Posts Tagged ‘virus’
Health & Medicine - Jul 14, 2009 13:12 - 3 Comments
Smallpox eradicated, but vaccine poses new risks
“These infections could prove fatal in as many as 20 percent of cases,” says Lisa Beck, lead author of the new study. “More shockingly, they not only occurred in eczema patients who were immunized themselves, but also in eczema patients who simply came in contact with other recently vaccinated individuals.” (Credit: James Gathany/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Health & Medicine - Jun 29, 2009 13:39 - 0 Comments
Detector spots respiratory infections much earlier
Vanderbilt University researchers David Wright (right) and Frederick Haselton (left) have developed a new detection method that can catch respiratory infections at a very early stage. The system “could easily be packaged in a disposable device about the size of a ballpoint pen,” says Haselton. (Credit Steve Green/Vanderbilt university)
Health & Medicine - Jun 3, 2009 16:20 - 0 Comments
Supercomputer takes on super flu
A view of the drug buried in the binding pocket of the A/H1N1 neuraminidase protein, a mushroom-shaped projection on the surface of the influenza virus that plays a crucial role in the virus’ reproductive cycle.
Health & Medicine - May 13, 2009 15:28 - 0 Comments
Future vaccines may target fierce antibodies
PRINCETON (US)—Scientists may have found a better way to make a flu vaccine. Though theoretical, work at Princeton University takes a closer look at the poorly appreciated interaction between a virus and the antibodies that fight infection. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 12, 2009 11:47 - 0 Comments
Computer test IDs potent flu vaccines
RICE (US)—World health officials may have a new weapon to fight flu. A computerized testing method developed by Rice University scientists could make it easier to identify vaccines that are effective against multiple flu strains. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 28, 2009 16:13 - 1 Comment
Virus wars: Lessons learned from SARS
CORNELL (US)—New findings about Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), a virulent coronavirus that caused almost 800 deaths and infected 8,000 people in 2003, could play a role in fighting the world’s next pandemic. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 12, 2009 11:03 - 0 Comments
Researchers harness cold virus to fight HIV
Professors Eddy and Gail Ferstandig Arnold (Credit: Nick Romanenko)
