Articles about 'virus'

The clever ways viruses have for evading our immune system are under scrutiny. Exposing their secrets is leading to a new armoury in our fight against disease.

New research shows how some bacterial cells keep a ‘suicide complex’ ready to hand at all times.

Research provides insight into feasibility of virus becoming airborne transmissible.

Researchers find that African bats have antibodies that neutralise a deadly virus.

A collaboration between virologists and neuroscientists at Cambridge University has demonstrated how viruses that cross the blood/brain barrier could be exploited to slow down, or even halt, the progress of Parkinson’s and other neurodegenerative diseases.

A ‘dipstick’ test that detects Hepatitis B within 30 minutes – and could be used in some of the world’s poorest countries – has been given the green light for use in the European Union.

A new collaborative project aims to understand how pandemic viruses jump the species barrier and spread through communities.

Scientists from Cambridge University have discovered four rare mutations of a gene associated with type 1 diabetes (T1D) that reduce the risk of developing the disease. Their findings, published today in the journal Science, suggest a link between T1D and the enterovirus (a common virus that enters via the gastrointestinal tract but is often non-symptomatic).

The way a common virus hijacks the cell it infects could hold the clue to combating Parkinson's disease.

A novel method for preventing HIV transmission from mother to child has been devised with the help of a Cambridge University engineer.