Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Targeting a human protein may stop Ebola virus in its tracks
To treat Ebola virus infections, researchers are taking a close look at a key piece of the virus: polymerase
Mar 22, 2022
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Promising antibody cocktail takes on Ebola virus—and its deadly cousin
Researchers at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) are designing better therapies for treating Ebola virus and its deadly relatives.
Mar 17, 2022
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The Ebola virus can 'hide out' in the brain after treatment and cause recurrent infections
The Ebola virus can hide in the brains of monkeys that have recovered after medical treatment without causing symptoms and lead to recurrent infections, according to a study by a team I led that was published in the journal ...
Mar 16, 2022
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Study reveals Ebola virus can hide in brain, persist even years after treatment
In a groundbreaking study published today, scientists describe how Ebola virus, which can persist in certain areas of the body, can re-emerge to cause fatal disease—even long after treatment with monoclonal antibodies. ...
Feb 9, 2022
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Medical research
Development and effectiveness of pseudotyped SARS-CoV-2 system
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a global pandemic. Currently, SARS-CoV-2 live virus-associated experiments need to be handled in biosafety level 3 (BSL-3) facilities. Previously, researchers had successfully ...
Dec 6, 2021
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Ebola vaccine to begin human trials
The University of Oxford have begun recruiting for a Phase I trial to test an Ebola vaccine in human volunteers—with the first vaccinations having already taken place.
Nov 11, 2021
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COVID-19 compared with other deadly viruses
The global death toll from COVID-19, which is set to pass five million, is already far worse than most other viral epidemics of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Nov 1, 2021
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COVID will likely shift from pandemic to endemic, but what does that mean?
Most people are wondering when and how the COVID pandemic will end and there are still no easy answers.
Sep 20, 2021
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Ebola virus in survivors can trigger outbreaks years after infection
Ebola survivors can relapse and trigger outbreaks at least five years after infection, and long-term follow-up of former patients is needed to prevent devastating flare-ups, according to new research.
Sep 15, 2021
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Ebola vaccine regimen generates strong immune response in children and adults in a clinical trial in Sierra Leone
Johnson & Johnson's two-dose Ebola vaccine regimen is safe, well tolerated and produces a strong immune response in people over the age of one, according to two new papers published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
Sep 14, 2021
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