Researchers identify two emerging animal viruses as potential global health threats
Infectious disease experts are sounding the alarm about two pathogens in animals that have the potential to trigger the next major health crisis.
Feb 7, 2026
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Viruses: News and Research on Positive-Strand RNA Viruses
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Researchers overcome major obstacle to grow and study human norovirus
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine report in Science Advances a breakthrough in human norovirus (HuNoV) research. Norovirus is a leading cause of acute viral gastroenteritis worldwide with severe outcomes mostly among ...
Feb 4, 2026
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Trump policies at odds with emerging understanding of COVID's long-term harm
Possible risk of autism in children. Dormant cancer cells awakening. Accelerating aging of the brain. Federal officials in May 2023 declared an end to the national COVID pandemic. But more than two years later, a growing ...
Feb 2, 2026
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Metformin shown to prevent long COVID across risk groups in multiple randomized trials
Multiple randomized clinical trials and electronic health record studies now show that metformin, a widely used and well-established medication, significantly reduces the risk of developing long COVID when taken during or ...
Jan 29, 2026
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These two viruses may become the next public health threats, scientists say
Two emerging pathogens with animal origins—influenza D virus and canine coronavirus—have so far been quietly flying under the radar, but researchers warn conditions are ripe for the viruses to spread more widely among ...
Jan 28, 2026
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Prepping for future pandemics: MERS vaccine candidate shows long-lasting immune response
A new study has shown for the first time that an experimental vaccine against Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) induces a stable and functional immune response in humans that persists for at least two years after a ...
Jan 28, 2026
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Inactivating the SARS-CoV-2 virus using focused sound waves
A team of researchers from the Ministry of Health in Kuwait has successfully demonstrated the destruction of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles through exposure to high-frequency sound waves, marking a promising advance in non-pharmacological ...
Jan 27, 2026
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Study suggests link between viral infection and ALS
A large, multidisciplinary team led by researchers from Texas A&M University has made a potentially game-changing discovery about the development of devastating motor neuron diseases like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). ...
Jan 26, 2026
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Single-dose intranasal vaccine blocks coronavirus transmission in animal models
A research team at the LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), has developed a novel live-attenuated vaccine candidate, cb1, capable of generating broad immunity against a wide range of beta-coronaviruses ...
Jan 26, 2026
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How our nasal passages defend against the common cold and help determine how sick we get
When a rhinovirus, the most frequent cause of the common cold, infects the lining of our nasal passages, our cells work together to fight the virus by triggering an arsenal of antiviral defenses.
Jan 19, 2026
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