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6,251 results for: Virus

  1. Health & Medicine

    MERS outbreak picks up pace in Middle East

    As the number of MERS cases increases, researchers race to learn more about the deadly virus carried by camels.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  2. Health & Medicine

    Two American Ebola patients given experimental therapy

    The two American missionaries who contracted Ebola in Liberia have been treated with an experimental therapy that consists of antibodies to fragments of the deadly virus.

    By Science News Staff
  3. Health & Medicine

    Experimental herpes drug outperforms first-line med

    An experimental treatment for genital herpes suppresses the viral infection better than the standard drug, but animal tests raise concerns about side effects.

    By Nathan Seppa
  4. Genetics

    GMOs haven’t delivered on their promises — or risks

    Genetically modified foods have been studied extensively and are abundant on supermarket shelves, but they haven’t managed to end world hunger yet.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  5. Genetics

    Five mutations could make bird flu spread easily

    Handful of alterations can turn H5N1 bird flu into virus that infects ferrets through the air.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  6. Life

    Ebola vaccine shows promise for saving apes

    Results of a clinical trial suggest that vaccination of wild apes could protect them from infectious diseases.

    By Ashley Yeager
  7. Science & Society

    Home-brewed heroin: Hold the hype

    Now is the time to think about policy for synthetically produced morphine, but the process, if it bears out, is years away from working.

    By Bethany Brookshire
  8. Health & Medicine

    Dengue vaccine offers partial protection

    Shots reduce severe cases of dengue among children in large study in Latin America.

    By Nathan Seppa
  9. Life

    Year in Review: A double dose of virus scares

    Outbreaks of two deadly viruses captured the world’s attention in 2013, but neither turned into the global pandemic expected to strike one of these years.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  10. Health & Medicine

    First MERS case found in the U.S.

    Patient in Indiana had traveled from Arabian Peninsula, where most of the 463 cases of Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome have occurred.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  11. Health & Medicine

    Possible measles drug tests well in animals

    Compound that saves ferrets from viral infection might someday lead to measles treatment.

    By Nathan Seppa
  12. Microbes

    Virus-thwarting mosquitoes decline on Vietnamese island

    Scientists plan to release second generation of mosquitoes that stop the spread of dengue fever.

    By Beth Mole