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FDA panel recommends new breakthrough gene therapy for B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)

A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel created history by recommending a gene therapy for patients with cancer. In this therapy the patient’s own genes would be modified to fight the cancer cells. The patient’s cells which are thus altered to treat the cancer would thus be termed as “living drugs” as they act as soldiers to treat the cancer. These cells boost up the immune system and help the body fight the cancer.

14 Jul 2017

New research helps unravel ecological interplay of African bat, novel virus and a parasite

If there is anything scientists are certain of when it comes to bats and their supposed role in causing human disease, it is that they still have a lot to learn.

13 Jul 2017

Potential vaccines could protect developing fetus from Zika virus, UTMB study shows

Immunizing female mice with a Zika vaccine can protect their developing fetus from infection and birth defects during pregnancy, according to new research from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.

13 Jul 2017

Scientists positively influence immune response in viral and bacterial co-infection

Researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin were able to positively influence the immune response in severe viral and bacterial co-infection.

13 Jul 2017

Herpes virus in mountain gorillas has similarity to EBV found in humans

Scientists from the University of California, Davis, have detected a herpes virus in wild mountain gorillas that is very similar to the Epstein-Barr virus in humans, according to a study published today in the journal Scientific Reports.

13 Jul 2017

Researchers unlock better treatment strategy for viral diseases

RMIT University scientists in Melbourne, Australia, have led an international collaboration that potentially unlocks better treatment of viral diseases, including the flu and common cold.

12 Jul 2017

Measles outbreak - 35 reported deaths in Europe

Over the last 12 month, there have been 35 reported deaths due to the ongoing measles outbreak in the WHO European Region says a new report.

12 Jul 2017

Contaminated blood scandal that infected thousands in 70’s and 80’s being investigated

In the 1970’s and 80’s thousands of people were infected with hepatitis C and HIV due to transfusion of contaminated blood that contained these viruses. A spokesperson for Theresa May, James Slack, today said that she, her health secretary Jeremy Hunt and the MPs sat together to announce a full review and inquiry into this disaster.

12 Jul 2017

UIC researchers identify enzyme that triggers corneal inflammation

One of the symptoms of herpes simplex virus-1 infection of the eye is lingering inflammation of the cornea – the clear outer layer of the eyeball.

11 Jul 2017

Antibiotic use during peripartum period linked to greater risk of inflammatory condition in offspring

A study by researchers at the University of Chicago Medicine shows that when mice that are genetically susceptible to developing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) were given antibiotics during late pregnancy and the early nursing period, their offspring were more likely to develop an inflammatory condition of the colon that resembles human IBD.

11 Jul 2017

New DNA-based vaccine protects testes, sperm from Zika-related damage in mouse models

While the Zika virus is primarily transmitted by mosquitoes, research has shown that the disease can affect semen and sperm and can therefore be spread through sexual intercourse.

11 Jul 2017

Tulane University receives $12 million NIH grant to develop drug and vaccine against Lassa fever

The National Institutes of Health has awarded Tulane University more than $12 million to test a promising drug treatment against Lassa fever and develop a vaccine against the deadly disease endemic in parts of West Africa.

11 Jul 2017

Intestinal viruses may affect person's chance of developing Type 1 diabetes

Doctors can't predict who will develop Type 1 diabetes, a chronic autoimmune disease in which one's own immune system destroys the cells needed to control blood-sugar levels, requiring daily insulin injections and continual monitoring.

11 Jul 2017

Scientists find single protein that controls genes essential for spermatogenesis

Scientists have found a single protein--Ptbp2--controls a network of over 200 genes central to how developing sperm move and communicate. The protein works by regulating how RNA is processed during each stage of sperm development.

10 Jul 2017

Scientists develop potential new therapy for targeting skin cancer metastases in the brain

Investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) and the Harvard Stem Cell Institute have a potential solution for how to kill tumor cells that have metastasized to the brain.

10 Jul 2017

Cannibalism may decrease disease spread in some species

Cannibalism may be just what the doctor ordered, according to a new study that will be published in American Naturalist led by former LSU postdoctoral researcher and current University of California, San Diego, or UCSD, postdoctoral researcher Benjamin Van Allen, along with other individuals in Bret Elderd lab's at LSU and Volker Rudolf's lab at Rice University.

10 Jul 2017

Ubiquitous human herpesvirus 6 may play key role in brain diseases like multiple sclerosis

The ubiquitous human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) may play a critical role in impeding the brain's ability to repair itself in diseases like multiple sclerosis.

10 Jul 2017

Malaria drug effectively blocks Zika virus transmission to the fetus

Devastating consequences of Zika virus infection are suffered in the womb, where the virus can cause brain damage and sometimes death.

10 Jul 2017

Viruses live in our environment year-round, UCLA specialist says

Summer colds might seem rare, but you're actually just as likely to catch one in the summer as in the winter. Why? "Viruses don't take vacations; they live our environment year-round," explains Dr. Michael Cohen, infectious disease specialist at UCLA Health-Santa Clarita.

10 Jul 2017

Research highlights need for vaccines to prevent child deaths from fatal lung infections

Vaccines to combat a virus that can lead to fatal lung infections are urgently needed to help prevent child deaths worldwide, research suggests.

10 Jul 2017

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Latest Virology News and Research

FDA panel recommends new breakthrough gene therapy for B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)

New research helps unravel ecological interplay of African bat, novel virus and a parasite

Potential vaccines could protect developing fetus from Zika virus, UTMB study shows

Scientists positively influence immune response in viral and bacterial co-infection

Herpes virus in mountain gorillas has similarity to EBV found in humans

Researchers unlock better treatment strategy for viral diseases

Measles outbreak - 35 reported deaths in Europe

Contaminated blood scandal that infected thousands in 70’s and 80’s being investigated

UIC researchers identify enzyme that triggers corneal inflammation

Antibiotic use during peripartum period linked to greater risk of inflammatory condition in offspring

New DNA-based vaccine protects testes, sperm from Zika-related damage in mouse models

Tulane University receives $12 million NIH grant to develop drug and vaccine against Lassa fever

Intestinal viruses may affect person's chance of developing Type 1 diabetes

Scientists find single protein that controls genes essential for spermatogenesis

Scientists develop potential new therapy for targeting skin cancer metastases in the brain

Cannibalism may decrease disease spread in some species

Ubiquitous human herpesvirus 6 may play key role in brain diseases like multiple sclerosis

Malaria drug effectively blocks Zika virus transmission to the fetus

Viruses live in our environment year-round, UCLA specialist says

Research highlights need for vaccines to prevent child deaths from fatal lung infections

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