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Discovery of additional viral reservoir reveals new target for HIV cure research

HIV cure research to date has focused on clearing the virus from T cells, a type of white blood cell that is an essential part of the immune system.

17 Apr 2017

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Vaccine-chemotherapy combination may improve survival for glioblastoma patients

A vaccine targeting cytomegalovirus (CMV) antigen pp65, combined with high-dose chemotherapy (temozolomide), improved both progression-free survival and overall survival for a small group of glioblastoma (GBM) patients.

17 Apr 2017

Injection drug use linked to increase in immune activation, says researcher

The use of heroin and other illicit drugs has been shown to trigger a response from the body's immune system.

13 Apr 2017

Researchers correct Duchenne muscular dystrophy using gene-editing alternative

Using the new gene-editing enzyme CRISPR-Cpf1, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have successfully corrected Duchenne muscular dystrophy in human cells and mice in the lab.

13 Apr 2017

International research effort reveals major insights into spread of West African Ebola epidemic

An international effort to analyze the entire database of Ebola virus genomes from the 2013-2016 West African epidemic reveals insights into factors that sped or slowed the rampage and calls for using real-time sequencing and data-sharing to contain future viral disease outbreaks.

12 Apr 2017

NIH study provides unprecedented detail on host response to Ebola virus disease

Analysis of daily gene activation in a patient with severe Ebola virus disease cared for at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 2015 found changes in antiviral and immune response genes that pinpointed key transition points in the response to infection.

12 Apr 2017

NIH scientists identify protein complexes involved in promoting HSV infection and reactivation

Herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections last a lifetime. Once a person has been infected, the virus can remain dormant (latent) for years before periodically reactivating to cause recurrent disease. This poorly understood cycle has frustrated scientists for years.

12 Apr 2017

Microparticles show potential to deliver DNA-based vaccines and gene therapies in pill form

A microscopic corn-and-shrimp cocktail could eventually make DNA-based vaccinations and cancer-treating gene therapies an easier pill to swallow, according to new research from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

12 Apr 2017

TSRI scientists find new way to make cell population resistant to HIV

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have found a way to tether HIV-fighting antibodies to immune cells, creating a cell population resistant to the virus.

11 Apr 2017

Guidelines for disposal of liquid waste from Ebola patients could put sewer workers at risk

Research from Drexel University and the University of Pittsburgh suggests that guidelines for safe disposal of liquid waste from patients being treated for the Ebola virus might not go far enough to protect water treatment workers from being exposed.

11 Apr 2017

Scientists solve structure of protein crucial to reproduction and spread of Zika virus

Zika virus is a mosquito-borne infectious disease linked to certain birth defects in infants in South and Central America and the United States.

11 Apr 2017

New transgenic mouse could help monitor potential dangers of emerging influenza viruses

Researchers in Germany have developed a transgenic mouse that could help scientists identify new influenza virus strains with the potential to cause a global pandemic.

10 Apr 2017

Scientists shed light on evolutionary arms race between CMV and immune system

Imaging CoE scientists have solved a 40-year old mystery and shed light on an evolutionary arms race played out between cytomegalovirus (CMV) and the immune system.

10 Apr 2017

Viral trigger may underlie development of celiac disease

Reovirus, which commonly infects humans without causing any symptoms, may trigger an immune response to gluten that causes celiac disease, report US researchers.

10 Apr 2017

Microbiologists accurately predict evolution of HIV surface proteins using financial math models

What do particle diffusion in liquids and stock price prediction have to do with building a better HIV vaccine? According to University of Iowa microbiologist Hillel Haim, you can apply concepts from the first two to predict the evolution of HIV surface proteins, information that can then be used to design better vaccines.

7 Apr 2017

Immunologists discover how rescue proteins delay ‘executioner’ machinery that kills damaged cells

A research team led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital immunologists has discovered how a set of proteins delays the "executioner" machinery that kills damaged or infected cells in a process called necroptosis.

7 Apr 2017

FDA grants approval for two drugs to treat hepatitis C virus in children

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved supplemental applications for Sovaldi (sofosbuvir) and Harvoni (ledipasvir and sofosbuvir) to treat hepatitis C virus (HCV) in children ages 12 to 17. Harvoni and Sovaldi were previously approved to treat HCV in adults.

7 Apr 2017

Two in every five people in the US carry Human Papilloma Virus

Latest estimates of the prevalence of the human papilloma virus (HPV) in the US were published this month. Among the adult population, genital HPV was identified in 45% of men and 40% of women. The prevalence of oral HPV was 11.5% among men and 3.3% among women.

7 Apr 2017

Infection with reovirus could be key initiating event for developing celiac disease, study suggests

Infection with reovirus, a common but otherwise harmless virus, can trigger the immune system response to gluten that leads to celiac disease, according to new research from the University of Chicago and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

6 Apr 2017

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Latest Virology News and Research

Discovery of additional viral reservoir reveals new target for HIV cure research

DeNovix pink spectrophotometer - fluorometer won by Ukraine National Acaedemy of Science

Vaccine-chemotherapy combination may improve survival for glioblastoma patients

Injection drug use linked to increase in immune activation, says researcher

Researchers correct Duchenne muscular dystrophy using gene-editing alternative

International research effort reveals major insights into spread of West African Ebola epidemic

NIH study provides unprecedented detail on host response to Ebola virus disease

NIH scientists identify protein complexes involved in promoting HSV infection and reactivation

Microparticles show potential to deliver DNA-based vaccines and gene therapies in pill form

TSRI scientists find new way to make cell population resistant to HIV

Guidelines for disposal of liquid waste from Ebola patients could put sewer workers at risk

Scientists solve structure of protein crucial to reproduction and spread of Zika virus

New transgenic mouse could help monitor potential dangers of emerging influenza viruses

Scientists shed light on evolutionary arms race between CMV and immune system

Viral trigger may underlie development of celiac disease

Microbiologists accurately predict evolution of HIV surface proteins using financial math models

Immunologists discover how rescue proteins delay ‘executioner’ machinery that kills damaged cells

FDA grants approval for two drugs to treat hepatitis C virus in children

Two in every five people in the US carry Human Papilloma Virus

Infection with reovirus could be key initiating event for developing celiac disease, study suggests

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