Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Mutating virus fate reveals key pandemic prep insights

The story of the rise and fall of western equine encephalitis as a lethal disease offers essential lessons about how a pathogen can gain or lose its ability to jump from animals to humans.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Scientists identify key protein behind spread of shingles virus

Scientists at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have discovered a new evasion strategy used by the varicella zoster virus, which causes chickenpox and shingles, that may allow it to affect tissues far from ...

Genetics

Array pinpoints imprinted genes with potential links to disease

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed an array that assesses methylation levels of genes located in imprint control regions (ICRs) within the human genome. The array represents a cost-effective, ...

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