Bacterial weapons against viral diseases

Discovery of two novel classes of natural products with activity against RNA viruses

22-Mar-2023 - The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically demonstrated that the development of effective agents against viral pathogens is of great importance for global health. Although effective vaccines are available for many viral diseases, there is an urgent need for new and effective therapeutic treatments. ...

‘Glow-in-the-dark’ proteins could help diagnose viral diseases

Diagnose diseases more quickly and easily

17-Mar-2023 - Despite recent advancements, many highly sensitive diagnostic tests for viral diseases still require complicated techniques to prepare a sample or interpret a result, making them impractical for point-of-care settings or areas with few resources. But now, a team reporting in ACS Central Science ...

Rapid therapeutic approaches against viral diseases

Research team with new development pipeline for RNA-based drugs successful in Europe-wide competition

10-Dec-2021 - Viruses are a major problem for human health worldwide - and not just since the outbreak of the SARS-CoV2 pandemic. Despite successful vaccine development, there are still no effective drugs for most viral diseases. This should change as quickly as possible. With the project "iGUARD (integrated ...

A 3D structure of 1918 influenza virus-like particles

16-Jul-2018 - Virus-like particles (VLPs) are protein-based structures that mimic viruses and bind to antibodies. Because VLPs are not infectious, they show considerable promise as vaccine platforms for many viral diseases, including influenza. Realizing that fine details about influenza VLPs were scant, a ...

HPV may lurk in your throat

02-Feb-2018 - Human papilloma virus (HPV), the culprit behind cervical cancer and some forms of head and neck cancer may hide in small pockets on the surface of tonsils in people not known to carry the virus. The finding, reported by University of Rochester Medical Center researchers, could be pivotal for the ...

Link found between genes in mosquitos and the spread of diseases

26-Jan-2018 - Researchers at the University of Missouri have found a link between genetic molecules in mosquitos and dengue fever. The results of the study, conducted by Susanta K. Behura and his colleagues, could lead to future breakthroughs in combating destructive tropical diseases like dengue fever, Zika ...

Hemorrhagic Fevers: Countering Inflammation to Prevent Circulatory Failure

21-Aug-2017 - Hemorrhagic fevers are severe viral diseases that are often fatal. Researchers from the University of Basel have now identified messenger substances of the immune system, which in infected mice lead to the development of shock. These results open up new possibilities for the development of ...

Unknown virus in ‘throwaway’ DNA discovered

A chance discovery has opened up a new method of finding unknown viruses

07-Aug-2017 - In research scientists from Oxford University’s Department of Zoology have revealed that Next-Generation Sequencing and its associated online DNA databases could be used in the field of viral discovery. They have developed algorithms that detect DNA from viruses that happen to be in the blood or ...

Sun Pharma & NIV sign agreement to fight Zika, Chikungunya and Dengue

27-Jun-2017 - Sun Pharma and The National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune, an institution of the Indian Council of Medical Research, Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare , New Delhi announced that they have signed an agreement for testing phytopharmaceutical, biologic and ...

Inflammation Triggers Unsustainable Immune Response to Chronic Viral Infection

25-Oct-2016 - Scientists at the University of Basel discovered a fundamental new mechanism explaining the inadequate immune defense against chronic viral infection. These results may open up new avenues for vaccine development. In the course of an infection or upon vaccination, specialized cells of our immune ...