The World Health Organization today declared an end to the mpox public health emergency. But just two days earlier, the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced a potential resurgence of mpox (formerly monkeypox) ...
May 12, 2023
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The first vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. The vaccine, named Arexvy, will be given to people 60 years and older.
May 10, 2023
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An international study led by MELIS-UPF researchers from the Infection Biology and Molecular Virology laboratories has identified and characterized Schlafen 12 (SLFN 12) as a novel HIV restriction factor. SLFN 12 shuts down ...
May 10, 2023
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An international team of scientists who spent five years studying the feces of 647 Danish babies found something astonishing. The nappy samples contained 10,000 species of virus—ten times the number of bacterial species ...
May 3, 2023
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A multi-institutional study on dengue led by researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) shows how the virus causing the disease has evolved dramatically over the last few decades in the Indian subcontinent.
May 1, 2023
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Inhaling low concentrations of ethanol vapor can disable the influenza A virus in mice, without harmful side effects, says a new study by scientists at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST). The scientists ...
Apr 26, 2023
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With advances in antiretroviral therapy (ART), outcomes for adults living with human immunodeficiency virus (ALWH) have largely improved, drastically decreasing the risk of death from opportunistic infections. However, as ...
Apr 26, 2023
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For patients with human papilloma virus (HPV)-associated oropharynx cancer, assessing the presence of cancer cells beyond the lymph nodes, or extranodal extension (ENE), is critical in determining proper treatment. However, ...
Apr 21, 2023
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Is it possible to improve the antibodies that the body produces to fight SARS-CoV2? In a study led by researchers from Lund University in Sweden, this was investigated by redesigning antibodies and combining them against ...
Apr 18, 2023
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The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is easily spread through bodily fluids, primarily saliva, such as kissing, shared drinks or using the same eating utensils. Not surprisingly then, EBV is also among the most ubiquitous of viruses: ...
Apr 13, 2023
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