Posts Tagged ‘viral infections’
Enzymes may hold key to diseases A-Z
BROWN (US) — Researchers argue that important enzymes—proprotein convertases—are potentially rich targets for developing therapies. Continue…
Tuesday, January 3, 2012 12:00 - 1 Comment
Health & Medicine - Dec 14, 2011 11:23 - 0 Comments
Corkscrew molecules zap bugs like E. coli
U. WARWICK (US) — Scientists at the University of Warwick have taken inspiration from corkscrew structures found in nature to develop a new weapon in the fight against infections like E. coli and MRSA. (more…)
Top Stories - Dec 1, 2011 7:26 - 0 Comments
Potent antibodies protect mice from HIV
CALTECH (US) — Researchers for the past year have been studying a group of potent HIV-neutralizing antibodies. Now biologists have discovered a way to deliver the antibodies to mice. (more…)
Top Stories - Nov 28, 2011 13:17 - 4 Comments
Compound dissolves HIV on contact
TEXAS A&M (US) — Researchers are closer to developing a topical compound that stops HIV by dissolving the virus on contact. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 1, 2011 9:33 - 1 Comment
Build a better antibody to neutralize HIV
CALTECH (US) — Biologists have built a better antibody in an effort to neutralize the many subtypes of HIV. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 7, 2011 11:32 - 2 Comments
New clues to how body fights viruses
RUTGERS (US) — Researchers have determined the structure of a protein that is the first line of defense in fighting viral infections, including influenza, hepatitis C, West Nile, rabies, and measles. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 2, 2011 12:42 - 0 Comments
Why influenza B only infects humans
RUTGERS / U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — Researchers say they now know why influenza B is limited to humans, a discovery that could lead to new drugs to fight seasonal flu epidemics. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 31, 2011 11:10 - 0 Comments
Infect mosquitoes to control dengue fever
UC DAVIS (US) — The spread of dengue fever in northern Australia may be controlled by a bacterium that infects mosquitoes harboring the virus. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 1, 2011 14:48 - 0 Comments
Protein pair fights HIV 18x better
CALTECH (US) — Pairing two copies of a protein produced by a type of blue-green algae significantly improves its ability to fight HIV. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 24, 2011 9:15 - 0 Comments
Bacteria fighter downs dengue fever
DUKE (US) — Cells that help the body ward off bacteria and pathogens do double duty by also recognizing viruses in time to create an immune response. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 22, 2010 14:25 - 0 Comments
Structure of Rift Valley fever protein revealed
U. MICHIGAN (US)—Researchers have solved the structure of the nucleocapsid protein from Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV), so named for the region of sub-Saharan Africa where it was first isolated with outbreaks reported throughout the African continent as well as the Middle East. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 29, 2010 12:19 - 4 Comments
Why do college grads get fewer colds?
STONY BROOK (US)—High school dropouts are roughly twice as likely to catch a cold as those with a college degree, new research suggests. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 17, 2010 15:54 - 0 Comments
HIV cells’ secret hideout discovered
U. MICHIGAN (US)—HIV-infected cells lie in wait in hidden reservoirs, ready to jump on the chance to serve as a factory for new infection, a new study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 16, 2010 10:15 - 0 Comments
Obese bodies forget how to fight flu
UNC CHAPEL HILL (US)—Being overweight appears to inhibit the immune system’s ability to “remember” how it fought off previous similar bouts of illness. This could limit the body’s ability to develop immunity to influenza viruses, particularly secondary infections, new research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 11, 2010 14:57 - 1 Comment
System helps spot hepatitis C inhibitors
TEXAS A&M (US)—A newly designed system of identifying molecules for treating hepatitis C uses an innovative way to “see” infected cells. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 10, 2010 10:42 - 0 Comments
Fighting viruses with physics
CARNEGIE MELLON (US)—The energy associated with the expulsion of viral DNA has been measured for the first time in what is believed to be a pivotal discovery toward understanding the mechanisms that control viral infection. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 8, 2009 12:20 - 0 Comments
Neurons’ novel way of battling infections
NYU (US)—Biologists have determined how neurons combat viral infections, a discovery that may offer a path for treating viral encephalitis and related afflictions. (more…)
