Unique retinal scar visible in Ebola Survivors supriya kashyap kashyap18 May 2017 11:31 AM ISTResearchers from the University of Liverpool have conducted a study of Ebola survivors to determine if the virus has any specific effects on the back...
Aedes aegypti can spread, Zika, Chikungunya, dengue all with one bite: Study Anjali Nimesh Nimesh23 May 2017 2:24 PM ISTA new study led by Colorado State University researchers found that Aedes aegypti, the primary mosquito that carries Zika virus, might also transmit...
How Chickepox Spreads through the body Anjali Nimesh Nimesh27 May 2017 9:45 AM ISTThe virus that causes chickenpox -- varicella zoster virus (VZV) -- possesses a protein that could enhance its ability to hijack white blood cells and...
Breakthrough: Australian plant extract can kill the Zika Virus Anjali Nimesh Nimesh3 Jun 2017 11:58 AM ISTIn a breakthrough, scientists have discovered a group of naturally occurring compounds in an Australian native plant that can effectively kill the...
First Chikungunya-infected Aedes aegypti mosquitoes found in Brazil Anjali Nimesh Nimesh24 Jun 2017 11:57 AM ISTWhile more than 13,000 cases of Chikungunya viral disease were reported in Brazil in 2015, scientists had never before detected the virus in a...
Probiotics can protect against Influenza A virus Anjali Nimesh Nimesh15 Dec 2017 7:25 PM ISTLactic acid bacteria, commonly used as probiotics to improve digestive health, can offer protection against different subtypes of influenza A virus,...
How Zika infection drives fetal demise Anjali Nimesh Nimesh8 Jan 2018 7:28 PM ISTA powerful antiviral protein may act as a checkpoint for keeping or ending a pregnancy.When exposed to Zika virus before birth, mouse fetuses with the...
Repeated influenza vaccination helps prevent severe flu in older adults Anjali Nimesh Nimesh9 Jan 2018 7:00 PM ISTRepeated vaccination for influenza in older adults reduced the severity of the virus and reduced hospital admissions, found new research published in...
Breakthrough : HIV treatment pill once a week Anjali Nimesh Nimesh10 Jan 2018 8:30 PM ISTResearchers at MIT and Brigham and Women's Hospital have developed a capsule that can deliver a week's worth of HIV drugs in a single dose. This...
Latest acute sinusitis guideline : antimicrobial prescribing by NICE Anjali Nimesh Nimesh29 April 2018 7:01 PM ISTAcute sinusitis is usually caused by a virus, lasts for about 2 to 3 weeks, and most people get better without antibiotics, therefore, withholding...
Nipah Virus- Fact Sheet Vinay Singh singh27 May 2018 7:28 PM ISTNipah virus (NiV) infection is a newly emerging zoonosis that causes severe disease in both animals and humans and at present, there is no vaccine or...
Breakthrough: Poliovirus effective in treating brain cancer, says New Trial in NEJM Vinay Singh singh30 Jun 2018 4:51 PM ISTA genetically modified poliovirus therapy shows significant improvement in long-term survival for patients with recurrent glioblastoma (brain cancer),...
