virus infections

Scientists uncover secrets of potential bioterror virus

harminka — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:29:37 -0600

Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have discovered a key tactic that the Rift Valley fever virus uses to disarm the defenses of infected cells.

Bavituximab can cure lethal virus infections

harminka — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 01:49:27 -0600

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. reported publication of data in Nature Medicine that supports the broad anti-viral potential of the company's novel anti-phosphatidylserine (anti-PS) antibody platform, showing that its PS-targeting drug bavituximab can cure lethal virus infections in animal disease models.

Outbreaks mostly affect health care workers

harminka — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 11:10:48 -0500

A review of measures taken to address a 2004 outbreak of the highly infectious Norwalk virus at The Johns Hopkins Hospital has provided the first solid documentation of expenses and efforts in the United States to stop the infection from spreading among patients, staff and visitors.

Common virus may contribute to obesity in some people

harminka — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:54:18 -0500

Scientists today reported new evidence that infection with a common virus may be a contributing factor to the obesity epidemic sweeping through the United States and other countries. In laboratory experiments they showed that infection with human adenovirus-36 (Ad-36), long recognized as a cause of respiratory and eye infections in humans, transforms adult stem cells obtained from fat tissue into fat cells. Stem cells not exposed to the virus, in contrast, were unchanged.

Scientists discover new bat virus in humans

harminka — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 12:48:48 -0500

CSIRO scientists have played a key role in discovering that bats are the likely host of a new virus that can cause a serious but apparently non-fatal respiratory tract illness in humans.

Herpes infection may be symbiotic

harminka — Wed, 16 May 2007 12:52:11 -0500

Mice with chronic herpes virus infections can better resist the bacterium that causes plague and a bacterium that causes one kind of food poisoning, researchers report in this week's Nature.

How forestall virus-caused immune-system meltdown

harminka — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 04:21:37 -0600