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21-May-2015 1:00 PM EDT
Study Identifies Ebola Virus’s Achilles’ Heel
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

A team including scientists from Albert Einstein College of Medicine and the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases has identified the molecular “lock” that the deadly Ebola virus must pick to gain entry to cells. The findings, made in mice, suggest that drugs blocking entry to this lock could protect against Ebola infection.

Released: 13-May-2015 8:05 AM EDT
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Newswise Trends

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Released: 11-May-2015 7:05 AM EDT
Damming and Damning Haemorrhagic Diseases
Universite de Montreal

Rift Valley fever virus’ proteins imitate human DNA repair factors, say University of Montreal scientists. Using drugs to dam this chemical reaction would condemn the disease’s infectiousness.

1-May-2015 11:05 AM EDT
Researchers Find Ebola Virus in Patient’s Eye Fluid Weeks After It Was Undetectable in Blood
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)

On May 7, researchers are reporting a case study in which viable Ebola virus was present in the eye’s aqueous humor — the clear fluid in the front of the eye, between the lens and the cornea — 10 weeks after the virus was no longer detectable in the patient’s blood.

10-Apr-2015 4:05 AM EDT
Ebola Analysis Finds Virus Hasn’t Become Deadlier, Yet
University of Manchester

Research from The University of Manchester using cutting edge computer analysis reveals that despite mutating, Ebola hasn’t evolved to become deadlier since the first outbreak 40 years ago.

8-Apr-2015 2:05 PM EDT
New Ebola Study Points to Potential Drug Target
Washington University in St. Louis

New research led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis shows that interfering with the replication of the Ebola virus can stop the virus in its tracks. The discovery opens the door to finding more effective treatments.

Released: 8-Apr-2015 2:05 PM EDT
Vanderbilt Joins National Effort to Speed Ebola Therapy Testing
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Vanderbilt University researchers have joined a multi-center effort led by Pennsylvania-based Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc. to accelerate development of potential antibody therapies against the often-lethal Ebola virus.

Released: 7-Apr-2015 12:05 PM EDT
New Tool to Diagnose Ebola Uncovers Some Surprises
American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)

Abdominal pain, fever and unexplained bleeding – which are commonly believed to indicate infection with the Ebola virus — are not significantly predictive of the disease, according to the results of a study examining a new Ebola Prediction Score published online Friday in Annals of Emergency Medicine ("Derivation and Internal Validation of the Ebola Prediction Score for Risk Stratification of Patients with Suspected Ebola Virus Disease") http://www.annemergmed.com/article/S0196-0644(15)00217-6/fulltext.

27-Mar-2015 10:05 AM EDT
Faulty Modeling Studies Led to Overstated Predictions of Ebola Outbreak
University of Michigan

Frequently used approaches to understanding and forecasting emerging epidemics—including the West African Ebola outbreak—can lead to big errors that mask their own presence, according to a University of Michigan ecologist and his colleagues.

Released: 30-Mar-2015 2:05 PM EDT
USAID Taps Cornell to Advance Ebola Protective Garments
Cornell University

In the war against Ebola, Cornell University – along with partners International Personnel Protection Inc. (IPP) and protective apparel manufacturer Kappler Inc. – will rethink, reimagine and re-engineer protective suits for health care workers on the front lines battling the life-threatening contagion. The garments will be more comfortable and breathable, with leak-free barrier protection, better hood design and the suits will be easier to remove.

23-Mar-2015 11:05 AM EDT
Ebola Whole Virus Vaccine Shown Effective, Safe in Primates
University of Wisconsin–Madison

An Ebola whole virus vaccine, constructed using a novel experimental platform, has been shown to effectively protect monkeys exposed to the often fatal virus. The vaccine, described today (March 26, 2015) in the journal Science, was developed by a group led by Yoshihiro Kawaoka, a University of Wisconsin-Madison expert on avian influenza, Ebola and other viruses of medical importance.

