Genome Biology

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Study shows how Ebola becomes lethal as it spreads

Scientists investigated why Ebola virus is so deadly when it spreads from animals to humans and then from human-to-human contact. The research team looked at the Zaire Ebola strain in an animal system to understand how it ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Study points to new therapeutic strategy in chronic kidney disease

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects at least one in four Americans who are older than 60 and can significantly shorten lifespan. Yet the few available drugs for CKD can only modestly delay the disease's progress towards ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Ebola surveillance may become quicker and cheaper

A new method for examining the Ebola virus genome could make surveillance quicker and cheaper for West African nations, and help detect new forms of the virus. The detailed procedure is being shared with the research community ...

Oncology & Cancer

Better classification to improve treatments for breast cancer

Breast cancer can be classified into ten different subtypes, and scientists have developed a tool to identify which is which. The research, published in the journal Genome Biology, could improve treatments and targeting of ...

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