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OCTOBER 17, 2024

Researchers report on their creation of a catalog of genes that viruses 'stole' from the marine microbes they infected across all of the world's oceans, identifying and organizing almost 23,000 genes known as auxiliary metabolic genes (AMGs), including over 7,000 never previously documented.

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APRIL 4, 2025

Researchers have now used a clinical-grade antiviral chewing gum to substantially reduce viral loads of two herpes simplex viruses and two influenza A strains in experimental models. Low vaccination rates for influenza viruses and the lack of an HSV vaccine underscore the need for a new approach to reduce viral transmission.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Researchers have now described one piece of that puzzle, showing that the destruction of tropical rainforests harms the diversity of mosquito species. How are environmental changes, loss of biodiversity, and the spread of pathogens connected? The answer is a puzzle.

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MAY 24, 2024

FRIDAY, May 24, 2024 -- Confirming the dangers of drinking raw cow's milk when the H5N1 avian flu virus is circulating in U.S. dairy herds, researchers found that mice fed the milk quickly got ill. Our data indicate that HPAI A[H5N1] virus in.

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MARCH 17, 2025

MONDAY, March 17, 2025 -- There's a new reason to steer clear of raw cheese: New research shows it can harbor the infectious bird flu virus for months."There There is a risk of infection," lead study author Dr. Diego Diel, an associate professor at.

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JULY 10, 2024

TUESDAY, July 10, 2024 -- An experimental “air mask” could help ward off infectious diseases while people are on the job, researchers report.The mask uses an air curtain blowing down from the brim of a hard hat to prevent airborne viruses from rea.

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JANUARY 28, 2025

Researchers have identified the first henipavirus in North America.

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JANUARY 30, 2025

Zika virus hijacks the skin of its human host to send out chemical signals that lure more mosquitoes to infect and spread the disease further, new research shows.

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JUNE 13, 2024

health officials.Unfortunately, the genetic changes appear to render the leading flu antiviral, Tamiflu, less effective, researchers from the. THURSDAY, June 13, 2024 -- Two human cases of "dual mutant" strains of H1N1 flu have been reported by U.S.

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JUNE 29, 2023

Now, researchers identify a vector of horizontal gene transfer (HGT) in worms. Scientists have known for decades that genes can be transferred from one species to another, both in animals and plants. However, the mechanism of how such an unlikely event occurs remained unknown.

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JANUARY 1, 2025

Researchers have come up with a new way to identify more infectious variants of viruses or bacteria that start spreading in humans -- including those causing flu, COVID, whooping cough and tuberculosis.

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APRIL 17, 2024

It's not a single pesticide or virus stressing honey bees, and affecting their health, but exposure to a complex web of multiple interacting stressors encountered while at work pollinating crops, found new research. This led the research team to wonder if previous studies were missing something by focusing on one stressor at a time.

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MARCH 10, 2025

The research shows that by exploiting a cellular enzyme, the virus can produce behavioral symptoms. The finding emphasizes the need for prevention and treatment of a virus carried by billions of people worldwide. A study finds that herpes infection through the nose can lead to anxiety, motor impairment and cognitive issues.

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MAY 25, 2023

New animal research is helping explain why at least five people have become HIV-free after receiving a stem cell transplant, and may bring scientists closer to developing what they hope will be a widespread cure for the virus that causes AIDS.

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JULY 16, 2024

Researchers have discovered that a single-celled organism, a close relative of animals, harbors the remnants of ancient giant viruses woven into its own genetic code. This finding sheds light on how complex organisms may have acquired some of their genes and highlights the dynamic interplay between viruses and their hosts.

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DECEMBER 4, 2023

A team of researchers recently leveraged the power of cutting-edge technology, including an innovative technique called glycoproteomics, to unlock the carbohydrate-based code that governs how certain classes of proteins form themselves into the complex shapes necessary to keep us healthy.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2024

A genomic test developed by researchers to rapidly detect almost any kind of pathogen -- virus, bacteria, fungus or parasite -- has proved successful after a decade of use.

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OCTOBER 18, 2023

To convert this immunosuppressive environment into one amenable to an immune response, investigators engineered a novel oncolytic virus that can infect cancer cells and stimulate an anti-tumor immune response.

