-19 that uses coated nanoparticles to intercept SARS-C
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 22, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
When viruses infect cells, they hijack the machinery inside and start to use it for their own purposes. This enables vir
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 20, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Communities worldwide are emerging from lockdowns due to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic virus, and cases are rising.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 18, 2020
Neuroscience
Image: Pixabay In 2015 a massive outbreak of the Zika virus started in Brazil and spread across 33 countries. The
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
JUN 15, 2020
Microbiology
We've known that face masks can reduce the likelihood that asymptomatic people will spread the illness. But they are als
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 11, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Errors in genes can cause serious diseases. Some of those errors are large, while others are due to a change in only one
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 10, 2020
Immunology
An immune cell type thought to be restricted to the general, first response to pathogenic invaders may actually have som
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 04, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
German scientists have found a link between immune cell counts and the risk of developing severe, potentially lif
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 01, 2020
Microbiology
Single-celled ocean microbes known as Pelagibacter or SAR11 make up about 25 percent of the plankton on the planet.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 26, 2020
Microbiology
A deadly virus has been spreading among the wild rabbit populations of the southwestern United States. This devastating
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 23, 2020
Microbiology
The massive demand for diagnostic testing led the FDA to open a short window for many testing products to go to market w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 19, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at China’s Peking University have announced that they are developing a treatment capable of blocking C
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon