Tagged: flu

Measles Measles outbreaks continue in Europe. Since 1 January 2018, the highest number of measles cases in the EU were in Greece (1,008), Romania (757), France (429) and Italy (164). Seven deaths have been...

It’s been ten days since Jean René* lost his brother to Ebola virus disease (EVD). “My brother’s wife has come to live with my family,” said Jean René, who lives in a community about...

Researchers have pinpointed one part of the brain that “lights up” when we consider spiritual experiences, whether religious or not. Ed Rybicki’s insight:So…one could get a transcranial stimulation device and an app for that??...

Researchers report a clinical trial of a personalized vaccine that targets glioblastoma brain cancer has successfully improved survival rates for patients. See it on Scoop.it, via Virology News Brain Cancer Vaccine Effective in Some...

Workshop on Improving Disease Monitoring Capacities and Early Warning Systems in West African CountriesSee it on Scoop.it, via Viruses, Immunology & Bioinformatics from Virology.uvic.ca POST EBOLA PROJECT 3-6TH OCTOBER Source: Viral Bioinformatics

The course ‘Bacterial Genomes: From DNA to protein function using bioinformatics’ was developed by researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute. Designed to teach researchers, students and health care professionals worldwide how to use online...

In this article we explain how current events in the field of phage therapy may positively influence its future development. We discuss the shift in position of the authorities, academia, media, non-governmental organizations, regulatory...

Highlights •HIV-1-infected CD4+ T cells activate cellular survival programs •CD4+ T cells upregulate BIRC5 and OX40 during latent and productive HIV-1 infection •OX40+CD4+ T cells from ART-treated patients are enriched for clonal HIV-1 sequences •Inhibition of BIRC5...

A team of French researchers has succeeded in filming HIV infecting a healthy cell. UNAIDS spoke to Morgane Bomsel, Research Team Director at the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), about the feat.See...

Analysis concludes rate of auto-immune diagnosis among 181,000 vaccinated girls between 2007 and 2003 was similar to that of the broader population of adolescent girls See it on Scoop.it, via Virology News No link...