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6,281 results for: Virus

  1. Health & Medicine

    Dengue strikes United States

    Texas has been hit with the first-ever outbreak of dengue hemorrhagic fever in the continental United States.

    By Nathan Seppa

  2. Gene might underlie travelers’ diarrhea

    Travelers to Mexico who get diarrhea are more likely than healthy travelers to have a particular variant form of the gene for the glycoprotein lactoferrin.

    By Nathan Seppa

  3. Sick and Tired: Tracking paths to chronic fatigue

    Stressful experiences and a genetic predisposition toward emotional turmoil contribute to some cases of chronic fatigue syndrome.

    By Bruce Bower
  4. Health & Medicine

    More Evidence of Protection: Circumcision reduces STD risk in men

    Circumcised men are less likely to get sexually transmitted diseases than uncircumcised men are.

    By Nathan Seppa

  5. Oceans reveal secrets of viruses

    Scientists have completed the first survey of virus DNA in oceans around the world.

    By Julie Rehmeyer
  6. Animals

    Ebola Die-Off: Gorilla losses tallied in central Africa

    Between 2001 and 2005, Ebola virus killed at least 5,500 lowland gorillas in the Republic of the Congo.

    By Nathan Seppa

  7. Sniffle-Busting Personalities: Positive mood guards against getting colds

    People with generally positive outlooks show greater resistance to developing colds than do individuals who rarely revel in upbeat feelings.

    By Bruce Bower
  8. Health & Medicine

    Catching Flu’s Drift: Vaccines fight unexpected influenza

    Vaccination can prevent three of every four flu infections, even when the vaccines are imperfectly tailored to block the common wintertime pathogens.

    By Ben Harder
  9. Health & Medicine

    AIDS Avoidance: More studies find that circumcision deters HIV

    Two large trials in Africa find that male circumcision limits HIV infection, which could prompt governments on that continent to promote or subsidize the operation.

    By Nathan Seppa

  10. Golden Eggs: Engineered hens lay drugs

    Researchers have genetically engineered hens that can not only produce useful drugs in their eggs but also reliably pass on this characteristic to new generations of chickens.

    By Christen Brownlee

  11. Trichomoniasis-causing organism is sequenced

    Scientists have taken a first read of the genetic sequence of the organism responsible for a sexually transmitted infection called trichomoniasis.

    By Christen Brownlee
  12. Health & Medicine

    Salve for the Lungs: Aspirin might prevent asthma

    Regular use of aspirin may prevent healthy adults from developing asthma.

    By Ben Harder