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Link found between influenza, absolute humidity

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Feb 09, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (8) | comments 1

A new study by Oregon researchers has found a significant correlation between "absolute" humidity and influenza virus survival and transmission. When absolute humidity is low - as in peak flu months of January and February ...





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Bird flu virus remains infectious up to 600 days in municipal landfills

Bird flu virus remains infectious up to 600 days in municipal landfills

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created May 27, 2009 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Amid concerns about a pandemic of swine flu, researchers from Nebraska report for the first time that poultry carcasses infected with another threat — the 'bird flu' virus — can remain infectious in municipal ...


Infection with a mutated HIV strain results in better survival

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Mar 21, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 2

Persons infected with a mutated HIV strain, transmitted from those who have the genetic advantages to control the virus, results in improved survival according to a recent study by South African researchers. The study, published ...


Research on viral origins suggests new definition of virus may be needed

Research on viral origins suggests new definition of virus may be needed

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created Feb 12, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (10) | comments 10

(PhysOrg.com) -- The strange interaction of a parasitic wasp, the caterpillar in which it lays its eggs and a virus that helps it overcome the caterpillar’s immune defenses has some scientists rethinking the ...


New hope for the red squirrel

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created Oct 16, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A number of red squirrels are immune to squirrelpox viral disease, which many believed would lead to the extinction of the species, scientists have discovered.


Common virus may serve as target for vaccine in fight against deadly brain tumors

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created May 16, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

By targeting a common virus, doctors may be able to extend the lives of patients diagnosed with the most prevalent and deadly type of brain tumor, according to a study led by researchers in Duke’s Preston Robert Tisch Brain ...


HIV vaccine might offer survival advantage

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created Jun 12, 2006 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

U.S. researchers say even if an HIV vaccine doesn't offer perfect protection against the virus, it might provide a survival advantage after infection.


Protein from algae shows promise for stopping SARS

Medicine & Health / Research

created May 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A protein from algae may have what it takes to stop Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) infections, according to new research. A recent study has found that mice treated with the protein, Griffithsin (GRFT), had a 100 ...


Multitasking may be Achilles heel for hepatitis C

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created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Hepatitis C, a formidable virus that affects 130 million people worldwide, is nursing some pretty impressive bruises. By knocking out sections and subsections of one of its proteins, scientists reveal weak ...


Hepatitis C virus channels efforts into cell survival

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created Aug 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers at the University of Leeds have discovered a previously unknown mechanism that allows the hepatitis C virus (HCV) to remain in the body for decades.


New therapeutic treatment approach improves survival in esophageal cancer patients

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 06, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

A study released at the 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology in Orlando found that a new therapeutic treatment, when delivered endoscopically and used in combination with chemotherapy ...



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