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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Linked To Stomach Virus
September 13, 2007 — Chronic fatigue syndrome, also known as ME, is linked to a stomach virus, suggests new research. The researchers base their findings on 165 patients with ME, all of whom were subjected to endoscopy ... > full story -
Gene Mutation Turned West Nile Virus Into Killer Disease Among Crows
August 14, 2007 — A gene mutation that appears to be responsible for changing relatively mild forms of the West Nile virus into a highly virulent and deadly disease in American crows has been identified. Because it is ... > full story -
Blood-Brain Barrier Breached By New Therapeutic Strategy
June 18, 2007 — A major obstacle in the treatment of infections and other diseases of the brain is the blood-brain barrier, which prevents systemically delivered therapeutic drugs from reaching the brain. Grantees ... > full story -
Doctor Advises Caution Over Flu Drug
June 15, 2007 — A senior doctor advises caution over the use of the antiviral drug oseltamivir. His concern follows advice by the Japanese authorities in March 2007 against prescribing oseltamivir to adolescents ... > full story -
New Bacterium Discovered -- Related To Cause Of Trench Fever
June 6, 2007 — A close cousin of the bacterium that debilitated thousands of World War I soldiers has been isolated at UCSF from a patient who had been on an international vacation. The woman, who has since ... > full story -
Human Herpes Virus 6B Is Associated With Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
May 28, 2007 — There is strong evidence that one particular type of epilepsy is associated with a viral infection, according to new research. The scientists found DNA from the virus, Human Herpes Virus 6B (HHV-6B) ... > full story -
Efficient Consumption Of Copper Allows Fungus To Infect The Brain
February 8, 2007 — Infection with the fungus Cryptococcus neoformans is a problem for individuals whose immune system is compromised (for example individuals with HIV and individuals who are taking chemotherapeutics to ... > full story -
Patients With Amnesia 'Live In The Present'
January 15, 2007 — Scientists at the Wellcome Trust Center for Neuroimaging, University College London, have shown that people with damage to the hippocampus, the area of the brain that plays a crucial role in learning ... > full story -
10 Million People A Year Are Affected By Zoonotic Viruses Spread By Non-Human Hosts
November 8, 2006 — An estimated 50 million people were affected by zoonotics diseases, including H5N1 (bird flu), SARS and Rabies, between 2000 and 2005 and up to 78,000 died. No effective vaccines exist for the most ... > full story -
Central Nervous System Viral Infection Can Lead To Memory Deficits, Study Suggests
October 24, 2006 — In one of the first known laboratory studies that explores memory deficits associated with a viral infection of the central nervous system, Mayo Clinic researchers have evidence that this infection ... > full story
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