New tool for detecting, destroying norovirus
Hansman's research team recently discovered that a "nanobody" called Nano-85 was able to bind to intact norovirus-like particles (VLPs) in culture. ... The post New tool for detecting, destroying...
View ArticleStudy details microRNA’s role as double agent during Hep C infection
Led jointly by Charles Rice, the Maurice R. and Corinne P. Greenberg Professor in Virology and head of the Laboratory of Virology and Infectious Disease and Robert Darnell, Senior Attending Physician,...
View ArticleStem cells lurking in tumors can resist treatment
New research proves that the threat posed by cancer stem cells is more prevalent than previously thought. Until now, stem cells had been identified only in aggressive, fast-growing tumors. ... The post...
View ArticleSwine flu outbreak in India raises concern: New strain of H1N1 may carry...
The findings, which appear in the March 11 issue of Cell Host & Microbe, contradict previous reports from Indian health officials that the strain has not changed from the version of H1N1 that...
View ArticleNew therapeutic target may improve treatment for brain cancer
The research will be presented at the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET) Annual Meeting during Experimental Biology 2015. Monteagudo's research indicates a new...
View ArticleBio-marker set forms the basis for new blood test to detect colorectal cancer
Max Mazzone (VIB/KU Leuven): "This research demonstrates how important it is to gain a thorough understanding of the role of our immune system in cancer. In this case, this knowledge will hopefully...
View ArticleEbola whole virus vaccine shown effective, safe in primates
The vaccine, described today (March 26, 2015) in the journal Science, was developed by a group led by Yoshihiro Kawaoka, a University of Wisconsin-Madison expert on avian influenza, Ebola and other...
View ArticleReview highlights potential of cancer immunotherapy plus targeted therapy
"To support this goal and accelerate these efforts, changes in directions of research support and funding may be required," co-authors Padmanee Sharma, M.D., Ph.D., professor of Genitourinary Medical...
View ArticleStem cell disease model clarifies bone cancer trigger
The study results, published in the journal Cell, revolve around iPSCs, which since their 2006 discovery have enabled researchers to coax mature (fully differentiated) bodily cells (e.g. skin cells) to...
View ArticleBreakthrough finds molecules that block previously ‘undruggable’ protein tied...
The findings, which could lead to a new class of cancer drugs, appear in the current issue of ACS Chemical Biology. "These are the first reported small-molecule HuR inhibitors that competitively...
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