Tag: virus
Bird Flu Virus Is One Mutation Away from Adapting to Human...
December 5, 20245 min readBird Flu Virus Is One Mutation Away from Binding More Efficiently to Human CellsA new study finds tweaking part...
Misinformation Really Does Spread like a Virus, Epidemiology Shows
The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research.We’re increasingly aware of how misinformation can...
How The Cold Sore Virus Can Reach And Infect Your Brain
<!-- -->HSV-1 interacts with microglia, the brain's immune cells.The herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), which causes cold sores, has long been known...
The Virus That Causes Mpox Keeps Getting Better at Spreading in...
November 1, 20245 min readThe Virus That Causes Mpox Keeps Getting Better at Spreading in PeopleAnalysis of a strain of the virus circulating...
Fallout from Hurricane Helene, Stem Cell Treatments for Diabetes and Spread...
Stem Cell Treatments for Diabetes and a Dolphin’s SmileWe cover the spread of Marburg virus, a stem cell treatment for diabetes and the...
Rwanda starts vaccine trials against deadly Marburg virus
Rwanda has said it will begin vaccine trials for the fatal Marburg virus, which has already killed at least 12 people in the...