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Medicine
fromNational Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
4 weeks ago

Immunotherapies for HIV Eradication in the CNS Compartment

Immunotherapeutic strategies using broadly neutralizing antibodies must overcome blood-brain barrier limitations to effectively target persistent HIV in the central nervous system while preventing neuroinflammatory damage.
Public health
fromNature
3 weeks ago

Structures of Marburgvirus glycoprotein and its complex with NPC1 receptor - Nature

Marburg virus causes 73% case fatality rate in humans with no licensed therapeutics or vaccines available, unlike Ebola virus which has approved treatments and vaccines despite lower mortality.
Medicine
fromWIRED
3 weeks ago

The Shingles Virus May Be Aging You More Quickly

Varicella-zoster virus reactivation causes cognitive decline treatable with antivirals, revealing underestimated neurological impacts beyond typical shingles complications.
Science
fromwww.nature.com
1 month ago

Host control of persistent EpsteinBarr virus infection

Host non-genetic factors (HIV, immunosuppression, smoking) and genetic variation at MHC/HLA strongly influence blood Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) load during persistent infection.
Medicine
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

How the Epstein-Barr virus triggers MS in some people

Epstein-Barr virus infection combined with specific genetic factors can trigger multiple sclerosis by provoking immune attacks on myelin.
Public health
fromScary Mommy
1 month ago

Can Measles Leave You Immunocompromised? Sure Can, Experts Say

Measles destroys immune memory by targeting memory cells, causing immune amnesia that impairs protection against previously encountered infections.
Medicine
fromNature
1 month ago

A broadly protective antibody targeting gammaherpesvirus gB - Nature

Cong Sun, Chu Xie, and Bing‑Zhen Cheng contributed equally; correspondence to Cong Sun, Zheng Liu, or Mu‑Sheng Zeng; affiliations include Sun Yat‑sen Cancer Center and SUSTech.
Medicine
fromNews Center
2 months ago

Investigating HIV's Hidden Immune Evasion Strategy - News Center

HIV rewires infected cells' glycosylation to display sialoglycans that engage Siglec checkpoints, cloaking cells and suppressing immune clearance; targeted sialidase restores immune killing.
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