Discovery Offers Clues to Why Zika Became More Dangerous – R & D Magazine
10/05/2017
R & D MagazineDiscovery Offers Clues to Why Zika Became More DangerousR & D MagazineUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln virologists have identified a Zika mutation that may help explain why the virus became more lethal during outbreaks that sickened tens of thousands of people in the Caribbean, South America and the United States in 2015 …
10/05/2017
Eyewitness NewsZika vaccine shows promise in early human trialEyewitness NewsUnlike conventional vaccines, which often use inactivated or killed versions of a virus, the Inovio-GeneOne shot is a synthetic vaccine made by reproducing sections of the Zika virus genome in a lab, and then loading them onto a ring of genetic …Experimental therapy prevents Zika in monkeys. Will it work in humans?Miami HeraldPromising Zika drug prevents infection in monkeysThe San Diego Union-TribuneAntibody cocktail halts Zika in monkeys: studyDaily NationGlobeNewswire (press release) -WGCU Newsall 24 news articles »
10/05/2017
Sputnik InternationalNatural compounds fight against Zika and Dengue virusesMedical XpressA team led by Prof SONG Jianxing from the Department of Biological Sciences, NUS discovered that a number of fruits and vegetables contain natural compounds that can disrupt the replication machinery of the Zika and Dengue viruses in the human body.Scientists Develop $5 Instant Test for Dengue & Zika VirusSputnik Internationalall 2 news articles »
10/04/2017
Philadelphia Business JournalWistar scientist's Zika vaccine candidate passes first test in humansPhiladelphia Business Journal“Synthetic DNA vaccines are an ideal approach for emerging infectious diseases like Zika,” said David B. Weiner, director of Wistar's Vaccine and Immunotherapy Center and the developer of the expermenta; Zika vaccine. “This new generation of DNA …ZIka Vax Promising in Phase 1 TrialMedPage TodayDNA-based Zika vaccine is safe and effective at inducing immune responseMedical XpressDNA-based Zika vaccine is the first to demonstrate both safety and the ability to elicit an immune response against …Outbreak News Todayall 7 news articles »
10/04/2017
India TodayNew rapid test developed to detect Zika and Dengue : Worldly ScienceIndia TodayA pregnancy-strip like low cost rapid test has been developed for diagnosing Zika and Dengue viruses.and more »