New battery-powered device detects Bundibugyo Ebola virus in thirty minutes
Professor Yasutoshi Kido of the Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka Metropolitan University (OMU), in collaboration with K.K. DNAFORM…
Bundibugyo Virus Disease outbreak
As of 14 July, 2,093 confirmed cases of Bundibugyo Virus Disease and 798 deaths had been reported in the DRC…
Tick-borne viruses show concerning potential for future pandemics
A study led by a University of California, Riverside biomedical scientist shows how a family of tick-borne viruses known as…
Review highlights traditional Chinese medicine for Chikungunya fever management
Chikungunya fever, caused by Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), has re‑emerged as a major global health threat. The 2025 outbreak…
GLP-1 drugs may reduce lung scarring from Long COVID in diabetic patients
GLP-1 agonists have become popular treatments for weight loss and type 2 diabetes, and newer studies suggest other…
HIV vaccine candidates reach milestone in primates
Key Insights Vaccinating against HIV has been a decades-long effort, stymied by the virus’s high mutation rate…
New genetic screening method unlocks insights into human development
A new genetic screening method allows researchers to efficiently modulate individual genes across entire tissues and provides new…
New viral insights lay foundation for treating infection with JC polyomaviruses
In people with severely compromised immune systems, the JC polyomavirus can trigger a currently untreatable, usually fatal brain…
WHO launches PARTNERS clinical trial for Bundibugyo virus treatments
In a major international effort to evaluate potential treatments for Ebola disease due to Bundibugyo virus (BVD), the…
COVID-19 vaccine boosters may protect against future animal coronavirus outbreaks
COVID-19 vaccine boosters not only protect against SARS‑CoV‑2 – the virus behind the most recent pandemic – but…
Nasal viruses may drive allergic rhinitis, and ribavirin shows early promise as a targeted spray treatment
A new study suggests that clearing symptom-driving nasal viruses could calm allergic inflammation and open a fresh treatment…
Grotesque ‘zombie squirrels’ with oozing warts spotted roaming through US backyards
Zombie-esque squirrels covered in oozing, wart-like tumors have been invading backyards across the United States and the reason…