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US has found H5N1 flu virus in milk—here's why the risk to humans is likely low
Medical Xpress· 4 hours agoTo answer questions about the safety of drinking milk contaminated with the H5N1 virus, it is...
FLiRT – All You Need To Know About The Latest COVID-19 Variants
IFLScience· 9 hours agoThere’s a family of new COVID-19 variants in town, and at least one of them looks set to begin...
COVID-19 Proteins Can Hang Around In The Blood For Up To 14 Months After Infection
IFLScience· 1 day agoA recent study has added another piece to this puzzle by demonstrating the persistence of viral ...
How Do Immune Cells Communicate To Fight Viruses?
Technology Networks· 6 days agoChemokines are signalling proteins that orchestrate the interaction of immune cells against pathogens and tumours. Researchers at the University Hospital...
COVID-19 virus disrupts protein production: Researcher discusses her recent findings
Phys.org· 6 days agoOne thing we do know: Following infection, it's critical that our cells make new proteins to defend against the virus. Writer Jenni Bozec recently spoke ...
Giant virus discovered in wastewater treatment plant infects deadly parasite
Phys.org· 6 days agoThe single-celled organism Naegleria fowleri ranks among the deadliest human parasites. Researchers...
Rare and fatal brain disease in two deer hunters heightens concerns about CWD
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune· 5 days agoTwo friends who hunted deer together at the same lodge contracted an extremely rare brain disease...
Kaposi sarcoma discovery and mouse model could facilitate drug development
Medical Xpress· 1 day agoAnimal models are essential to move new drugs from the laboratory bench into clinical trials," said UNC Lineberger's Dirk Dittmer, Ph.D., senior corresponding author, co-leader of the UNC Lineberger ...
Vaccinia virus: New insights into the structure and function of the poxvirus prototype
Phys.org· 1 day agoAn outbreak of infections with the mpox virus—formerly known as monkeypox—in Europe in 2022 led to a...
Study details a common bacterial defense against viral infection
Newswise· 5 days agoCOLUMBUS, Ohio – One of the many secrets to bacteria’s success is their ability to defend themselves from viruses, called phages, that infect bacteria and use their cellular ...