Asian herb holds promise as treatment for Ebola virus disease– Researchers announced that a small molecule called Tetrandrine derived from an Asian herb has shown to be a potent small molecule inhibiting infection of human white blood cells in vitro… Read More ›
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Research shows Asian herb holds promise as treatment for Ebola virus disease
PUBLIC RELEASE: 26-FEB-2015 Research published in Science finds new cellular factor critical to Ebola virus infection, discovered small molecule that inhibits virus entry into cell TEXAS BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE SAN ANTONIO (February 26, 2015) – New research that focuses on… Read More ›
Researchers identify how humans can develop immunity to deadly Marburg virus
PUBLIC RELEASE: 26-FEB-2015 UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH AT GALVESTON A collaborative team from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Vanderbilt University and The Scripps Research Institute have identified mechanisms involved in antibody response to the deadly Marburg… Read More ›
Simple paper strip can diagnose Ebola and other fevers within 10 minutes
Public Release: 24-Feb-2015 Quick test for Ebola CAMBRIDGE, MA — When diagnosing a case of Ebola, time is of the essence. However, existing diagnostic tests take at least a day or two to yield results, preventing health care workers from… Read More ›
NIH Ebola study in macaques provides timeframes for post-mortem viral stability
Public Release: 12-Feb-2015 NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases WHAT: To determine how long Ebola virus could remain infectious in a body after death, National Institutes of Health (NIH) scientists sampled deceased Ebola-infected monkeys and discovered the virus remained… Read More ›
A new variant of the rabbit hemorrhagic disease endangers the Iberian lynx
Public Release: 11-Feb-2015 FECYT – Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology A study led by the Hunting Resources Research Institute demonstrates the effects that a new variant of the hemorrhagic disease virus RHDV has on wild rabbits on the Iberian… Read More ›
Antiviral compound protects nonhuman primates against Ebola virus
Public Release: 10-Feb-2015 US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases Scientists protected 75 percent of rhesus monkeys infected with Ebola virus that were treated with a compound targeting the expression of VP24, a single Ebola virus protein–suggesting that VP24… Read More ›
Proposed Ebola Vaccines Advance in Liberia
Monday, February 02, 2015 By BARBARA LEONARD WASHINGTON (CN) – With two experimental Ebola vaccines in the wings, the U.S. government said it needs volunteers for a large clinical trial that opened in Liberia on Wednesday. Prevail, short for the… Read More ›
LSU Health New Orleans identifies toxic Ebola protein fragment
Public Release: 21-Jan-2015 Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans, LA – William Gallaher, PhD, Emeritus Professor of Microbiology, Immunology & Parasitology at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, has discovered a fragment of an Ebola virus protein… Read More ›
Genetic changes in Ebola virus could impede potential treatments
Public Release: 20-Jan-2015 US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases Scientists studying the genetic makeup of the Ebola virus currently circulating in West Africa have identified several mutations that could have implications for developing effective drugs to fight the… Read More ›