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MARCH 27, 2024

Researchers were able to revitalize the immune system in mice. Those with aging immune systems struggle to fight off novel viruses and respond weakly to vaccination.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Spun out of research at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Vironexis claims it will be the first company to start a study testing a cancer drug delivered via the adeno-associated viruses commonly used in genetic medicines.

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AUGUST 28, 2024

Besides isolation and endogamy, the researchers have also identified the variola virus which can offer a new explanation on how smallpox entered Iberia. An archaeogenetic study sheds new light on the isolated medieval community Las Gobas in northern Spain.

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JUNE 21, 2023

Researchers have shed light on how a highly infectious virus, that has recently transferred from animals to people, is able to enter human cells. Credit: Catalin Researchers have shed light on how a highly infectious virus, that has recently transferred from animals to people, is able to enter human cells.

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DECEMBER 14, 2023

New research comparing the viruses that cause the flu and COVID-19 shows that people hospitalized with seasonal influenza also can suffer long-term, negative health effects, especially involving their lungs and airways.

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APRIL 30, 2024

TUESDAY, April 30, 2024 -- H5N1 avian "bird" flu is making headlines this week, with new reports finding inactive virus detected in 1 in 5 U.S. That means the virus is infecting mammals such as dairy cows, and now researchers report. milk samples.

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JULY 9, 2024

TUESDAY, July 9, 2024 -- Expectant mothers who get vaccinated to protect their newborns against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are not putting themselves or their babies at risk, new research affirms. It found that getting the shot during late.

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JULY 22, 2024

MONDAY, July 22, 2024 -- Two more cases of bird flu have been reported in Colorado poultry workers, but reassuring research finds the virus doesn't seem to be fueling silent infections, U.S. health officials report.The two additional H5N1 avian flu.

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JULY 1, 2024

dairy cows, reassuring new government research finds the pasteurization process widely used in the industry effectively kills all bird flu virus in milk.In MONDAY, July 1, 2024 -- As bird flu continues to spread among U.S. a health update posted.

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JULY 3, 2024

WEDNESDAY, July 3, 2024 -- Your children's never-ending colds and sniffles may have protected them from the worst effects of COVID-19, new research suggests.Throughout the pandemic, it was clear that the SARS-CoV-2 virus tends to cause less severe.

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JULY 24, 2023

MONDAY, July 24, 2023 -- People taking antiretroviral therapy to treat HIV who have low but detectable virus levels have almost zero risk of transmitting the virus to others, according to a new research review. Researchers looked at eight studies of.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

28, 2023 -- Rabies virus is incurable and almost always fatal once it has invaded the central nervous system, with the victim doomed to suffer a horrible death. But researchers now think they’ve found an effective and simple. THURSDAY, Sept.

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OCTOBER 18, 2023

18, 2023 -- New research has uncovered evidence that remnants of the COVID-19 virus may remain in some patients' guts for months, contributing to the lingering symptoms known as long COVID. WEDNESDAY, Oct. The remnants appear to trigger a drop in.

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MARCH 5, 2024

TUESDAY, March 5, 2024 -- Many people protected by drugs that prevent HIV infection quit using them, upping their vulnerability to the virus that causes AIDS, new research shows.The drug combo known as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is now a.

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OCTOBER 2, 2023

2, 2023 -- New research shows the COVID-19 virus can directly infect coronary arteries, inflaming fatty plaque inside them, which can increase the risk of heart disease and stroke. MONDAY, Oct. This may explain why some people who get COVID-19 have.

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JULY 9, 2024

TUESDAY, July 9, 2024 -- Expectant mothers who get vaccinated to protect their newborns against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are not putting themselves or their babies at risk, new research affirms.It found that getting the shot during late.

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APRIL 16, 2024

TUESDAY, April 16, 2024 -- Genetics-based “one-and-done” vaccines for the flu and COVID could prove more effective and easier to craft than current jabs, researchers report.These new vaccines would target viruses using a different response to.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2024

12, 2024 -- A cutting-edge genetic test can rapidly detect and identify almost any kind of disease-causing microorganism in the human body, whether it’s a virus, bacteria, fungus or parasite, researchers say.Doctors have been using t. TUESDAY, Nov.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

4, 2024 -- Current vaccines against mpox were designed to fight an older, rarer cousin of the virus, smallpox.Now, new research from the drug company Moderna suggests its new mpox vaccine, based on mRNA technology, might do a. WEDNESDAY, Sept.

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