News tagged with antiviral
Manufacturing genes to attack flu virus
An international research team has manufactured a new protein that can combat deadly flu epidemics.
May 27, 2012 |
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Possible new route to fight dengue virus pointed
Researchers have identified enzymes and biochemical compounds called lipids that are targeted and modified by the dengue virus during infection, suggesting a potential new approach to control the aggressive ...
Mar 22, 2012 |
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Studies reveal structure of EV71, a virus causing childhood illnesses
Researchers have discovered critical new details about the structure of a virus that causes potentially fatal brain swelling and paralysis in children, pointing toward designs for antiviral drugs to treat ...
Mar 02, 2012 |
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Opinion: H5N1 flu is just as dangerous as feared, now requires action
The debate about the potential severity of an outbreak of airborne H5N1 influenza in humans needs to move on from speculation and focus instead on how we can safely continue H5N1 research and share the results among researchers, ...
Feb 23, 2012 |
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Copper iodide nanoparticles effective against 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza virus
Copper-iodide nanoparticles have long-lasting antiviral activity against the 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza virus, according to a paper in the February issue of the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology.
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Feb 15, 2012 |
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Giant fire-bellied toad's brain brims with powerful germ-fighters
Frog and toad skins already are renowned as cornucopias of hundreds of germ-fighting substances. Now a new report in ACS's Journal of Proteome Research reveals that the toad brains also may contain an abundance of antiba ...
Apr 13, 2011 |
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New technique tracks viral infections, aids development of antiviral drugs
Scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory Center for Bio-Molecular Science and Engineering have developed a method to detect the presence of viruses in cells and to study their growth. Targeting a virus ...
Apr 11, 2011 |
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Data suggest liver experts should take care when prescribing novel antiviral HCV drugs
Data presented at the International Liver Congress highlight the fact that new novel antiviral compounds for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) must be prescribed and monitored by experts and specialists to ensure resistance ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 02, 2011 |
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Sequential treatment with entecavir and lamivudine results in rebound of hepatitis B virus
A two-year trial of entecavir followed by lamivudine (LAM) in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection resulted in a virologic rebound rate of 24% and 12% drug-resistance rate. Patients who continued on entecavir ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 31, 2011 |
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Drug cocktail offers new hope for hepatitis C patients
A three-drug cocktail can eliminate the hepatitis C virus in patients far more effectively than the current two-drug regimen, according to researchers at Henry Ford Hospital.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 30, 2011 |
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Re-formulation of microbicidal lubricants will help protect from HIV
Microbicides can be used to protect against HIV, and other sexually transmitted diseases, either on their own or with the added protection of a condom. New research published by BioMed Central's open access journal AIDS Re ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Mar 07, 2011 |
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Drug to fight tumors also fights the flu and possibly other viruses
Ever get a flu shot and still get the flu? If so, there's new hope for flu-free winters in the years to come thanks to a new discovery by researchers who found that a drug called DMXAA, originally developed as anti-tumor ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Feb 28, 2011 |
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Tenofovir gel provides high level of protection against HIV in rectal tissue
A gel developed to protect against HIV during vaginal sex produced a strong antiviral effect when used in the rectum, according to an early-phase study presented today at the 18th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Feb 28, 2011 |
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Lack of health insurance limits hepatitis C patients' access to latest antiviral therapy
New research has determined that patients in the U.S. with hepatitis C virus (HCV) are twice as likely to not have health insurance coverage compared with those without the disease. In fact researchers found only a third ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 24, 2011 |
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Old folk remedy revived: How tansy may be a treatment for herpes
For centuries tansy has been used as a folk remedy, but now scientists from Britain and Spain believe the plant may have medical benefits after all, as a treatment for herpes. The team's findings, published in Phytotherapy Re ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 22, 2011 |
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