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Virus: is a biological agent that reproduces inside the cells of living hosts. When infected, a host cell produces thousands of identical copies of the original virus at an extraordinary rate.
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MAR 14, 2016Immunology
New research from a collaboration between the University of Bonn, University of Cologne, and the Technical University of ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 11, 2016Cancer
A common theme in medicine is that detecting a disease early on can lead to more effective treatments. The idea relies p ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 11, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Health officials have long suspected a correlation between the Zika virus and microcephaly, but they didn’t know t ...MAR 09, 2016Videos
HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, attacks a vital group of white blood cells in the body, the T-cells. These cells are on ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 08, 2016Microbiology
A new cell-based model of the human placenta could help explain how pathogens cross from mother to unborn child. The res ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 06, 2016Microbiology
An unhealthy shift in your gut microbes might cause you to gain weight by changing how many calories you burn while you ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 04, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
A new small-molecule drug was recently shown to protect Rhesus monkeys from the Ebola virus, decreasing viral loads sign ...MAR 03, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
When one of the country’s top groups representing the interests of women’s health care physicians puts out a ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 01, 2016Immunology
The first gigantic mimiviruses were discovered in 2007 by a research group of France. They named the virus they found &l ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 01, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Zika is not going away anytime soon, as cases continue to rise in the Americas. The CDC and the FDA are taking note, and ...FEB 29, 2016Immunology
Scientists have discovered a way to make a nasal spray flu vaccine safer for those who are at greatest risk of catching ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 25, 2016Health & Medicine
Over time, the influenza virus has evolved a mechanism to spread as quick as possible in a human host by avoiding detect ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 25, 2016Genetics & Genomics
More than half of “standard farmed pigs” infected with African Swine Fever die, but their warthog and bushpi ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 21, 2016Immunology
Global concerns about Zika virus aren’t stopping Americans from making international travel plans, but many who do ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 18, 2016Microbiology
Researchers identified a new herpes virus that infects bats. Herpes viruses are double-stranded DNA viruses that infect ...Written By: Kerry EvansFEB 17, 2016Health & Medicine
Researchers have found how a cancer-causing retrovirus RSV brings together an unexpected number of retroviral integrase ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetFEB 16, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) recently revised and updated its recommendations for cerv ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeFEB 14, 2016Videos
The Northeast United States braced for another weekend of frigid temperatures, and we are reminded that cold and flu sea ...FEB 13, 2016Videos
The link between the Zika virus and microcephaly could be confirmed "within weeks," according to the World Health Organi ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetFEB 10, 2016Chemistry & Physics
Screening large “libraries” of compounds to find those with a desired biological activity is a powerful meth ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)FEB 09, 2016Videos
The now-infamous Zika virus is transmitted via mosquito bite, just like other diseases including malaria. These diseases ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 08, 2016Health & Medicine
The recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa has claimed more than 11,300 lives—a stark reminder of the lack of effect ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 06, 2016Immunology
Herpes simplex 1 virus, the microscopic pathogen notoriously remembered for its production of painful and unappealing co ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 05, 2016Videos
WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS? Symptoms include conjunctivitis, fever, joint pain, and rash. The illness is usually mild and las ...Written By: Julianne Chiaet
MAR 14, 2016
Immunology
New research from a collaboration between the University of Bonn, University of Cologne, and the Technical University of
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 11, 2016
Cancer
A common theme in medicine is that detecting a disease early on can lead to more effective treatments. The idea relies p
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 11, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Health officials have long suspected a correlation between the Zika virus and microcephaly, but they didn’t know t
...
MAR 09, 2016
Videos
HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, attacks a vital group of white blood cells in the body, the T-cells. These cells are on
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 08, 2016
Microbiology
A new cell-based model of the human placenta could help explain how pathogens cross from mother to unborn child. The res
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 06, 2016
Microbiology
An unhealthy shift in your gut microbes might cause you to gain weight by changing how many calories you burn while you
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 04, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new small-molecule drug was recently shown to protect Rhesus monkeys from the Ebola virus, decreasing viral loads sign
...
MAR 03, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
When one of the country’s top groups representing the interests of women’s health care physicians puts out a
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 01, 2016
Immunology
The first gigantic mimiviruses were discovered in 2007 by a research group of France. They named the virus they found &l
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 01, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Zika is not going away anytime soon, as cases continue to rise in the Americas. The CDC and the FDA are taking note, and
...
FEB 29, 2016
Immunology
Scientists have discovered a way to make a nasal spray flu vaccine safer for those who are at greatest risk of catching
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 25, 2016
Health & Medicine
Over time, the influenza virus has evolved a mechanism to spread as quick as possible in a human host by avoiding detect
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 25, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
More than half of “standard farmed pigs” infected with African Swine Fever die, but their warthog and bushpi
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 21, 2016
Immunology
Global concerns about Zika virus aren’t stopping Americans from making international travel plans, but many who do
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 18, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers identified a new herpes virus that infects bats. Herpes viruses are double-stranded DNA viruses that infect
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
FEB 17, 2016
Health & Medicine
Researchers have found how a cancer-causing retrovirus RSV brings together an unexpected number of retroviral integrase
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
FEB 16, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) recently revised and updated its recommendations for cerv
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
FEB 14, 2016
Videos
The Northeast United States braced for another weekend of frigid temperatures, and we are reminded that cold and flu sea
...
FEB 13, 2016
Videos
The link between the Zika virus and microcephaly could be confirmed "within weeks," according to the World Health Organi
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
FEB 10, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Screening large “libraries” of compounds to find those with a desired biological activity is a powerful meth
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
FEB 09, 2016
Videos
The now-infamous Zika virus is transmitted via mosquito bite, just like other diseases including malaria. These diseases
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 08, 2016
Health & Medicine
The recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa has claimed more than 11,300 lives—a stark reminder of the lack of effect
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 06, 2016
Immunology
Herpes simplex 1 virus, the microscopic pathogen notoriously remembered for its production of painful and unappealing co
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 05, 2016
Videos
WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS? Symptoms include conjunctivitis, fever, joint pain, and rash. The illness is usually mild and las
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet