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MicroRNAs make for safer cancer treatments
Viruses -- long regarded solely as disease agents -- now are being used in therapies for cancer. Concerns over the safety of these so-called oncolytic viruses stem from their potential to damage healthy tissues. view more (2008-10-27)
Finnish Centre of Exellence in Virus Research
The Finnish Center of Excellence (CoE) in Virus Research was selected as a member of the National Centers of Excellence Program by the Academy of Finland for the years 2006-2011. view more (2006-06-22)
Bushmeat poses threat of simian retrovirus transmission to humans (pp 911, 932)
Epidemiological research from central Africa in this week's issue of THE LANCET highlights how a new form of retrovirus - simian foamy virus (SFV) - can be transferred from primates to humans as a result of hunting for bush meat. Although the effect of simian foamy viruses on human health is not yet known, authors of the research state that a... view more... (2004-03-17)
Novel virus detection identifies new viruses in study of respiratory infections and asthma attacks
A new study has found an unexpected number of viruses and viral subtypes in patients with respiratory tract infections (RTIs). The technique used in the study may help identify new viruses associated with human diseases. view more (2007-09-07)
THE BODY'S OVER REACTION TO GERMS IN RELATIONS TO SIDS
Research by, among others, Dr Caroline Blackwell of the University of Edinburgh's Department of Medical Microbiology suggests that many SIDS babies have been exposed to bacteria that can cause the body's natural defences to germs to 'over react'. view more (1999-03-16)
Milestone tumor virus publication by Elsevier journal Virology
A recent special edition of the Elsevier journal Virology reviews the past, present, and future of the exciting field of small DNA tumor viruses. view more (2009-04-10)
St. Jude conducts first large-scale bird flu genome study
Unique resources at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital let researchers generate a "gold mine" of data to track evolution of bird flu virus genes and understand how they cooperate to cause disease. view more (2006-01-27)
Revolution in the fight against cancer & viruses
A recent scientific discovery could herald the introduction of fast, effective treatments for cancer and viruses. view more (2006-05-26)
UAB Anti-Cancer Research Featured in Scientific American
Scientific American magazine focused on two University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers in a news story on experimental next-generation anti-cancer therapies. view more (2008-08-25)
Promising preclinical results with live attenuated H5N1 vaccines
Several approaches are in progress to develop vaccines against the avian flu variety of the influenza virus. Kanta Subbarao (National Institutes of Health) and colleagues are working on live attenuated vaccines, which have the potential to elicit a strong, broad, and lasting immune response. view more (2006-09-12)
Microbiology Today: Discovering the secrets of extraordinary life forms
Not long ago, the discovery of viruses revolutionized our thinking about the lower limits of microscopic life. Now even small strands of RNA are found to be infectious in plants, and proteins are believed to cross the species barrier and cause brain disease. In the November 2000 issue of Microbiology Today Nicola Spence and Dez Barbara of... view more... (2000-11-13)
Natural fats can prevent sexually transmitted infections, including HIV
A fat commonly found in foodstuffs such as milk can rapidly destroy sexually transmitted viruses and bacteria, including HIV, researchers have discovered. The search for another method to prevent sexually acquired infections has intensified since reports that frequent use of commercially available spermicidal products may be toxic to the vagina... view more... (1999-06-28)
Destruction of fruit bats` habitat could spread disease
New agricultural developments are destroying the habitats of protected fruit bat species in Australia, and could lead to the spread of deadly viral diseases to humans and farm animals, medical experts heard today (Friday 11 January 2002) during a joint meeting of the European Societies of Clinical and Veterinary Virology and the Society for... view more... (2001-12-21)
Virus decimates algal blooms
As soon as the pest algae run out of nutrients, viruses attack and abruptly end the algal bloom. This is revealed in a three-year international study under the leadership of the Netherlands Institute for Sea Research. This knowledge opens up opportunities for using natural enemies to remove algal blooms in isolated areas. The pest alga species... view more... (2002-11-15)
Laser Blasts Viruses in Blood
A father-son research team working from separate laboratory benches across the country has discovered a new use for lasers - zapping viruses out of blood. The technique, which holds promise for disinfecting blood for transfusions, uses a low-power laser beam with a pulse lasting just fractions of a second. view more (2007-09-05)
Chronic Infection Now Clearly Tied to Immune-System Protein
The reason deadly infections like human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C never go away is because these viruses disarm the body's defense system. view more (2009-05-15)
Flu virus foiled again
Researchers at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California, supported in part by the National Institutes of Health, have identified a common Achilles' heel in a wide range of seasonal and pandemic influenza A viruses. view more (2009-02-27)
'Defensive' Action By Influenza Viruses Demonstrated By Hebrew University Researcher
Combating viruses is often a frustrating business. Find a way to destroy them --- and before you know it, they've found a way to defend themselves and neutralize the anti-viral treatment. view more (2004-09-05)
Mathematical model identifies genes which battle hepatitis C
Joint research by Dr. Leonid Brodsky, of the Institute of Evolution of the University of Haifa, and Dr. Milton Taylor, of Indiana University, led to the discovery of a mathematical method which can identify which genes in our bodies conduct the battle against the various viruses that attack us. view more (2007-07-20)
Scientists unlock more secrets of HIV and SARS
UK scientists have cracked one of the key biological processes used by viruses such as HIV and SARS when they replicate. view more (2006-05-11)
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