Released: 17-Mar-2015 1:05 PM EDT
World Health Organization Taps UAB Graduate to Evaluate Global Ebola Response
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Faisal Shuaib, M.D., Dr.P.H., who led successful Ebola containment efforts in Nigeria, has been appointed to a six-man independent expert committee.

Released: 13-Mar-2015 7:05 AM EDT
Measles Cases Predicted to Almost Double in Ebola Epidemic Countries
University of Southampton

An international study involving the University of Southampton suggests there could be a rise in measles cases of 100,000 across the three countries most affected by the Ebola outbreak in West Africa due to health system disruptions.

9-Mar-2015 11:05 AM EDT
Increased Susceptibility to Measles a Side Effect of Ebola Epidemic
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers say that major disruptions in the health care systems in West Africa caused by the Ebola crisis have led to significant decreases in vaccinations for childhood diseases, increasing susceptibility to measles and other vaccine-preventable illnesses.

25-Feb-2015 2:00 PM EST
Research Shows Asian Herb Holds Promise as Treatment for Ebola Virus Disease
Texas Biomedical Research Institute

New research that focuses on the mechanism by which Ebola virus infects a cell and the discovery of a promising drug therapy candidate is being published February 27, 2015, in the journal Science.

23-Feb-2015 10:00 AM EST
Human Antibodies Target Marburg, Ebola Viruses; One Step Closer to Vaccine
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Researchers at Vanderbilt University, the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and The Scripps Research Institute for the first time have shown how human antibodies can neutralize the Marburg virus, a close cousin to Ebola.

   
23-Feb-2015 11:00 AM EST
TSRI Team Shows How Rare Antibody Targets Ebola and Marburg Virus
Scripps Research Institute

The Scripps Research Institute scientists have captured the first images showing how immune molecules bind to a site on the surface of Marburg virus and have described an antibody that binds to both Marburg and Ebola viruses, pointing to new antibody treatments to fight an entire family of viruses.

   
Released: 17-Feb-2015 12:00 PM EST
ACOEM Releases Guidelines for Medical Clearance of Ebola Caregivers
American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM)

Occupational and environmental medicine organization's guidelines are intended to help strengthen procedures for the medical clearance of designated Ebola caregivers in the nation’s hospitals.

Released: 12-Feb-2015 10:30 AM EST
Ebola Has Lessons for Local Health Departments' Role in Health Crises
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

Experience with the Ebola outbreak highlights local health departments' essential role in responding to global health threats posed by infectious diseases, according to a special article in the March/April issue of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.

Released: 3-Feb-2015 4:00 PM EST
Hepatitis C More Prevalent Than HIV/AIDS or Ebola Yet Lacks Equal Attention
Loyola Medicine

One of the global regions highly affected by hepatitis C is West Africa. In developed countries, hepatitis C, a blood-borne disease, is transmitted through intravenous (IV) drug use. “In West Africa, we believe that there are many transmission modes and they are not through IV drug use, but through cultural and every day practices,” says Jennifer Layden, MD, PhD principal investigator on a study recently published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases.

Released: 2-Feb-2015 8:00 AM EST
Reasons Why Winter Gives Flu a Leg Up Could Be Key to Prevention
Virginia Tech

As flu season continues, Virginia Tech professor Linsey Marr is studying how the disease is transmitted through the air, in hopes that her results will lead to new strategies to fight the flu.

Released: 22-Jan-2015 11:00 AM EST
As Ebola Deaths Rise, Researcher Sees Parallels with Devastating Medieval Plague
Rutgers University

Nükhet Varlik, a Rutgers historian, has studied the Black Death – the medieval plague that may have wiped out more than half of the population in vast parts of the world – and found echoes from centuries past in issues such as the spread of deadly diseases including Ebola, human interactions with the environment, climate change and other dilemmas that affect human health today as much as they did in the Middle Ages. There is much we may be able to learn about modern times from what Professor Varlik has found.

