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New testing approach improves detection of rare but emerging Powassan virus spread by deer ticks

Researchers at the New England Regional Center of Vector-Borne Diseases at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have come up with…

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New trial hints at a possible HIV cure approach: Wake up latent virus hiding in the body, then kill it

A new treatment for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can drive the virus out of its hiding spots in the body,…

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What Is the ‘Mystery Virus‘ Trending on TikTok?

If you haven’t stayed home sick recently, you probably know somebody who has. During cold and flu season, most of…

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COVID-19 virus can stay in the body more than a year after infection

The COVID-19 virus can persist in the blood and tissue of patients for more than a year after the acute…

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How does a virus hijack insect sperm to control disease vectors and pests?

A widespread bacteria called Wolbachia and a virus that it carries can cause sterility in male insects by hijacking their…

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Scientists reveal rare antibodies that target ‘dark side’ of flu virus

Scientists have uncovered antibodies that target the “dark side” of the flu virus. Influenza viruses have a mushroom-shaped protein known…

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Double risk of dementia after mouth ulcer virus

People who have had the herpes virus at some point in their lives are twice as likely to develop dementia…

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Interactions between flu subtypes predict epidemic severity more than virus evolution

Researchers have shed new light on how viral evolution, population immunity, and the co-circulation of other flu viruses shape seasonal…

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Flu virus variants resistant to new antiviral drug candidate lose pathogenicity

Influenza A viruses with induced resistance to a new candidate antiviral drug were found to be impaired in cell culture…

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Virus ancestry could aid bid to predict next pandemic, study finds

Virus family history could help scientists identify which strains have potential to become the so-called Disease X that causes the…

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