Cytomegalovirus is widespread and remains in the body for a lifetime after infection. In healthy individuals, this virus is usually […]
Cannabis-based drug in combination with other anti-spasticity: Drugs may help to relieve symptoms of motor neuron disease
Oral spray containing two compounds derived from the cannabis plant reduced spasticity compared with placebo in patients already taking anti-spasticity […]
Picture perfect: Researchers gain clearest ever image of Ebola virus protein: Near-atomic resolution model of viral protein complex brings clearer understanding of the viral mechanics
Researchers at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) have for the first time imaged the structure […]
New details of HIV life cycle: Small molecule as potential treatment target
Research by a multi-institutional team, including two members from the University of Delaware, has revealed new details about the HIV […]
Evidence that addictive behaviors have strong links with ancient retroviral infection
New research from an international team led by Oxford University’s Department of Zoology and the National-Kapodistrian University of Athens, published […]
During HIV infection, antibody can block B cells from fighting pathogens: NIH scientists suspect process aims to curb immune-system hyperactivity
For the first time, scientists have shown that in certain people living with HIV, a type of antibody called immunoglobulin […]
Mosquito screening useful in monitoring lymphatic filariasis re-emergence
To ensure elimination of the Wuchereria bancrofti, a parasitic roundworm that causes lymphatic filariasis, public health workers must follow up […]
Zika virus may pose greater threat of miscarriages than previously thought: 26 percent of nonhuman primates lost pregnancies despite not showing symptoms
Research from several institutions, including the California National Primate Research Center at UC Davis, suggests that more women could be […]
Cancer-causing virus HTLV-1 changes DNA loops to ‘affect tens of thousands of genes’
A human virus that causes a rare form of leukemia increases the risk of disease by changing the way DNA […]
Cholera spread tracked at household level: The results could be used by public health officials to improve cholera control strategies
For the first time, the transmission of cholera has been tracked at the household level across Dhaka, Bangladesh, a city […]