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Bat viruses in Indochina Peninsula reveal viral diversity, PEDV origins, and spillover risks
1+ hour, 57+ min ago (407+ words) Bats, critical reservoirs of viruses with significant cross-species spillover risks, have long been understudied in the Indochina Peninsula. Bat viruses in Indochina Peninsula reveal viral diversity, PEDV origins, and spillover risks Bats, critical reservoirs of viruses with significant cross-species spillover…...
Overlooked animal viruses slipping past global disease surveillance
6+ hour, 36+ min ago (609+ words) A new perspective highlights how the influenza D virus and a canine'feline recombinant coronavirus may be slipping past standard tests, exposing gaps in global surveillance at the human'animal interface. In a recent perspective review published in Emerging Infectious Diseases, researchers…...
Chemical inhibitor helps viruses overcome bacterial immune defenses
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (568+ words) Antimicrobial resistance - when bacteria and fungi defend themselves against the drugs design to kill them - is an'urgent threat to global public health, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. To combat this threat, the Gerdt Lab at Indiana…...
Dynamic viral markers predict treatment response in hepatitis B
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (396+ words) The rate of functional cure (HBsAg loss) remains unsatisfactory following pegylated interferon (PEG-IFN) treatment in chronic hepatitis B. To optimize PEG-IFN administration, this study aimed to evaluate virological markers to predict functional cure and/or hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) loss....
New diagnostic framework addresses challenges of rapidly-mutating RNA viruses
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (456+ words) The rapid evolutionary dynamics of RNA viruses, driven by high mutation rates and the consequent formation of complex quasispecies populations, present a formidable obstacle to conventional molecular diagnostic approaches. New diagnostic framework addresses challenges of rapidly-mutating RNA viruses The rapid…...
Sino Biological expands research reagent portfolio to support global Nipah virus vaccine and diagnostic development
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (264+ words) Sino Biological expands research reagent portfolio to support global Nipah virus vaccine and diagnostic development'News-Medical From Sino Biological Inc.Jan 30 2026 Recent reports of Nipah virus (NiV) infections in West Bengal, India, have reignited global concern, prompting public health authorities to…...
Evosep launches IQ/OQ protocols for the Evosep Eno System at WCBP 2026
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (362+ words) Evosep is proud to announce a major advancement in quality assurance for pharmaceutical and regulated laboratories with the introduction of Installation Qualification (IQ) and Operational Qualification (OQ) protocols for its Evosep Eno system. Evosep launches IQ/OQ protocols for the…...
People with ME/CFS and Long COVID experience disruption to brain connectivity
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (306+ words) People with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and Long COVID experience a disruption to their brain connectivity during a mentally demanding task. The new Griffith University research, published today, used ultra-high field MRI technology to investigate the significant…...
Emerging animal viruses may pose overlooked threats to future human outbreaks
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (468+ words) Two emerging pathogens with animal origins - influenza D virus and canine coronavirus - have so far been quietly flying under the radar, but researchers warn conditions are ripe for the viruses to spread more widely among humans. If surveillance and diagnostics…...
Astoriom acquires Precision Stability Storage
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (630+ words) Astoriom acquires Precision Stability Storage'News-Medical Astoriom acquires Precision Stability Storage Astoriom, a global leader in scientific research and consumer product sample stability and biorepository storage, has expanded its sample management capabilities in the US with the acquisition of Precision Stability…...