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20 May 2013 | ScienceNOW

Friendly Viruses Protect Us Against Bacteria

by Beth Skwarecki
Viruses in mucus may be important line of defense against disease
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2 May 2013 | ScienceNOW

Single Gene Swap Helps Bird Flu Virus Switch Hosts

by Martin Enserink
Scientists worry that H5N1, now largely confined to birds, could pass from human to human
1 May 2013 | ScienceNOW

Candidate Sepsis Drug Could Prevent Flu Deaths

by Kai Kupferschmidt
Compound calms overactive immune system in mice
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1 May 2013 | ScienceNOW

Live Chat: The Threat of H7N9 Bird Flu (Video)

by Jon Cohen
Join a video chat with experts about what scientists are learning about the spreading virus; NOTE: Special Time 10 a.m.
7 April 2013 | ScienceNOW

Dengue Cases Three Times Higher Than Thought

by Dennis Normile
Findings could impact mosquito control efforts and vaccination campaigns
19 March 2013 | ScienceNOW

ScienceShot: Why Bacteria Commit Suicide

by Traci Watson
Scientists find a rare case of self-destruction with no downsides
7 March 2013 | ScienceNOW

Human Nature Sinks HIV Prevention Trial

by Jon Cohen
Study participants did not use the anti-HIV medications meant to protect them from the virus
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3 March 2013 | ScienceNOW

Early Treatment May Have Cured Baby's HIV Infection

by Jon Cohen
Anti-HIV drugs started within 2 days of birth clear baby of signs of infection
16 January 2013 | ScienceNOW

Science Explainer: What You Should Know About This Year's Flu

by Lizzie Wade
Answers to the big questions about this year’s flu season
11 December 2012 | ScienceNOW

Kitchen Utensils Transfer Viruses

by Sarah C. P. Williams
The pathogens jump from food to knives as easily as bacteria
11 December 2012 | ScienceNOW

New SARS-Like Virus Infects Both Human and Animal Cells

by Carrie Arnold
Recently found in the Middle East, hCoV-EMC may be able to attack humans, pigs, and bats
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26 November 2012 | ScienceNOW

Making a Flu Vaccine Without the Virus

by Kai Kupferschmidt
A new influenza vaccine using only messenger RNA proves successful in animals
24 October 2012 | ScienceNOW

Reassessing Antibodies as Treatment for HIV Infection

by Jon Cohen
Critical immune molecules do little to thwart AIDS, but a mouse experiment suggests a novel way to marshal them against the virus
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18 October 2012 | ScienceNOW

Antibiotic-Resistant Bugs Go Wild

by Jill U. Adams
Researchers find deadly hospital bacterium in rabbits and a migratory shorebird
5 October 2012 | ScienceNOW

Vipers Go Viral

by Gisela Telis
Venomous snakes may hold clues to deadly virus's recurrence
1 October 2012 | ScienceNOW

Spread of Lethal Salmonella in Africa Linked to HIV

by Jon Cohen
A deadly strain may have ridden the coattails of the AIDS epidemic
27 September 2012 | ScienceNOW

A 3-Year Search Uncovers Novel Hemorrhagic Fever Virus

by Jon Cohen
Genetic sleuthing finds evidence of a rhabdovirus in patient with mysterious hemorrhagic fever
19 September 2012 | ScienceNOW

Retraction of First Paper on XMRV Takes Authors by Surprise

by Martin Enserink
New study documents how contamination problems arose in 2006 prostate cancer study
11 September 2012 | ScienceNOW

Mixed Results for Dengue Vaccine Trial

by Dennis Normile
Vaccine doesn't protect against all variants of the virus
2 August 2012 | ScienceNOW

What Makes Bat Viruses So Deadly?

by Dennis Normile
Newly identified virus may provide clues to why only certain viruses cause serious illness in humans
12 July 2012 | ScienceNOW

Chicken Vaccines Combine to Produce Deadly Virus

by Kai Kupferschmidt
Finding highlights dangers of uncharacterized vaccines, experts say
13 June 2012 | ScienceNOW

Revenge of the Vampire Bats

by Erik Stokstad
Killing bats does not reduce the rate of rabies and could even make it worse
14 May 2012 | ScienceNOW

Electronics Go Viral

by Robert F. Service
Researchers create electrical generator out of viruses
2 May 2012 | ScienceNOW

One of Two Hotly Debated H5N1 Papers Finally Published

by Martin Enserink and Jon Cohen
With four mutations, a hybrid H5N1 virus jumps between ferrets via respiratory droplets
23 April 2012 | ScienceNOW

Fight Against Measles Appears Stalled

by Kai Kupferschmidt
WHO misses goal to reduce deaths by 90%
24 February 2012 | ScienceNOW

Bacteria-Killing Viruses Wield an Iron Spike

by Michael Bullwinkle
Researchers figure out how bacteriophages gain entry into cells
13 January 2012 | ScienceNOW

New Animal Virus Takes Northern Europe by Surprise

by Kai Kupferschmidt
Agent causes stillbirths, is "a serious threat to animal health," scientists say
7 December 2011 | ScienceNOW

Stomach Bug Vaccine in the Pipeline?

by Elizabeth Norton
Clinical trial shows success against norovirus
18 October 2011 | ScienceNOW

Malaria Vaccine Meets (Modest) Expectations

by Gretchen Vogel and Leslie Roberts
Partially effective vaccine could help drive down malaria deaths
12 October 2011 | ScienceNOW

ScienceShot: Europe's Black Death Spawned Modern Plague Strains

by Martin Enserink
Scientists reconstruct plague bacterium's genome from a 14th century graveyard
19 September 2011 | ScienceNOW

Gene Therapy May Thwart HIV

by Jon Cohen
Promising but preliminary clinical trial could bring field closer to a potential cure
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16 September 2011 | ScienceNOW

Podcast: Fluorescent Cats, Wimpy Dads, and the Potential Downsides of Folic Acid

by David Grimm and Stewart Wills
Listen to a roundup of some of our favorite stories from this week
15 September 2011 | ScienceNOW

Surprising Cells Rein In Killer Flu

by Mitch Leslie
Researchers identify cell responsible for flu's self-inflicted damage
11 September 2011 | ScienceNOW

Glowing Kittens Fight Feline AIDS

by Sarah C. P. Williams
Researchers find easier way to make genetically modified cats
24 August 2011 | ScienceNOW

Infected Insects Fight Dengue Fever

by Martin Enserink
Dengue-resistant mosquito shows it can spread in Australian field trial
14 July 2011 | ScienceNOW

New Virus Jumps From Monkeys to Lab Worker

by Michael Price
Study shows for the first time that an adenovirus can cross the species barrier
13 July 2011 | ScienceNOW

Anti-HIV Pills Powerfully Protect Uninfected Heterosexuals

by Jon Cohen
Two new trials of a novel prevention intervention show dramatic results
6 June 2011 | ScienceNOW

Bat Hibernation Keeps Rabies Going

by Elizabeth Norton
Mathematical model helps researchers understand how virus spreads
31 May 2011 | ScienceNOW

New Data Spark Retraction Request for Chronic Fatigue Virus Study

by Jon Cohen
Two new papers strongly question the link between XMRV and chronic fatigue
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11 May 2011 | ScienceNOW

Unusual AIDS Vaccine Shows Promising Results in Monkeys

by Jon Cohen
Using one virus to target another triggers novel immune response
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