An antibody originally designed to combat dengue virus may also inhibit the spread of Zika virus in vulnerable areas of the ...

Researchers have shown unprecedented control of SIV replication and decay of viral reservoirs by combining a stringent model of infection with the interruption of antiretroviral therapy (ART). The ...

A new study from the University of Alabama at Birmingham reveals that an antibody originally designed to fight dengue virus ...

New model for replication of BKPyV virus, a major cause of kidney transplant failure Date: December 6, 2024 Source: University of Alabama at Birmingham Summary: BK polyomavirus, or BKPyV, is a ...

“Our data point to an overall model in which ANKLE2 regulates virus-induced membrane rearrangements to accelerate orthoflavivirus replication and avoid immune detection,” the team stated.

Researchers used a non-human primate model to show that Sotrovimab, a commercial mAb also known as Xevudy, was fully effective against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.5 sub-lineage and its derivatives, such ...

News Release 6-Dec-2024 New model for replication of BKPyV virus, a major cause of kidney transplant failure There are no effective antivirals against BK polyomavirus in transplanted kidneys.

A new bat organoid platform has been used to study zoonotic viruses like SARS-CoV-2 and flu, revealing more about viral ...

“This study provides compelling evidence that antibody-based therapies can be used to reduce systemic infection and target ...

To better understand BKPyV replication and ways to prevent it, researchers in the UAB Department of Microbiology have published a single-cell analysis of BKPyV infection in primary kidney cells. Their ...