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Cow Flu Crisis? Decoding the Dangerous Jump of H5N1 to Humans

A cow resting in her stall. In the foreground is a colorized transmission electron micrograph of H5N1 virus particles (yellow).…

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NIH Tests Experimental Monoclonal Antibody

On the left is a 3D rendering of enterovirus D68 (viral proteins red, yellow, blue) with human monoclonal antibody EV68-228…

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Is Your Milk Safe? How Heat Battles the Infectious H5N1 Flu Virus

Scientists at NIAID found that heat treatment significantly reduces infectious H5N1 virus levels in raw milk, although small amounts can…

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Existing Cancer Drug Alleviates Rare Genetic Syndrome

A recent study shows that ruxolitinib, a drug targeting interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma), effectively alleviates symptoms of the rare autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome…

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Humans Unlikely To Catch Deer Prion Disease

A study using human cerebral organoids found that chronic wasting disease (CWD) is unlikely to transmit from deer, elk, and…

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Innovative Vaccine Strategy Shows Promise

Transmission electron micrograph of HIV-1 virus particles (pink/tan) budding and replicating from a segment of a chronically infected H9 cell…

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