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Why Your First Battle with Flu Matters Most

December 31, 2019

The first strain of influenza virus we encounter during childhood sets the course of how our immune system responds to exposu...

New Flu Drug Drives Drug Resistance in Influenza Viruses

November 26, 2019

While it's unlikely the mutation will lead to widespread resistance around the world, it could become a problem among family ...

Melting Arctic Sea Ice Linked to Emergence of Deadly Virus in Marine Mammals

November 11, 2019

Loss of ice opens pathways for disease transmission among sea lions, ice seals, sea otters, and others

DiaSorin Molecular’s Simplexa™ VZV Swab Direct Molecular Assay Gets CE Mark

September 25, 2019

The new molecular diagnostic test enables the direct detection of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) DNA from both cutaneous and mu...

The Native Antigen Company Introduces Rubella Virus-Like Particles

August 8, 2019

Recombinant expression of Rubella VLPs offers a reliable source of reagents for consistency in immunoassay development and ma...

Smartphone Virus Scanner Is Not What You Think

August 2, 2019

A new portable device lets smartphones count real biological viruses

Lung Cell Patches Its Own DNA on the Fly to Survive Influenza

July 31, 2019

Resilient cells make lung less hospitable to viruses, but may be double-edged sword

Plant Viruses May Be Reshaping Our World

July 18, 2019

Recent advances in the field of virology suggest that viruses play a more significant and complex role than previously apprec...

Strain of Common Cold Virus Could Revolutionize Treatment of Bladder Cancer

July 8, 2019

A strain of the common cold virus has been found to potentially target, infect, and destroy cancer cells in patients with bla...

New Vulnerability Found in Major Human Viruses

June 12, 2019

Structural feature may lead to antivirals for the common cold, polio, and other pathogens

Coat of Proteins Makes Viruses More Infectious, Links Them to Alzheimer's Disease

May 28, 2019

New research shows that viruses interact with proteins in the biological fluids of their host, which results in a layer of pr...

Newly Discovered Ebolavirus May Not Cause Severe Disease in Humans

April 25, 2019

The new Bombali virus was discovered in bats in Sierra Leone and has also now been reported in bats in Kenya...

Cold Plasma Can Kill 99.9% of Airborne Viruses

April 9, 2019

Dangerous airborne viruses are rendered harmless on-the-fly when exposed to energetic, charged fragments of air molecules...

Bacteria May Travel Thousands of Miles through the Air Globally

March 25, 2019

The study could shed light on harmful bacteria that share antibiotic resistance genes

Dormant Viruses Activate during Spaceflight

March 18, 2019

The stress of spaceflight gives viruses a holiday from immune surveillance, putting future deep-space missions in jeopardy...

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