Virology News and Research

Latest Virology News and Research

New research collaboration between EU and Russia focuses on infectious diseases

A new EU project on the theme of HIV, hepatitis C and tuberculosis is a door opener for collaboration between researchers from EU countries and Russia.

28 Jan 2019

FDA grants clearance to Hologic’s assay for detection of common sexually transmitted infections

Hologic, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted clearance for its Aptima Mycoplasma genitalium assay, the first and only FDA-cleared test to detect this under-recognized but increasingly common sexually transmitted infection (STI).

23 Jan 2019

Study: Prior dengue immunity in children may be protective against symptomatic Zika

Children with a history of prior dengue virus infection had a significantly lower risk of being symptomatic when infected by Zika virus, according to a study in Nicaragua of more than 3,000 children aged 2 to 14 years.

23 Jan 2019

DZIF scientists reveal problems with available diagnostics for Zika and chikungunya virus

Millions of people have contracted Zika and chikungunya virus infections since the outbreaks that have been striking Latin America since 2013. Particularly Zika-related malformations in newborns warrant reliable diagnostics.

18 Jan 2019

Lupin partners with Abbvie to develop and commercialize new targeted oncology treatments

Pharma major Lupin Limited and global biopharmaceutical company AbbVie Inc., today announced that AbbVie has licensed Lupin's MALT1 (Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma Translocation Protein 1) inhibitor program.

25 Dec 2018

Elegant, low-cost approach enhances single-cell RNA sequencing

Droplet microfluidics has revolutionized single-cell RNA sequencing, offering a low-cost, high-throughput method for single-cell genomics. However, this method has been limited in its ability to capture complete RNA transcription information.

20 Dec 2018

Quidel receives CE mark to use Sofia 2 Lyme+ Fluorescent Immunoassay with Sofia 2 analyzer

Quidel Corporation, a provider of rapid diagnostic testing solutions, cellular-based virology assays and molecular diagnostic systems, announced today that it has received CE Mark to market Quidel's Sofia 2 Lyme+ FIA to be used with the Sofia 2 Fluorescent Immunoassay Analyzer for the rapid differential detection of human IgM and IgG antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi, Borrelia garinii, and Borrelia afzelii from serum and plasma specimens.

19 Dec 2018

Experimental HIV vaccine strategy works in non-human primates, research shows

For more than 20 years, scientists at Scripps Research have chipped away at the challenges of designing an HIV vaccine. Now new research, published in Immunity, shows that their experimental vaccine strategy works in non-human primates.

14 Dec 2018

Bacterial infections may contribute to far more cancers than previously thought, shows study

The Institute of Human Virology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine announced today the discovery that DnaK, a protein of the bacterium mycoplasma, interferes with the mycoplasma-infected cell's ability to respond to and repair DNA damage, a known origin of cancer.

5 Dec 2018

Study provides new understanding of rotavirus infections in newborns

Using a multidisciplinary approach, an international team of researchers from several institutions, including Baylor College of Medicine, reveals that complex interactions between sugars and the microbiome in human milk influence neonatal rotavirus infection.

28 Nov 2018

MERS virus that causes harmless cold in camels can be fatal for humans

What causes only a harmless cold in camels can be fatal for humans: an infection with the MERS virus. Since its discovery in 2012, the virus was detected in approximately 2,000 patients and 36 percent of them have not survived the severe lung disease known as MERS.

22 Nov 2018

Researchers develop model that predicts transmissibility of viral zoonoses

Researchers have developed a model that predicts which of the viruses that can jump from animals to people can also be transmitted from person to person--and are therefore possible sources of human diseases.

20 Nov 2018

Reducing cellular proliferation could help deplete HIV reservoir and lead to a functional cure

A majority of the HIV-infected cells that persist in HIV-infected individuals even during suppressive antiretroviral therapy originated from cellular proliferation, not viral replication, according to new research published in Nature Communications.

17 Nov 2018

UT Southwestern scientists selected to receive 2019 Edith and Peter O'Donnell Awards

Two UT Southwestern faculty members have been selected to receive 2019 Edith and Peter O'Donnell Awards from The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas.

15 Nov 2018

Researchers discover possible path forward in preventing cancers tied to two viruses

Researchers from the University of Minnesota, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and the University of Toronto have discovered a possible path forward in preventing the development of cancers tied to two viruses, including the virus that causes infectious mononucleosis--more commonly known as mono or the "kissing disease"--that infects millions of people around the globe each year.

12 Nov 2018

Virology News and Research

Latest Virology News and Research

New research collaboration between EU and Russia focuses on infectious diseases

FDA grants clearance to Hologic’s assay for detection of common sexually transmitted infections

Study: Prior dengue immunity in children may be protective against symptomatic Zika

DZIF scientists reveal problems with available diagnostics for Zika and chikungunya virus

Lupin partners with Abbvie to develop and commercialize new targeted oncology treatments

Elegant, low-cost approach enhances single-cell RNA sequencing

Quidel receives CE mark to use Sofia 2 Lyme+ Fluorescent Immunoassay with Sofia 2 analyzer

Experimental HIV vaccine strategy works in non-human primates, research shows

Bacterial infections may contribute to far more cancers than previously thought, shows study

Study provides new understanding of rotavirus infections in newborns

MERS virus that causes harmless cold in camels can be fatal for humans

Researchers develop model that predicts transmissibility of viral zoonoses

Reducing cellular proliferation could help deplete HIV reservoir and lead to a functional cure

UT Southwestern scientists selected to receive 2019 Edith and Peter O'Donnell Awards

Researchers discover possible path forward in preventing cancers tied to two viruses

PPM1D gene confers a survival advantage to stem cells after chemotherapy

Monkeys infected with Zika virus points to a sylvatic transmission cycle

Research reveals high stability of hepatitis B viruses

New method increases virus production in cells to generate more vectors for gene transfer

Influenza virus can evolve resistance to experimental antiviral drug

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production