News tagged with virus replication
Triple-combo drug shows promise against antiviral-resistant H1N1, researcher says (w/ Video)
Oct 27, 2009 |
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An experimental drug cocktail that includes three prescriptions now widely available offers the best hope in developing a single agent to treat drug-resistant H1N1 swine flu, says a virology researcher in the University of ...
New strategy for inhibiting virus replication
Aug 14, 2009 |
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Viruses need living cells for replication and production of virus progeny. Thus far, antiviral therapy primarily targets viral factors but often induces therapy resistance. New improved therapies attempt to targets cellular ...
Climate change fears for deadly virus outbreaks in livestock
Mar 31, 2009 |
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Global warming could have chilling consequences for European livestock, warned Professor Peter Mertens from the Institute for Animal Health, at this week's meeting of the Society for General Microbiology in Harrogate.
Discovery of protein that reactivates herpes simplex virus helps solve medical mystery
Mar 27, 2009 |
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Research in PLoS Pathogens appears to solve a long standing medical mystery by identifying a viral protein, VP16, as the molecular key that prompts herpes simplex virus (HSV) to exit latency and cause recurrent disease.
New study identifies how ebola virus avoids the immune system
Jan 27, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have likely found one reason why the Ebola virus is such a powerful, deadly, and effective virus. Using a cell culture model ...
