Search Results for: Virus

Open the calendar Use the arrow keys to select a date

Can’t find what you’re looking for? Visit our FAQ page.

6,282 results

6,282 results for: Virus

  1. Memorable Shot: Smallpox vaccine has lasting effect

    People vaccinated against smallpox decades ago may retain significant immunity to the virus that causes the disease.

    By John Travis
  2. Health & Medicine

    Gene therapy thwarts hepatitis C in mice

    Gene therapy that induces infected liver cells to self-destruct slows hepatitis C dramatically in mice.

    By Nathan Seppa

  3. Getting an Earful: With gene therapy, ears grow new sensory cells

    Scientists have for the first time coaxed the growth of new sensory cells within the ears of an adult mammal.

    By John Travis
  4. Health & Medicine

    Domestic Disease: Exotic pets bring pathogens home

    The potentially deadly monkeypox virus has spread from Africa to people in several states via infected pet prairie dogs.

    By Ben Harder
  5. Health & Medicine

    Cancer vaccine gets first test in patients

    The first clinical test of a cancer vaccine that targets a protein called carcinoembryonic antigen shows promise.

    By Nathan Seppa
  6. Earth

    Germs Begone: New technology cleans dangerous water

    For a penny per liter, people in the developing world should be able to remove most pathogens and toxic pollutants from their home drinking water.

    By Janet Raloff
  7. Health & Medicine

    Lethal Emergence: Tracing the rise of dengue fever in the Americas

    Using the genetics of viruses, scientists have tracked a virulent form of dengue virus in Latin America back to its roots in India.

    By Nathan Seppa
  8. Health & Medicine

    Viral protein could help liver therapy

    Researchers have developed a method of delivering gene therapies to targeted cells that makes use of viral proteins rather than whole virus particles.

    By Ben Harder

  9. Beyond Clots: Platelets in blood may guide immune response

    Platelets, best known for their ability to create blood clots in wounds, may also have a role in the immune system.

    By John Travis
  10. Health & Medicine

    Virus Shield: Ebola vaccine works fast in monkey test

    Tests on monkeys show that an experimental vaccine can build immunity against Ebola virus within a month, suggesting the vaccine might help contain outbreaks of the deadly pathogen.

    By Nathan Seppa

  11. Probing Ocean Depths: Photosynthetic bacteria bare their DNA

    Scientists have deciphered the DNA of two highly abundant, photosynthetic ocean bacteria.

    By John Travis
  12. Health & Medicine

    Viruses, but not bacteria, tied to mental decline

    Past infection by multiple common viruses may contribute to cognitive decline in some elderly people.

    By Ben Harder