Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists in China believe new drug can stop pandemic 'without vaccine'
A Chinese laboratory has been developing a drug it believes has the power to bring the coronavirus pandemic to a halt.
May 19, 2020
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News tagged with pig virus
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New pig virus found to be a potential threat to humans
A recently identified pig virus can readily find its way into laboratory-cultured cells of people and other species, a discovery that raises concerns about the potential for outbreaks that threaten human and animal health.
May 14, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Flu virus in pigs shows worrisome pandemic profile, study finds
Tests on the most common type of influenza found in Chinese pigs reveal that it has the potential to transmit easily in humans, posing a pandemic threat similar to the virus that triggered a pandemic in 2009 after jumping ...
Dec 30, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Herpes vaccine is a winner in animals. Next up: Testing on humans.
For nearly a century, efforts to develop a vaccine to prevent genital herpes have failed. At least nine prospects, including several that made it to late-stage human testing, have flopped in the last decade.
Oct 16, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Vaccine shows promise against herpes virus
A genetically edited form of a herpes simplex virus—rewired to keep it from taking refuge in the nervous system and eluding an immune response—has outperformed a leading vaccine candidate in a new study from the University ...
Nov 6, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
CDC study suggests H3N2 swine virus may have pandemic potential
(Medical Xpress) -- A CDC study led by microbiologist Terrence Tumpey has found that the H3N2 virus that infected several people in the United States last year, may have more pandemic potential than has been thought. The ...
Immunology
New vaccine prevents herpes in mice, guinea pigs
Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a vaccine to protect against genital herpes. Tested on both mice and guinea pigs, the immunization led to "mostly sterilizing ...
Sep 20, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Virologists develop broadly protective coronavirus vaccines
A candidate vaccine that could provide protection against the COVID-19 virus and other coronaviruses has shown promising results in early animal testing.
Apr 16, 2021
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Airborne viruses can spread on dust, non-respiratory particles
Influenza viruses can spread through the air on dust, fibers and other microscopic particles, according to new research from the University of California, Davis and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai. The findings, ...
Aug 18, 2020
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Medical research
Scientists produce 'DNA virus vaccine' to fight DNA viruses
Rutgers scientists have developed a new approach to stopping viral infections: a so-called live-attenuated, replication-defective DNA virus vaccine that uses a compound known as centanamycin to generate an altered virus for ...
Nov 18, 2022
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