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Researchers Engineer Potent Antibody Against Dengue Virus

(AsianScientistMagazine) Dengue is the most medically relevant mosquito-borne viral illness affecting humans today, with an estimated 390 million people infected each year. For most people, the virus causes relatively mild flu-like symptoms. But for some, particularly children, the infection can develop into dengue hemorrhagic fever, a potentially fatal condition.

April 16, 2013
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Pitting Viruses Against Bacteria Yields New Antibiotic for MRSA, Anthrax

(Healthline) Researchers say a treatment for antibiotic-resistant bacteria could be in the near future thanks to the evolution of viruses. Microbiologist Vincent Fischetti, head of Rockefeller University’s Laboratory of Bacterial Pathogenesis and Immunology, said the holy grail of antibiotics research has been to kill bacteria without its developing a resistance to treatment. Now, he and Read More »

April 16, 2013
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NIAID News Release: Micrograph of Novel Coronavirus

April 16, 2013
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NIAID News Release: Micrograph of Novel Coronavirus

April 16, 2013
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Pitting Viruses Against Bacteria Yields New Antibiotic for MRSA, Anthrax – Healthline

HealthlinePitting Viruses Against Bacteria Yields New Antibiotic for MRSA, AnthraxHealthlineTesting in lab rats revealed not only that Epimerox protected the animals from anthrax and MRSA, even when tested at laboratory maximum levels, but there was also no evidence of bacterial resistance to the drug. “I think it's very good news,” Fischetti …New Anthrax-Killing Antibiotic Also Read More »

April 15, 2013
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