Dengue Virus News Gathered from News-Medical.Net
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Study reveals arsenal used by protozoans to make leishmaniasis more severe
Mar 24, 2021 | 06:21 amResearchers have succeeded in revealing the arsenal used by protozoans of the genus Leishmania in human cells to make leishmaniasis more severe, especially in cases of the mucocutaneous variety of the disease, which can cause deformations in patients.
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Extreme rainfall associated with climate change in Amazonia causes adverse birth outcomes
Mar 2, 2021 | 00:52 amExtreme rainfall associated with climate change is causing harm to babies in some of the most forgotten places on the planet setting in motion a chain of disadvantage down the generations, according to new research in Nature Sustainability.
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A machine-learning approach to track how yellow fever mosquito moves through the environment
Feb 24, 2021 | 22:42 pmThe yellow fever mosquito (Aedes aegypti) is a main vector of deadly diseases like dengue fever, chikungunya, and the Zika virus, which result in hundreds of thousands of deaths worldwide each year.
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Antibody effector functions are crucial part of treating COVID-19 infections
Feb 17, 2021 | 06:15 amOf the nine treatments and preventives for COVID-19 authorized for emergency use by the Food and Drug Administration, three are drugs made from so-called monoclonal antibodies.
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Researchers discover antibody that blocks the spread of dengue virus
Jan 14, 2021 | 14:15 pmA team of researchers led by the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Michigan has discovered an antibody that blocks the spread within the body of the dengue virus, a mosquito-borne pathogen that infects between 50 and 100 million people a year.
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New genomics resource details the small RNA transcriptomes of four mosquito species
Jan 14, 2021 | 00:38 amResearchers from Boston University School of Medicine provide a new genomics resource that details the small RNA transcriptomes (gene expression) of four bio-medically important mosquito species.
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Scientists decipher the structure of protein found in parasites that cause neglected tropical diseases
Jan 8, 2021 | 07:52 amBrazilian researchers have managed to decipher the structure of a protein found in parasites that cause neglected tropical diseases, paving the way to the development of novel medications.
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Researchers identify natural products with potential to disrupt viral spread
Jan 6, 2021 | 04:34 amResearchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of California San Diego have broken down the genomic and life history traits of three classes of viruses that have caused endemic and global pandemics in the past and identify natural products - compounds produced in nature - with the potential to disrupt their spread.
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$3.7 million NIH grant supports development of biosensor technology for diagnosing viral diseases
Dec 16, 2020 | 23:43 pmFor over ten years, Ali Yanik has been working to develop novel biosensor technology to provide rapid, low-cost testing for disease diagnostics and precision medicine.
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Takeda brings innovative pipeline portfolio to patients for sustained revenue growth
Dec 10, 2020 | 07:00 amAs part of its Wave 1 Pipeline Market Opportunity Call, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited provided an update on its pipeline portfolio, which has the potential to contribute significantly to revenue growth for the company over the next decade.
