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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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JUN 14, 2017Microbiology
An international team of researchers engineered a fungus to kill mosquitoes. Mosquitoes spread serious human dise ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUN 13, 2017Plants & Animals
If you were to visit certain parts of Texas right now, the coastline would be teeming with dead, floating fish. Image Cr ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 12, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists are taking a new approach in the fight against the flu. They have engineered a protein that acts to stop the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 09, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
New trial involving stem cells to treat a gain of function mutation cured some patients, but killed others.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 04, 2017Microbiology
p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Helvetica; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} p.p2 {margi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 01, 2017Immunology
When is someone “cured” of HIV? If there is such a state reachable with drug therapies, how can a doctor tel ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 31, 2017Immunology
Drug-resistant bacteria have made curing some infections challenging, if not nearly impossible. By 2050, it's e ...Written By: Invisiverse PuccioMAY 31, 2017Health & Medicine
Activating the body's own immune system to fight cancer is the goal of immunotherapy. It's less toxic ...Written By: Invisiverse PuccioMAY 28, 2017Microbiology
Polyomaviruses can lead to serious health complications like cancer. New work has provided insight into a question resea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 24, 2017Health & Medicine
Vaccines to prevent influenza infection have to change and adapt every year to the ever-evolving virus, and even ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 23, 2017Immunology
To treat autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis (MS) and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), it’ ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 22, 2017Immunology
Three new approaches to anticancer drug therapy were combined in a recent study to simultaneously maximize destruction o ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 19, 2017Immunology
The same gene in the brain that codes for a biochemical “self-destruct trigger” in some tissues prote ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 17, 2017Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute identified a host-cell molecule that helps the human ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAY 14, 2017Microbiology
Ticks are nasty parasites that already pose a threat to human health; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 27, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Abnormal levels and types of gut bacteria may be behind chronic fatigue syndrome, researchers report. The findings add t ...APR 22, 2017Immunology
It seems humans share a common enemy with some viruses: bacteria. Viruses invade bacterial cells with generally the same ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 20, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Even though this year’s peak flu season can be considered to have passed, people can contract the virus well into ...APR 18, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have animated an important transporter that moves natural molecules and drug compounds into the cell.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 16, 2017Immunology
How did our ancient ancestors wipe out a primordial virus 11 million years ago? Could modern humans harness this techniq ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 12, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
It's known that the amount of inflammation-related molecules in the blood increases and becomes a strong risk factor for ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 12, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists announced an interesting link between a common virus and celiac disease, one of the pernicious gastroint ...APR 10, 2017Microbiology
Giant viruses are a relatively new discovery, and researchers are learning more about them.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 09, 2017Immunology
Zika, dengue, and West Nile viruses are all related - literally. They are all part of the flavivirus family, and similar ...Written By: Kara Marker
JUN 14, 2017
Microbiology
An international team of researchers engineered a fungus to kill mosquitoes. Mosquitoes spread serious human dise
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUN 13, 2017
Plants & Animals
If you were to visit certain parts of Texas right now, the coastline would be teeming with dead, floating fish. Image Cr
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 12, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists are taking a new approach in the fight against the flu. They have engineered a protein that acts to stop the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 09, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
New trial involving stem cells to treat a gain of function mutation cured some patients, but killed others.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 04, 2017
Microbiology
p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Helvetica; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} p.p2 {margi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 01, 2017
Immunology
When is someone “cured” of HIV? If there is such a state reachable with drug therapies, how can a doctor tel
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 31, 2017
Immunology
Drug-resistant bacteria have made curing some infections challenging, if not nearly impossible. By 2050, it's e
...
Written By:
Invisiverse Puccio
MAY 31, 2017
Health & Medicine
Activating the body's own immune system to fight cancer is the goal of immunotherapy. It's less toxic
...
Written By:
Invisiverse Puccio
MAY 28, 2017
Microbiology
Polyomaviruses can lead to serious health complications like cancer. New work has provided insight into a question resea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 24, 2017
Health & Medicine
Vaccines to prevent influenza infection have to change and adapt every year to the ever-evolving virus, and even
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 23, 2017
Immunology
To treat autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis (MS) and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), it’
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 22, 2017
Immunology
Three new approaches to anticancer drug therapy were combined in a recent study to simultaneously maximize destruction o
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 19, 2017
Immunology
The same gene in the brain that codes for a biochemical “self-destruct trigger” in some tissues prote
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 17, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute identified a host-cell molecule that helps the human
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 14, 2017
Microbiology
Ticks are nasty parasites that already pose a threat to human health; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 27, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Abnormal levels and types of gut bacteria may be behind chronic fatigue syndrome, researchers report. The findings add t
...
APR 22, 2017
Immunology
It seems humans share a common enemy with some viruses: bacteria. Viruses invade bacterial cells with generally the same
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 20, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Even though this year’s peak flu season can be considered to have passed, people can contract the virus well into
...
APR 18, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have animated an important transporter that moves natural molecules and drug compounds into the cell.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 16, 2017
Immunology
How did our ancient ancestors wipe out a primordial virus 11 million years ago? Could modern humans harness this techniq
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 12, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
It's known that the amount of inflammation-related molecules in the blood increases and becomes a strong risk factor for
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 12, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists announced an interesting link between a common virus and celiac disease, one of the pernicious gastroint
...
APR 10, 2017
Microbiology
Giant viruses are a relatively new discovery, and researchers are learning more about them.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 09, 2017
Immunology
Zika, dengue, and West Nile viruses are all related - literally. They are all part of the flavivirus family, and similar
...
Written By:
Kara Marker