A major route toward creating effective vaccines against dengue virus and Zika involves the E protein that covers the surface of each viral particle. If we could develop strong antibodies against this E protein, then that ...
Biochemistry
May 18, 2018
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A method to activate targeted drugs, or smart drugs, only at the selected site of action, an approach that improves the drug's therapeutic effect and minimizes side effects, has been developed in a study led by Georgia State ...
Materials Science
May 17, 2018
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A new collaborative study has identified and studied Ebola antibodies that could be used to design universal therapeutics that are effective against many different Ebola species. The findings were recently published in Nature ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 7, 2018
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Viruses have been infecting all forms of life – from single-celled bacteria to humans – for as long as there has been life on Earth. Because of this, ancient mechanisms of virus resistance co-exist in our bodies alongside ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 19, 2018
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University of Zurich researchers have discovered a new way in which certain antibodies interact with the flu virus. This previously unknown form of interaction opens up new possibilities for developing better vaccines and ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 3, 2018
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Tailor-made protein drugs in the fight against cancer and other diseases are a step close, with the Centre for NanoScale Science and Technology at Flinders playing a part in one of the latest chemistry discoveries in effectively ...
Biochemistry
Mar 9, 2018
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Horses can become infected with influenza D.
Ecology
Feb 23, 2018
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Detouring around a major research roadblock, researchers have found a new way to create valuable antibodies without needing ... llamas?
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 12, 2018
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Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infection is the leading cause of hospital-acquired diarrhea, causing nearly a half million infections in the United States each year. Recurrence after treatment with antibiotics is common ...
Biochemistry
Jan 26, 2018
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Public health officials have a tough choice to make when it comes to screening people for HIV: administer a reliable blood test that can detect infections early on, but that few people will volunteer for, or give people a ...
Biochemistry
Jan 22, 2018
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