• Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 26th, 2010
Immune Cell Recognition Mechanisms Explained

Immune Cell Recognition Mechanisms Explained

Experts know how the defense mechanisms capture invaders

Experts Find Where HIV Lies Dormant

Experts Find Where HIV Lies Dormant

When it's resisting treatment

How Viruses 'Jump' Species

How Viruses 'Jump' Species

The barrier was supposed to keep them at bay

New Viral Therapy Against Cancer

New Viral Therapy Against Cancer

It addresses many types of tumors

VSV Structure Revealed in 3D

VSV Structure Revealed in 3D

It may be used as a vaccine against HIV

How T Cells Form Memories of Viruses

How T Cells Form Memories of Viruses

Even in the early stages of infection

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 29th, 2010
Lake Superior Is Infected with VHSV

Lake Superior Is Infected with VHSV

The disease could kill numerous fish

Viruses Can 'Surf' to Infect Faster

Viruses Can 'Surf' to Infect Faster

This allows them to multiply rapidly

How the Herpes Virus Defeats Cellular 'Guards'

How the Herpes Virus Defeats Cellular 'Guards'

It employs a number of cunning tricks

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 19th, 2010
Viral Infections May Be the Cause of Appendicitis

Viral Infections May Be the Cause of Appendicitis

According to a new study

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research Debunked

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research Debunked

This field of study is in disarray again

Largest Virus Ever Spawns from Amoebas

Largest Virus Ever Spawns from Amoebas

This has come as no surprise for researchers

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 28th, 2009
School Closure Could Reduce Swine Flu Infections

School Closure Could Reduce Swine Flu Infections

Experts say 21 percent of new cases could be prevented

New Method of Fighting A-H1N1 in the Works

New Method of Fighting A-H1N1 in the Works

Experts seek to recruit the immune system

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 6th, 2009
Antarctica Is Loaded with Germs and Microbes

Antarctica Is Loaded with Germs and Microbes

The organisms are concentrated in frigid lakes

Swine Flu Vaccine: Take It or Leave It

Swine Flu Vaccine: Take It or Leave It

Pros and cons of the new vaccine

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 25th, 2009
Two-Shot Vaccine Against HIV Devised

Two-Shot Vaccine Against HIV Devised

Largest trial has yielded only moderate success

 
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