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12 March 2002 | ScienceNOW

Deciphering Dengue

by Dan Ferber

Virus' structure reveals some surprises, hope for treatment

8 March 2002 | ScienceNOW

Virus Linked to Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

by Dan Ferber

Could a contaminated polio vaccine be responsible for some cases of the cancer?

5 March 2002 | ScienceNOW

Second West Nile Vaccine Shows Promise

by Caroline Seydel

A chimeric virus protects mice from infection, study shows

26 February 2002 | ScienceNOW

Painkillers as Birth Control for Viruses

by Ben Shouse

How a widely-used class of pain drugs helps keep viruses in check

30 November 2001 | ScienceNOW

Viral Infection: Live and Uncut

by Mary Beckman

First molecule-scale peek at intimate viral behavior yields some surprises

16 November 2001 | ScienceNOW

The Good News About West Nile

by Martin Enserink

Past dengue infections and existing vaccines may protect against the disease

25 September 2001 | ScienceNOW

West Nile Takes Seven More States

by Martin Enserink

Virus still spreading across the U.S., but human toll remains low

6 September 2001 | ScienceNOW

Competition Between Viruses May Help AIDS Patients

by Ben Shouse

One minor hepatitis virus could have a major effect on HIV

31 August 2001 | ScienceNOW

Listening for Viruses

by Josh Gewolb

New quartz-based microphone can detect viral infections

24 August 2001 | ScienceNOW

A Handle on Hantaviruses

by Martin Enserink

Long-sought animal model offers chance to study drugs, vaccines

21 August 2001 | ScienceNOW

West Nile Marches On

by Martin Enserink

Virus takes southern U.S. by storm and is detected in Canada for the first time

13 July 2001 | ScienceNOW

Two Viral Killers, One Accomplice

by Jon Cohen

Receptor found on many cell types helps Ebola and Marburg viruses enter cells

4 June 2001 | ScienceNOW

Hepatitis C From a Mosquito Bite?

by Alka Agrawal

Virus can grow inside mosquito cells, supporting controversial theory

9 April 2001 | ScienceNOW

Viral Link to Schizophrenia

by Josh Gewolb

New study suggests that in some patients, a virus may cause mental illness

15 February 2001 | ScienceNOW

Blocking Flu at Its Core

by Gretchen Vogel

Scientists have learned how to block a step in viral replication

27 November 2000 | ScienceNOW

A Virus's Helping Hands

by Caroline Seydel

An abundant cellular protein may help viruses spread from infected cells

27 November 2000 | ScienceNOW

Unmasking the Grim Reaper

by Kathryn Brown

Scientists discover how a protein helps the plague bacterium kill

27 October 2000 | ScienceNOW

Yellow Light for Polio in Asia

by Gretchen Vogel

Vaccine virus in sewage and river water highlights difficulty of eradication

27 September 2000 | ScienceNOW

A Virus in Shining Armor

by Oliver Baker

"Chain-mail" protein links safeguard a bacteriophage's innards

12 September 2000 | ScienceNOW

Vaccine Theory of AIDS Takes a Blow

by Jon Cohen

Study finds no evidence that polio immunization ignited pandemic

18 July 2000 | ScienceNOW

Bats Out of Hell

by Martin Enserink

Researchers find a hiding place of Malaysia's deadly Nipah virus

19 May 2000 | ScienceNOW

Virus Found in Schizophrenic's Brain

by Michael Hagmann

Scientists have long suspected that an enigmatic pathogen called the Borna virus plays a role in some neuropsychiatric disorders. Now, they have for the first time isolated the virus from...

11 May 2000 | ScienceNOW

Flu Virus Found in Seals

by Michael Hagmann

A walk on the beach can yield all sorts of unexpected finds. To wit, a group of researchers who stumbled across influenza B virus--which was thought to infect only humans--in...

25 April 2000 | ScienceNOW

CDC Prepares to Battle West Nile Resurgence

by Martin Enserink

BETHESDA, MARYLAND--With summer just months away, some medical entomologists worry that state and local health departments may fail to counter a possible resurgence of the mosquito-borne West Nile virus, which...

13 March 2000 | ScienceNOW

New York's Deadly Virus May Stage Comeback

by Martin Enserink

Will it come back? That question has been haunting public health officials in New York City and state since a surprise outbreak of the West Nile virus sickened more than...

17 November 1999 | ScienceNOW

New York Virus From Middle East?

by Martin Enserink

FORT COLLINS, COLORADO--Scientists have finally agreed on the identity of a virus that caused an epidemic of brain inflammation in and around New York City this summer, sickening 60 mostly...

15 October 1999 | ScienceNOW

Uncovering Ebola's Hideout?

by Michael Hagmann

One of the many unsolved riddles about the Ebola virus is where the deadly organism hides in between outbreaks in humans. For the first time, virologists have found traces of...

16 August 1999 | ScienceNOW

Dissecting a Virus

by Science News Staff

Today is the birthday of Wendell Stanley, an American biochemist born in 1904 who pioneered the study of viruses. In 1935 at the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (now Rockefeller...

11 August 1999 | ScienceNOW

Build Your Own Virus

by Michael Hagmann

It's almost like that famous trick where a magician drops pieces of rope into a hat, then pulls out the whole length intact: Scientists can now smuggle up to 17...

6 May 1999 | ScienceNOW

Marburg Virus Fingered in Killer Outbreak

by Gretchen Vogel

The Marburg virus is to blame for the deadly outbreak of hemorrhagic fever in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The virus has been...

13 April 1999 | ScienceNOW

New Virus Fingered in Malaysian Epidemic

by Martin Enserink

Scientists have identified a virus that has killed at least 95 people in Malaysia in the last 6 months, most of them pig farm workers. The culprit was officially named...

5 April 1999 | ScienceNOW

New Vaccine for a Common Pneumonia?

by Michael Hagmann

A shot consisting of a single bacterial protein can prevent pneumonia in mice, a study in the April Nature Medicine suggests. If effective in humans, the vaccine could help control...

31 March 1999 | ScienceNOW

Survival of the Cheaters

by Dana Mackenzie

In evolution, it's often said that only the strong survive. But among viruses, biologists have found, natural selection sometimes favors the simply devious. This happens, they report in tomorrow's issue...

1 March 1999 | ScienceNOW

Viral Stowaway

by Elizabeth Pennisi

A virtually intact retrovirus has been found trapped in the human genome. The virus sports a full complement of genes, but a key mutation probably prevents it from infecting the...

4 September 1998 | ScienceNOW

Pigs Serve as Flu Mixing Bowls

by Robert F. Service

Many of the world's deadliest flu outbreaks--including those that killed over 100,000 Americans alone in 1957 and 1968--did the viral version of the triple jump, passing from birds to pigs...

2 September 1998 | ScienceNOW

FDA Approves Vaccine Against Childhood Diarrhea

by Robert F. Service

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week approved the first vaccine against a leading cause of childhood diarrhea. The vaccine fights off infection by rotaviruses, which each year...