A team of Canadian researchers has isolated SARS-CoV-2, the viral agent responsible for COVID-19. Isolating the virus will help researchers worldwide to develop better diagnostic tests, treatments, and vaccines for the pandemic virus. It will also help researchers to better understand the virus biology, evolution, and viral shedding.
A new study reports small amounts of genetic materials from the Zika virus can be detected in blood samples taken from pregnant women after the infection has passed and when fetal brain development is underway.
Around 15 percent of Ebola survivors have retinal scars that appear to be specific to the disease, a new study reports.
Researchers discover reactivating ancient viral genes may cause neuron destruction in some forms of ALS.
The herpes simplex virus 1, the virus responsible for cold sores, may account for 50% of Alzheimer's disease cases. HSV1 causes protein deposits which are characteristic of Alzheimer's disease. Findings also reveal antiviral treatments can help to reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer's in those with HSV1.
A new study reports researchers have discovered the mechanism which may cause learning disorders and memory problems as a result of the immune system's reaction to viral infections like HIV and flu.
A new study maps the cell-to-cell connection between the gut and nervous system.
A new editorial indicates certain microbes may be responsible for Alzheimer's disease.
Compounds shown to be either effective at stopping the replication of Zika in its tracks or preventing the virus from killing brain cells.
A new Lancet study describes the first locally-transmitted case of SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, in the USA from a woman who recently traveled to China and transmitted the infection to her husband.
Using computational methods, researchers created artificial proteins that triggered immune responses and produced infection specific antibodies. The findings indicate it will be possible to design vaccines that contain artificial antibodies, expediting the process of vaccine development.
Researchers discover the Zika virus can persist in the eyes and have identified genetic material from the virus in tears.