Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Coronavirus testing made quick and easy
A new rapid coronavirus test developed by KAUST scientists can deliver highly accurate results in less than 15 minutes.
May 26, 2021
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News tagged with viral proteins
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How hepatitis C virus evades the immune system
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) may cause chronic infection to the liver, which can result in irreversible liver damage and liver cancer. How HCV manages to evade the immune system to infect the host chronically is not entirely understood. ...
May 24, 2021
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Genetics
New research will allow convenient investigation of human innate immune response to viral infections
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) report the formation of human cells containing a green fluorescent protein or GFP (one of the most important proteins in biology and fluorescence imaging) genetically ...
May 18, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Coronavirus does not infect the brain but still inflicts damage
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, likely does not directly infect the brain but can still inflict significant neurological damage, according to a new study from neuropathologists, neurologists, and neuroradiologists ...
Apr 16, 2021
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Medications
Anti-parasitic drug may protect against lung cell fusion induced by SARS-CoV-2
A drug that is commonly used to treat tapeworm infections might help to prevent the formation of atypical fused cells in the lungs of patients with COVID-19, according to laboratory experiments reported this week in Nature.
Apr 8, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Differences in herpes virus symptoms may relate to variations in strain gene expression
Why do some people with cold sores around their lips experience painful lesions, while others have no symptoms at all, yet still spread the virus? A new study conducted at Penn State finds that these differences could be ...
Mar 29, 2021
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Medical research
Cancer drug lessens the toxicity of a protein from COVID-19 virus
University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researchers have identified the most toxic proteins made by SARS-COV-2—the virus that causes COVID-19—and then used an FDA-approved cancer drug to blunt the viral protein's ...
Mar 26, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers develop dual-targeting drug for EBV-related cancers
A Hong Kong Baptist University-led (HKBU) research team has developed a novel drug which has the potential to become a next-generation treatment for cancers associated with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV).
Mar 2, 2021
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Vaccination
Different types of COVID-19 vaccines: How they work
Curious about how mRNA vaccines and other types of COVID-19 vaccines can help you develop immunity to the COVID-19 virus? Understand how different technologies work with the immune system to provide protection.
Feb 12, 2021
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HIV & AIDS
HIV research yields potential drug target
Humans possess a formidable multi-layered defense system that protects us against viral infections. Better understanding of these defenses and the tricks that viruses use to evade them could open novel avenues for treating ...
Feb 11, 2021
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