Frontpage » Tag » rsv

News tagged with rsv


Study offers clues to making vaccine for infant respiratory illness

An atomic-level snapshot of a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) protein bound to a human antibody represents a leap toward developing a vaccine for a common—and sometimes very serious—childhood disease. ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 25, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Study pioneers treatment for viral infection common in children

Researchers at Imperial College London have discovered a new way in which a very common childhood disease could be treated. In the first year of life, 65 per cent of babies get infected by Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Inner city infants have different patterns of viral respiratory illness than infants in the suburbs

Children living in low-income urban areas appear especially prone to developing asthma, possibly related to infections they acquire early in life. In a new study in The Journal of Infectious Diseases, available online, resear ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers map pathway of infection for a common, potentially life-threatening respiratory virus

Researchers at the University of Toronto, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), St. Paul's Hospital and the University of British Columbia have identified a new treatment target for a virus that causes severe lung infections ...

Medical research created Aug 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast