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Ultrasensitive detector promises improved treatment of viral respiratory infections

Ultrasensitive detector promises improved treatment of viral respiratory infections

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Jun 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A Vanderbilt chemist and a biomedical engineer have teamed up to develop a respiratory virus detector that is sensitive enough to detect an infection at an early stage, takes only a few minutes ...





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Portable device can detect viruses in minutes

Portable device can detect viruses in minutes

Medicine & Health / Research

created May 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Imagine being able to detect in just a few minutes whether someone is infected with a virus. This has now become a reality, thanks to a new ultra-sensitive detector that has been developed ...


Officials: Swine flu confirmed in Iowa cat

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(AP) -- The swine flu virus has been confirmed in a cat treated at the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine.


A quicker, cheaper SARS virus detector -- one easily customizable for other targets

A quicker, cheaper SARS virus detector -- one easily customizable for other targets

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created May 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Members of a USC-led research team say they've made a big improvement in a new breed of electronic detectors for viruses and other biological materials — one that may be a valuable addition to the battle against ...


Work with Nanoparticles May Lead to 'On-the-Spot' Virus Detector

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created May 02, 2007 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Chemical engineers from the University at Buffalo have collaborated with scientists from other institutions to solve a critical bottleneck in the transport and capture of virus nanoparticles, making possible a device that ...


Researcher produces, ships only H1N1 vaccine available for swine

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The only swine vaccine available for the H1N1 virus has been sent to vaccinate a swine herd infected with the virus. The vaccination marks the first time vaccine has been sent to a swine herd diagnosed with the pandemic flu.


Commercial pigs in Ind. test positive for H1N1

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(AP) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Wednesday that pigs in a commercial herd in Indiana have tested positive for swine flu, making it the first time the virus has been found in such hogs.


Rethinking the antibody-dependent enhancement dengue hemorrhagic fever model

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research published this week in PLoS Medicine challenges the dogma of the antibody-dependent enhancement model (ADE) for the development of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF).


WHO: Swine flu virus is top strain worldwide

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The World Health Organization's flu chief said the swine flu virus has now become the predominant flu strain worldwide.


Redefining DNA: Darwin from the atom up

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Mar 23, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (10) | comments 1

In a dramatic rewrite of the recipe for life, scientists from Florida today described the design of a new type of DNA with 12 chemical letters instead of the usual four. Presented here at the 237th National Meeting of the ...


Good hygiene goes a long way toward keeping pets, people healthy

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- People may not be the only ones susceptible to the H1N1 virus this year - family pets also can fall victim to the influenza.



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