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Smaller Mosquitoes Are More Likely To Be Infected With Viruses Causing Human Diseases
November 3, 2008 An entomologist says smaller mosquitoes are more likely to be infected with viruses that cause diseases in ... > full story -
Memory Function Varies After Damage To Key Area Of The Brain
October 23, 2008 Scientists have discovered dramatic differences in the memory performance of patients with damage to the hippocampus, an area of the human brain key to ... > full story -
Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Reveals Its Access Code
October 20, 2008 Biologists have identified an amino acid switch that flaviviruses flip to gain access to cells. Flaviviruses such as tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV), yellow fever, and dengue are dangerous human ... > full story -
Keeping Herpes Infection In Check: Researchers Describe Immune System Strategies
October 9, 2008 Herpes simplex virus type I can cause bouts of cold sores, blindness and potentially lethal encephalitis when it reawakens from a quiescent state in the nerve cells it infects. To prevent these ... > full story -
Virology: How Does Herpes Simplex Virus Cause Inflammation Of The Brain?
September 2, 2008 Worldwide, about 80% of young adults are infected with herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1). The most common symptom of infection is a cold sore, but in some individuals the virus can also cause ... > full story -
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Good Long-Term Prognosis After West Nile Virus Infection
August 18, 2008 The long-term prognosis of patients infected with West Nile virus is good, according to a new study. This is the largest study of the long-term outcomes of West Nile virus ... > full story -
Potatoes May Hold Key To Alzheimer's Treatment
August 15, 2008 A virus that commonly infects potatoes bears a striking resemblance to one of the key proteins implicated in Alzheimer's disease, and researchers have used that to develop antibodies that may slow or ... > full story -
West Nile's Targets Uncovered
August 6, 2008 Screening the entire human genome, scientists have identified several hundred genes that impact West Nile virus ... > full story -
Japanese Encephalitis Virus Causes 'Double Trouble' To Brain
July 7, 2008 Recent research published in Journal of Neurochemistry, has shown that Japanese encephalitis virus, commonly known as brain fever, damages the brain in two ways -- not only killing brain cells but ... > full story -
Molecular Changes In Brain Fluid Give Insight Into Brain-Damaging Disease
June 2, 2008 Researchers have developed a new approach to identify molecular changes in the fluid bathing the central nervous system and used it to obtain insight into the mechanisms of central nervous system ... > full story
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