HIV & AIDS
Platelets block HIV
Scientists of the DPZ have shown that platelet activation inhibits the host cell entry of HIV
Jul 23, 2013
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News tagged with molecular virology
Medical research
How photosensitization can stop viruses from infecting cells
A UCLA-led team of researchers has found evidence that photosensitizing a virus's membrane covering can inhibit its ability to enter cells and potentially lead to the development of stronger, cheaper medications to fight ...
Feb 28, 2014
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Genetics
Research uncovers DNA looping damage tied to HPV cancer
It's long been known that certain strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) cause cancer. Now, researchers at The Ohio State University have determined a new way that HPV might spark cancer development – by disrupting the human ...
Apr 16, 2014
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Medical research
No two kinds of retroviruses look—or act—the same
In the most comprehensive study of its kind, researchers in the Institute for Molecular Virology and School of Dentistry at the University of Minnesota report that most types of retroviruses have distinct, non-identical virus ...
Jul 5, 2016
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HIV & AIDS
Drug design success propels efforts to fight HIV with a combination of two FDA-approved drugs
A University of Minnesota research team featuring researchers from the Institute for Molecular Virology, School of Dentistry and Center for Drug Design has developed a new delivery system for a combination of two FDA approved ...
Aug 30, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Loss of MicroRNA decoy might contribute to development of soft-tissue sarcoma
Researchers have discovered a novel mechanism responsible for the loss of a critical tumor-suppressor gene in rhabdomyosarcoma and other soft-tissue sarcomas, rare cancers that strike mainly children and often respond poorly ...
Aug 7, 2013
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HIV & AIDS
Researchers attack HIV's final defenses before drug-resistant mutations emerge
Scientists who study HIV are facing a troubling consequence of their own success. They created drugs that can now give infected patients almost normal life expectancy. However, those same drugs will eventually cause the constantly ...
Jan 16, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Triple-negative breast cancer subtypes identified using microRNA
A new, large-scale study of triple-negative breast cancer shows that small molecules called microRNA can be used to define four subtypes of this aggressive malignancy.
Feb 7, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Virologists harness adenovirus to kill breast cancer cells
With a $40,250 grant from the Lottie Caroline Hardy Charitable Trust Fund, researchers at Saint Louis University's Institute for Molecular Virology will study a small fragment of adenovirus as a possible future therapy for ...
May 23, 2014
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Cardiology
Study: Viral reactivation a likely link between stress and heart disease
A new study could provide the link that scientists have been looking for to confirm that reactivation of a latent herpes virus is a cause of some heart problems.
Jan 22, 2013
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