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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 26, 2020Plants & Animals
Bats have garnered oodles of attention in previous weeks as they’ve been identified as potential carriers of the i ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 23, 2020Immunology
Authorities are caught between dealing with the competing urgencies of abating the COVID-19 health crisis and the ...Written By: Tara FernandesAPR 22, 2020Immunology
The best offense may be a good defense in the fight against COVID-19. Researchers from the Duke-NUS Medical School are e ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 21, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Water sources are vital to communities and wildlife alike, and it's important to monitor their health.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 21, 2020Immunology
April 17, 2020, Sino Biological announced this week that the company launched the world’s first coronavirus antige ...Sponsored By: Sino BiologicalAPR 20, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The SARS-CoV-2 virus causea huge range of symptoms, and researchers are learning more about the worst cases, which may h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 20, 2020Genetics & Genomics
New research may aid in the development of gene therapies for diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 20, 2020Microbiology
Past pandemics have been accompanied by a rise in a variety of mental health and neurological problems.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 20, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have successfully completed the first-in-human clinical trial for a vaccine against MERS (Middle East Respir ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 19, 2020Microbiology
SARS-CoV-2 has now caused tens of thousands of deaths worldwide, and hundreds of thousands of infections.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 19, 2020Genetics & Genomics
After an assessment of blood samples collected in Brazil between 2013 and 2016, scientists have found two new species of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 17, 2020Health & Medicine
Because it's a respiratory illness, it shares symptoms with many other common illnesses, including seasonal allergies. S ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 16, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Some of the reagents used in popular diagnostic tests may be in short supply, so other testing methods will be needed.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 16, 2020Health & Medicine
As mortality and infection rates rise globally, it appears that SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pande ...Written By: Stephanie Leon QuinonezAPR 15, 2020Immunology
As of April 9th, over 60% of deaths from COVID-19 in New York state were men. Meanwhile, as of April 6, 82% of patients ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 14, 2020Plants & Animals
Bats are some of the most infamous carriers of zoonotic viruses, which are viruses capable of spreading between both ani ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 11, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
An early analysis of remdesivir, a drug developed by pharmaceutical firm Gilead, has shown that it may have improved sev ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 11, 2020Neuroscience
A study from China has found that stroke, an altered sense of consciousness and other neurological issues are relatively ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 11, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Gingivitis is a mild periodontal disease that causes inflammation, irritation, redness, and swelling of the gingiva. Thi ...Written By: Abbie ArceAPR 08, 2020Immunology
Aedes mosquitoes are native of Africa but are commonly found in regions of the Americas, Asia, and the Pacific. These da ...Written By: Tara FernandesAPR 08, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
The spread of COVID-19 has panned out very differently in different countries. While in some such as the US, the UK and ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 05, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
As death tolls continue to rise from COVID-19, the scramble for new treatments to counter the virus surges on. Now, rese ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 03, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
A collaborative team of researchers joined forces to study the anti-parasitic drug, Ivermectin, and it’s role in s ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 03, 2020Health & Medicine
An international team led by Canadian University of British Columbia researcher Dr. Josef Penninger has seen promising r ...Written By: Annie Lennon
APR 26, 2020
Plants & Animals
Bats have garnered oodles of attention in previous weeks as they’ve been identified as potential carriers of the i
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 23, 2020
Immunology
Authorities are caught between dealing with the competing urgencies of abating the COVID-19 health crisis and the
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
APR 22, 2020
Immunology
The best offense may be a good defense in the fight against COVID-19. Researchers from the Duke-NUS Medical School are e
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 21, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Water sources are vital to communities and wildlife alike, and it's important to monitor their health.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 21, 2020
Immunology
April 17, 2020, Sino Biological announced this week that the company launched the world’s first coronavirus antige
...
Sponsored By:
Sino Biological
APR 20, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The SARS-CoV-2 virus causea huge range of symptoms, and researchers are learning more about the worst cases, which may h
...
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
APR 20, 2020
Microbiology
Past pandemics have been accompanied by a rise in a variety of mental health and neurological problems.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 20, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have successfully completed the first-in-human clinical trial for a vaccine against MERS (Middle East Respir
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 19, 2020
Microbiology
SARS-CoV-2 has now caused tens of thousands of deaths worldwide, and hundreds of thousands of infections.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 19, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
After an assessment of blood samples collected in Brazil between 2013 and 2016, scientists have found two new species of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 17, 2020
Health & Medicine
Because it's a respiratory illness, it shares symptoms with many other common illnesses, including seasonal allergies. S
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 16, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Some of the reagents used in popular diagnostic tests may be in short supply, so other testing methods will be needed.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 16, 2020
Health & Medicine
As mortality and infection rates rise globally, it appears that SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pande
...
Written By:
Stephanie Leon Quinonez
APR 15, 2020
Immunology
As of April 9th, over 60% of deaths from COVID-19 in New York state were men. Meanwhile, as of April 6, 82% of patients
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 14, 2020
Plants & Animals
Bats are some of the most infamous carriers of zoonotic viruses, which are viruses capable of spreading between both ani
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 11, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
An early analysis of remdesivir, a drug developed by pharmaceutical firm Gilead, has shown that it may have improved sev
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 11, 2020
Neuroscience
A study from China has found that stroke, an altered sense of consciousness and other neurological issues are relatively
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 11, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Gingivitis is a mild periodontal disease that causes inflammation, irritation, redness, and swelling of the gingiva. Thi
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
APR 08, 2020
Immunology
Aedes mosquitoes are native of Africa but are commonly found in regions of the Americas, Asia, and the Pacific. These da
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
APR 08, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
The spread of COVID-19 has panned out very differently in different countries. While in some such as the US, the UK and
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 05, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
As death tolls continue to rise from COVID-19, the scramble for new treatments to counter the virus surges on. Now, rese
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 03, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
A collaborative team of researchers joined forces to study the anti-parasitic drug, Ivermectin, and it’s role in s
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 03, 2020
Health & Medicine
An international team led by Canadian University of British Columbia researcher Dr. Josef Penninger has seen promising r
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon