News tagged with measles virus

Researchers find new virus related to measles and mumps that causes fatal kidney disease in cats

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers working in Hong Kong have discovered a new virus they are calling feline morbillivirus (FmoPV). It is apparently related to the virus that causes measles and mumps in ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Scientists find measles' natural nemesis

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have found that a known enzyme in cells protects against measles virus, likely by altering the virus's genetic material, RNA. Cells lacking the enzyme become highly vulnerable ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jan 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Peru investigates deaths of almost 900 dolphins

Officials in Peru said Thursday they are investigating what caused the deaths of nearly 900 dolphins that have washed up on its northern coast over the past four months.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 19, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Surprises of the measles virus structure with new 3d model

Professor Sarah Butcher's research group from Helsinki University's Institute of Biotechnology report in the 24th October online issue of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences a three-dimensional model ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Oct 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research opens door to vaccines that can circumvent maternal antibodies

New research that reveals how maternal antibodies block an immune response to the measles virus is a first step toward improving current childhood vaccination practices, scientists say.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Feb 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Measles virus plays role in Paget's disease of bone, team says

A gene from the measles virus plays a key role in the development of Paget's disease of bone, according to a team of researchers led by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Their findings, recently published in ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Modified measles virus shows potential for treating childhood brain tumors

The use of modified measles virus may represent a new treatment for a childhood brain tumor known as medulloblastoma, according to a new study appearing in Neuro-Oncology.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created May 26, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1