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Virology: the branch of science that deals with the study of viruses -- submicroscopic, parasitic particles of genetic material contained in a protein coat – and virus-like agents.
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JAN 07, 2019Immunology
University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers may have identified a vaccine that would defend against Zika virus without pr ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlJAN 07, 2019Microbiology
Human papillomavirus (HPV) causes nearly every case of cervical cancer.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 05, 2019Videos
Zika virus doesn't always cause symptoms, but it is can cause birth defects when pregnant women are infected.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 01, 2019Cancer
Shingles or herpes zoster is a viral infection that causes a painful rash; it is caused by the varicella-zoster virus th ...Written By: Heba El-wassefJAN 01, 2019Microbiology
This winter, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reminding people about RSV, which can infect people of an ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 26, 2018Microbiology
HIV is still a global health problem, even though antiretroviral drugs have completely changed outcomes for those that a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 23, 2018Videos
An ongoing outbreak of Ebola virus disease has caused a reported 560 likely cases of the disease (512 have been confirme ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 22, 2018Microbiology
Researchers at Princeton University have found a virus that can eavesdrop on the communications between bacteria.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 21, 2018Videos
The Marburg virus was identified in 1967 after lab workers, and then some of their family members became ill.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 20, 2018Health & Medicine
Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer found in women, globally, for incidence (6.6%) and mortality (7.5%). It ...Written By: Dena ArutaDEC 18, 2018Microbiology
Three new strains of the virus in the largest population study of the infection ever done in Africa.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 15, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have been trying to create a vaccine for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, for decades.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 13, 2018Cannabis Sciences
A recent study published in the journal Genome Research Dr. Laverty and colleagues out of the University ...Written By: Amy LoriauxDEC 09, 2018Immunology
We've cured cancer and autoimmune disease in mice many times over.Written By: Aleishia Harris-ArnoldDEC 07, 2018Videos
You've probably heard of norovirus before; it's a highly contagious family of viruses that can sicken large groups of pe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 06, 2018Microbiology
It's been suggested that a fifth of all cancers are caused by microbial infections, and new work indicates that the esti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 05, 2018Cancer
Glioblastoma is the most aggressive type of Brain Cancer with an average survival rate of less than two years with treat ...Written By: Heba El-wassefDEC 03, 2018Microbiology
Scientists have developed a tool that enables them to predict what viruses be transmissible between infected people.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 27, 2018Videos
The CDC estimates that 1.1 million people in the US have HIV, and around 15% are unaware they have it.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 26, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Shocking the scientific community, a Chinese scientist announced that he edited human embryos, and twins have been born.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 25, 2018Videos
On August 1, 2018, an Ebola outbreak was declared in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which is still ongoing.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 25, 2018Microbiology
First identified in 1993, hantavirus infections can cause dangerous and potentially deadly respiratory infections.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 23, 2018Microbiology
Viruses were thought of as tiny infectious agents for the most part, until researchers began to discover more and more g ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 21, 2018Microbiology
In 1999, there were 62 cases of West Nile Virus in New York State. Since then it has spread around the United States.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
JAN 07, 2019
Microbiology
Human papillomavirus (HPV) causes nearly every case of cervical cancer.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 05, 2019
Videos
Zika virus doesn't always cause symptoms, but it is can cause birth defects when pregnant women are infected.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 01, 2019
Cancer
Shingles or herpes zoster is a viral infection that causes a painful rash; it is caused by the varicella-zoster virus th
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
JAN 01, 2019
Microbiology
This winter, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reminding people about RSV, which can infect people of an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 26, 2018
Microbiology
HIV is still a global health problem, even though antiretroviral drugs have completely changed outcomes for those that a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 23, 2018
Videos
An ongoing outbreak of Ebola virus disease has caused a reported 560 likely cases of the disease (512 have been confirme
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 22, 2018
Microbiology
Researchers at Princeton University have found a virus that can eavesdrop on the communications between bacteria.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 21, 2018
Videos
The Marburg virus was identified in 1967 after lab workers, and then some of their family members became ill.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 20, 2018
Health & Medicine
Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer found in women, globally, for incidence (6.6%) and mortality (7.5%). It
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
DEC 18, 2018
Microbiology
Three new strains of the virus in the largest population study of the infection ever done in Africa.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 15, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have been trying to create a vaccine for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, for decades.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 13, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
A recent study published in the journal Genome Research Dr. Laverty and colleagues out of the University
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
DEC 09, 2018
Immunology
We've cured cancer and autoimmune disease in mice many times over.
Written By:
Aleishia Harris-Arnold
DEC 07, 2018
Videos
You've probably heard of norovirus before; it's a highly contagious family of viruses that can sicken large groups of pe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 06, 2018
Microbiology
It's been suggested that a fifth of all cancers are caused by microbial infections, and new work indicates that the esti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 05, 2018
Cancer
Glioblastoma is the most aggressive type of Brain Cancer with an average survival rate of less than two years with treat
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
DEC 03, 2018
Microbiology
Scientists have developed a tool that enables them to predict what viruses be transmissible between infected people.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 27, 2018
Videos
The CDC estimates that 1.1 million people in the US have HIV, and around 15% are unaware they have it.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 26, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Shocking the scientific community, a Chinese scientist announced that he edited human embryos, and twins have been born.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 25, 2018
Videos
On August 1, 2018, an Ebola outbreak was declared in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which is still ongoing.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 25, 2018
Microbiology
First identified in 1993, hantavirus infections can cause dangerous and potentially deadly respiratory infections.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 23, 2018
Microbiology
Viruses were thought of as tiny infectious agents for the most part, until researchers began to discover more and more g
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 21, 2018
Microbiology
In 1999, there were 62 cases of West Nile Virus in New York State. Since then it has spread around the United States.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch