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Role of gut viruses in inflammatory bowel disease is focus of $8.5 million grant

10/13/2020 $8.5, Bowel, disease, focus, grant, Gut, in, inflammatory, Is, million, of, role, Viruses

The communities of bacteria that live in our digestive tracts help digest food and produce vitamins, protect against pathogens, and

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Cold War antiseptic has potential in fight against drug-resistant germs and viruses

07/03/2020 against, and, antiseptic, COLD, drug-resistant, fight, germs, has, in, Potential, Viruses, war

A little-known non-toxic antiseptic developed in the Soviet Union during the Cold War has enormous potential to beat common infections,

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Two novel viruses identified in Brazilian patients with suspected dengue

04/17/2020 Brazilian, Dengue, identified, in, Novel, Patients, suspected, two, Viruses, with

Two new species of viruses have been identified in blood samples taken from patients in Brazil’s northern region who had

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Trump administration unveils program to provide HIV prevention drugs for uninsured

12/05/2019 Brett Giroir, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Donald Trump, Gilead Sciences, health news, HIV and AIDS, medical articles, medical news, prescription drugs, Science, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Viruses, White House

The Trump administration unveiled a new program to provide HIV prevention medication to people without prescription drug coverage as a

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Detailed map shows how viruses infect humans

08/31/2019 Biotechnology, Genes, Genetics, HIV and AIDS, Human Biology, Microbes and More, Virology, Viruses

Biologists at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons have leveraged a computational method to map protein-protein interactions between

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How chikungunya virus may cause chronic joint pain

08/30/2019 Biology, Bird Flu Research, Chikungunya, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, HIV and AIDS, Microbiology, Virology, Viruses

A new method for permanently marking cells infected with chikungunya virus could reveal how the virus continues to cause joint

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High-risk pregnancy: The interferon effect: Discovery of a cellular mechanism involved in abnormal placental development during some high-risk pregnancies

07/14/2019 Biology, Cell Biology, immune system, Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Virology, Viruses

High-risk pregnancies occur frequently and may be caused by various factors. It is estimated that 10 to 20% of pregnant

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Deadly tick-borne virus cured with experimental flu drug, in mice: Bourbon virus has sickened people in Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma

06/14/2019 Bird Flu Research, Cold and Flu, HIV and AIDS, Infectious Diseases, Mice, Microbes and More, Virology, Viruses

Only a few cases of the newly discovered Bourbon virus have been reported, and two of them ended in death,

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Is Herpes pins lip care transferable?

06/04/2019 Balm, Bubbles, Herpes, kiss, Lip Balms, Lips, Viruses

Can lip-care products actually transmitted Herpes? According to experts, about two out of three people are infected with herpes viruses.

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Hurricane Maria had a significant impact on HIV care outcomes

03/11/2019 Climate, HIV and AIDS, Hurricanes and Cyclones, Infectious Diseases, Severe Weather, Today's Healthcare, Viruses, Weather

Hurricane Maria in San Juan, Puerto Rico had a significant impact on HIV outcomes among people living with HIV and

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