Released: 21-Jan-2015 12:00 PM EST
Animal-to-Human Transmission of Ebola Virus Appears Tied to Increasing Human Population Density in Forested Regions
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

Researchers at SUNY Downstate Medical Center have found an apparent link between human population density and vegetation cover in Africa and the spread of the Ebola virus from animal hosts to humans.

Released: 5-Jan-2015 1:15 PM EST
Anesthesiologists Face the Ebola Epidemic—Time to 'Educate, Train and Prepare'
International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS)

Because of their responsibility for performing airway intubation and other invasive procedures, anesthesiologists will play an essential role in managing patients with Ebola virus infection. Scientific evidence guiding the anesthetic management of Ebola virus disease (EVD) is presented and analyzed in a special article published by Anesthesia & Analgesia.

18-Dec-2014 9:05 AM EST
Ebola Outbreak Offers Lessons, Reminders for Critical Care Clinicians
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)

Outbreaks of infectious diseases, such as Ebola in West Africa, offer insight for how healthcare professionals can respond more effectively to current and future challenges, according to editors of the American Journal of Critical Care (AJCC ).

Released: 23-Dec-2014 12:00 PM EST
Ebola Epidemic Spurs Students to Launch Global Design Competition for Medical Healing
NYIT

Architecture and medical students at New York Institute of Technology have created an international, interdisciplinary competition to generate ideas for mobile healing environments suitable for areas hit by epidemics and pandemics.

Released: 18-Dec-2014 8:00 AM EST
Using the Power of Computers to Harness the Human Genome May Provide Clues into the Ebola Virus
Florida Atlantic University

Ramaswamy Narayanan, Ph.D., is working to blend the power of computers with biology to use the human genome to remove much of the guesswork involved in discovering cures for diseases. He describes how key genes that are present in our cells could be used to develop drugs for Ebola virus disease.

Released: 17-Dec-2014 12:00 PM EST
Study Identifies 53 Approved Drugs that May Block Ebola Infection
Mount Sinai Health System

Researchers found 53 existing drugs that may keep the Ebola virus from entering human cells, a key step in the process of infection.

7-Dec-2014 11:00 PM EST
Ebola Virus May Replicate in an Exotic Way
University of Utah

University of Utah researchers ran biochemical analysis and computer simulations of a livestock virus to discover a likely and exotic mechanism to explain the replication of related viruses such as Ebola, measles and rabies. The mechanism may be a possible target for new treatments within a decade.

Released: 11-Dec-2014 11:00 AM EST
How Long Can Ebola Survive Outside the Body?
Drexel University

The Ebola virus travels from person to person through direct contact with infected body fluids. But how long can the virus survive on glass surfaces or countertops? How long can it live in wastewater when liquid wastes from a patient end up in the sewage system? In an article published Dec. 9 in the journal Environmental Science & Technology Letters, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and Drexel University plot a course for future study of the virus.

Released: 10-Dec-2014 10:40 AM EST
University of Kansas Research Team Helps WHO Make Sense of Ebola Response Efforts
University of Kansas, Life Span Institute

The University of Kansas World Health Organization Collaborating Centre is partnering with colleagues in West Africa to collect data on what activities and interventions helped stem the spread of the Ebola Virus Disease in Liberia to inform future efforts.

Released: 8-Dec-2014 1:15 PM EST
New RTI Press Policy Brief Offers Framework for Developing Ebola-Related Organizational Policies and Procedures
RTI International

In response to the unprecedented Ebola outbreak in West Africa and its implications for global organizations, RTI International has developed a framework to guide the development of Ebola-related policies and procedures for institutions and companies.

Released: 2-Dec-2014 12:00 PM EST
Study on Current Perceptions of Ebola Reveals Public Remains Scared and Skeptical
MavenMagnet

In support of Strategies for Fighting Ebola: A Columbia University Summit to Help End the Epidemic, held this week at the Columbia Club in New York City, MavenMagnet, a multinational big data-based research company, conducted a study to understand the current U.S. public perceptions of Ebola.

