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Scientists Discover Role of Protein in Detecting the Common Cold Virus

Dec. 1, 2020 — The role of a protein in detecting the common cold virus and kickstarting an immune response to fight infection has been uncovered by a team of ...

New Method Identifies Adaptive Mutations in Complex Evolving Populations

Nov. 30, 2020 — A scientist has developed a method to study how HIV mutates to escape the immune system in multiple individuals, which could inform HIV vaccine ...

Experimental Vaccine for Deadly Tickborne Virus Effective in Cynomolgus Macaques

Nov. 30, 2020 — An experimental vaccine developed in Europe to prevent infection by Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) has protected cynomolgus macaques ...

HIV-Like Virus Edited out of Primate Genome

Nov. 30, 2020 — Taking a major step forward in HIV research, scientists have successfully edited SIV - a virus closely related to HIV, the cause of AIDS - from the genomes of non-human ...

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Repurposed Mouse Model Sheds Light on Loss of Smell in COVID-19

Dec. 1, 2020 — A repurposed mouse model can develop symptoms of both severe COVID-19 (lung damage, blood clots, abnormal blood vessels, and death) and also of milder disease, including loss of the sense of smell, ...

Historical Bias Overlooks Genes Related to COVID-19

Nov. 24, 2020 — A historical bias -- which has long dictated which human genes are studied -- is now affecting how biomedical researchers study COVID-19, causing many virus-related genes to go largely ...

Warning Signs Over Effectiveness of HIV 'Wonder Drug' in Sub-Saharan Africa

Dec. 1, 2020 — Dolutegravir, the current first-line treatment for HIV, may not be as effective as hoped in sub-Saharan Africa, suggests new research published on World AIDS Day. The study finds that this so-called ...

Chemical Compounds in Foods Can Inhibit a Key SARS-CoV-2 Enzyme, Study Finds

Nov. 30, 2020 — Chemical compounds in foods or beverages like green tea, muscadine grapes and dark chocolate can bind to and block the function of a particular ...

The Genetic Blueprint That Results in Foot-and-Mouth Being So Infectious

Nov. 30, 2020 — Scientists have conducted a 'molecular dissection' of a part of the virus that causes foot-and-mouth disease, to try and understand why the pathogen is so infectious. A team of scientists has ...

New Insights Into How the CRISPR Immune System Evolved

Nov. 25, 2020 — Although CRISPR-Cas has found many uses in biotechnology and medicine, it originates in nature, where it functions as a microbial immune system. Scientists shed new light on how CRISPR-Cas emerged ...

New Study Explains Important Cause of Fatal Influenza

Nov. 25, 2020 — It is largely unknown why influenza infections lead to an increased risk of bacterial pneumonia. Researchers have now described important findings leading to so-called superinfections, which claim ...

Commonly Used Antibiotic Shows Promise for Combating Zika Infections

Nov. 24, 2020 — Researchers used a variety of advanced drug screening techniques to test out more than 10,000 compounds in search of a cure. To their surprise, they found that the widely used antibiotic methacycline ...

Big Cats and Small Dogs: Solving the Mystery of Canine Distemper in Wild Tigers

Nov. 23, 2020 — Canine distemper virus (CDV) causes a serious disease in domestic dogs, and also infects other carnivores, including threatened species like the Amur ...

Folding of SARS-CoV2 Genome Reveals Drug Targets -- And Preparation for 'SARS-CoV3'

Nov. 21, 2020 — Researchers report having observed the RNA folding structures of the SARS-CoV2 genome with which the virus controls the infection process. Since ...