A team of Stanford researchers is developing approaches to thwart a family of deadly viruses called flaviviruses, by targeting the human cells that host these invading …
Tag: virology
Combination of two approved cancer drugs defeats dengue, Ebola viruses in mice
Treating viral infections with a "one drug, one bug" approach can be quite successful, as in the case of hepatitis C. A concerted effort generated several …
Study reveals human genes, non-essential to us, that dengue, Zika, hepatitis C viruses depend on
Much as I wholeheartedly wish death unto every extant mosquito wherever he or she may buzz, that wish is very unlikely to come true anytime in the foreseeable …
Resurrected drug fights multiple viruses
Virus are elusive foes. It seems like every year there's a new one in the news - Ebola recently and now Zika - not to …