Medical research
Universal flu vaccine may be a step closer
(Medical Xpress)—A new study in the US suggests that boosting a certain group of antibodies could help to create a universal vaccine for influenza.
News tagged with novel virus
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Prior exposure to common cold coronaviruses enhances immune response to SARS-CoV-2
Researchers from Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, the Berlin Institute of Health at Charité (BIH) and the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics (MPIMG) have shown that certain immune cells, which are found in ...
Sep 03, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Novel therapy may improve survival for patients with malignant gliomas
A novel therapy engineered by Northwestern Medicine investigators improved progression-free and overall survival for patients with newly diagnosed malignant gliomas, according to results from a recent phase I clinical trial ...
Jul 30, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Rogue antibodies wreak havoc in severe COVID-19 cases
The development of antibodies to the COVID-19 virus has been the great long-term hope of ending the pandemic. However, immune system turncoats are also major culprits in severe cases of COVID-19, Yale scientists report in ...
May 19, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Breakthrough in Zika virus vaccine
Researchers from the University of Adelaide have made significant advances in developing a novel vaccine against Zika virus, which could potentially lead to global elimination of the disease.
Dec 13, 2019
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HIV & AIDS
Scientists reveal new phase of HIV infection
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical School have identified a new life cycle stage in HIV infection, thanks to a novel technique they developed to take images of intact infected cells. They've shown that ...
Dec 16, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers propose new experiments on mutant bird flu (Update)
Scientists proposed developing a more potent strain of the deadly H7N9 bird flu on Wednesday to examine how mutant forms might spread among humans, a topic that has stoked global alarm in the past.
Aug 07, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Novel approach for influenza vaccination shows promise in early animal testing
A new approach for immunizing against influenza elicited a more potent immune response and broader protection than the currently licensed seasonal influenza vaccines when tested in mice and ferrets. The vaccine concept, which ...
May 22, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Secrets of new SARS-like virus uncovered (Update)
A discovery that shows how a novel—and often fatal—virus infects cells may help fight a health threat that has recently emerged on the world stage, researchers report.
Mar 13, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
'Bas-Congo': Genetic sleuthing uncovers deadly new virus in Africa
An isolated outbreak of a deadly disease known as acute hemorrhagic fever, which killed two people and left one gravely ill in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the summer of 2009, was probably caused by a novel virus scientists ...
Sep 27, 2012
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