Tag Archives: Virus
Genetically modified tobacco plants produce antibodies to treat rabies
Feb. 1, 2013 Smoking tobacco might be bad for your health, but a genetically altered version of the plant might provide a relatively inexpensive cure for the deadly rabies virus. In a new research report appearing in The FASEB Journal , scientists produced a monoclonal antibody in transgenic tobacco plants that was shown to neutralize the rabies virus.
‘Universal HPV vaccination’ call
31 January 2013 Last updated at 22:58 ET Schoolboys in the UK should receive the HPV vaccine to protect against throat cancer, a charity has urged. The jab was introduced in 2008 for girls, to immunise them against the virus that causes cervical cancer
Spread of hepatitis C pinpointed
31 January 2013 Last updated at 22:57 ET Scientists say they have, for the first time, worked out the pattern of spread of hepatitis C, showing early diagnosis is key to preventing epidemics. A study in injecting drug users in Greece indicated that each infected person spread the disease to 20 others – 10 of these in the first two years
Spread of hepatitis C pinpointed
31 January 2013 Last updated at 22:57 ET Scientists say they have, for the first time, worked out the pattern of spread of hepatitis C, showing early diagnosis is key to preventing epidemics. A study in injecting drug users in Greece indicated that each infected person spread the disease to 20 others – 10 of these in the first two years
Government mistrust deters older adults from HIV testing
Jan. 29, 2013 One out of every four people living with HIV/AIDS is 50 or older, yet these older individuals are far more likely to be diagnosed when they are already in the later stages of infection. Such late diagnoses put their health, and the health of others, at greater risk than would have been the case with earlier detection.
New insights into conquering influenza
Jan. 29, 2013 Researchers from the University of Melbourne and The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI) have discovered a new protein that protects against viral infections such as influenza. As influenza spreads through the northern hemisphere winter, Dr Linda Wakim and her colleagues in the Laboratory of Professor Jose Villadangos from the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, believe they have a new clue to why some people fight infections better than others
Swine flu infected ‘fifth of people’
25 January 2013 Last updated at 08:44 ET By James Gallagher Health and Science reporter, BBC News At least one in five people, including half of schoolchildren, were infected with swine flu during the first year of the pandemic in 2009, according to data from 19 countries. It is thought the virus killed 200,000 people around the world
HIV ‘may have an ancient origin’
25 January 2013 Last updated at 02:53 ET By Helen Briggs BBC News The origins of HIV can be traced back millions rather than tens of thousands of years, research suggests. HIV, which causes Aids, emerged in humans in the 20th Century, but scientists have long known that similar viruses in monkeys and apes have existed for much longer
Using Twitter to track the flu: Researchers find a better way to screen the tweets
Jan. 24, 2013 Sifting through social media messages has become a popular way to track when and where flu cases occur, but a key hurdle hampers the process: how to identify flu-infection tweets. Some tweets are posted by people who have been sick with the virus, while others come from folks who are merely talking about the illness.
Controversial bird flu work resumes
23 January 2013 Last updated at 13:00 ET By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News Controversial research into making bird flu easier to spread in people is to resume after a year-long pause. Some argue the research is essential for understanding how viruses spread and could be used to prevent deadly pandemics killing millions of people.
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