25-Nov-2014 12:00 PM EST
Strategies for Fighting Ebola
Columbia University School of Nursing

Join us for a special three-panel summit bringing together leading international experts from Columbia University who will identify the essential action steps needed to eliminate the Ebola epidemic. The event will also be webcast live.

Released: 24-Nov-2014 12:00 PM EST
New Online 3-D Tool Seeks Possible Targets To Disable Ebola Virus
 Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins biomedical engineers have developed a free, browser-based online tool that could speed up the creation of new drugs to treat or prevent Ebola virus infections.

Released: 21-Nov-2014 5:15 PM EST
Top UAB Doc Pledges Proceeds From Second Novel to Diabetes Research
University of Alabama at Birmingham

In “Command & Control,” the second novel by Stephen Russell, fictional retired orthopedic surgeon Mackie McKay finds himself in the middle of an infectious disease outbreak — with Ebola as a backdrop

Released: 20-Nov-2014 12:00 PM EST
Nasal Spray Vaccine Has Potential for Long-Lasting Protection from Ebola Virus
American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS)

A nasal vaccine in development by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin has been shown to provide long-term protection for non-human primates against the deadly Ebola virus.

17-Nov-2014 11:00 AM EST
Chances for Outbreaks of Another African Viral Infection Rising
Mount Sinai Health System

Another family of viruses, deadly in some cases, may have already jumped from fruit bats into humans in Africa, according to a study published today in the journal Nature Communications.

13-Nov-2014 12:00 PM EST
Scripps Research Institute Scientists Reveal Weak Spots in Ebola’s Defenses
Scripps Research Institute

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have identified weak spots on the surface of Ebola virus that are targeted by the antibodies in ZMapp, the experimental drug cocktail administered to several patients during the recent Ebola outbreak.

   
11-Nov-2014 12:05 PM EST
Creating Trust in the Time of Ebola
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

One of the key reasons the Ebola outbreak got out of control in West Africa in the early days of the crisis was a lack of trust among community members, frontline health workers and the broader health system, suggests new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health research.

10-Nov-2014 8:00 AM EST
Clinicians Provide First Successful Delivery of Dialysis in Ebola Virus Disease
American Society of Nephrology (ASN)

Acute kidney injury occurs frequently in Ebola virus disease; however, providing hemodialysis to these patients was previously thought to be too risky. Clinicians recently accomplished the first known successful delivery of renal replacement therapy with subsequent recovery of kidney function in a patient with Ebola virus disease.

Released: 13-Nov-2014 3:00 PM EST
Electron-Beam Technology a Better Way to Sanitize Ebola Waste?
Texas A&M AgriLife

Dr. Suresh D. Pillai said electron beam technology could be much safer and more cost effective to sanitize ebola virus contaminated equipment and wastewater.

12-Nov-2014 10:00 AM EST
Ebola a Stark Reminder of Link Between Health of Humans, Animals, Environment
Ohio State University

Though no one would call the Ebola pandemic a good thing, it has presented an opportunity for scientists to alert the public about the dire need to halt the spread of infectious diseases, especially in developing and densely populated areas of the world.

Released: 12-Nov-2014 12:00 PM EST
Simulation Aids Crisis Preparedness
Society for Simulation in Healthcare

Hospitals, clinics and other emergency portals of entry that are planning for Ebola and other infectious disease-readiness now have access to a previously sold-out webinar featuring simulation education in crisis preparedness.

Released: 12-Nov-2014 9:05 AM EST
Single-Dose, Needle-Free Ebola Vaccine Provides Long-Term Protection in Macaques
American Chemical Society (ACS)

Scientists have demonstrated for the first time that a single-dose, needleless Ebola vaccine given to primates through their noses and lungs protected them against infection for at least 21 weeks.

Released: 6-Nov-2014 6:00 PM EST
JBLM Reserve Airmen Support Ebola Fight on the Ground
U.S. Air Force Reserve - 446th Airlift Wing

Reserve Airmen from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, will provide air transportation and logistics support in Dakar, Senegal from November 2014 to May 2015 for operations supporting the Department of Defense's Ebola response.


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