http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. By painstakingly silencing genes one at a time, scientists at Duke University Medical Center have identified dozens of proteins the dengue fever virus depends upon to grow and spread among mosquitoes and humans. http://www.physorg.com/news159626121.html Medicine & Health Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:35:46 EST news159626121 (PhysOrg.com) -- A research project led by University of Notre Dame biologist Malcolm J. Fraser Jr. may soon lead to the eradication of dengue fever, a mosquito-borne viral disease that annually infects more than 50 million people worldwide. http://www.physorg.com/news158860958.html Medicine & Health Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:03:37 EST news158860958 GALVESTON, Texas - Ever since scientists first proposed that our planet might be experiencing widespread climate change, concerns have been raised about its implications for the spread of arboviruses - viruses carried by arthropods such as mosquitoes, midges and ticks. However, while alterations in temperature and rainfall are important factors in making new territory hospitable to an invading arbovirus, many other forces also play significant parts in new patterns of viral emergence. http://www.physorg.com/news153065180.html Medicine & Health Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:06:52 EST news153065180 Bavituximab, an anti-viral drug developed by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers, shows promise as a new strategy to fight viral diseases, including potential bioterrorism agents. http://www.physorg.com/news146667439.html Medicine & Health Sun, 23 Nov 2008 12:57:19 EST news146667439