Hacker News with Generative AI: Viruses

What Is the HMPV Virus Surging in China? (forbes.com)
Plenty of viruses are having their strongest season in years. Flu, norovirus and RSV are all surging across numerous countries, including the United States. In northern China, a common illness called human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, is on the rise and sparking global headlines.

Viruses, China, Health, Respiratory Infections

7 points by bloomingkales 12 days ago | 1 comments

Scientists Discover Common Virus Could Be Causing a Type of Alzheimer's (sciencealert.com)
Researchers have discovered a link between a chronic gut infection caused by a common virus and the development of Alzheimer's disease in some people.

Science, Medicine, Alzheimer's Disease, Viruses

5 points by Jimmc414 12 days ago | 3 comments

H5N1: Much More Than You Wanted to Know (astralcodexten.com)
What is the H5N1 bird flu? Will it cause the next big pandemic? If so, how bad would that pandemic be?

Science, Public Health, Pandemics, Viruses

96 points by feross 17 days ago | 112 comments

'Obelisks': New class of life has been found in human digestive system (sciencealert.com)
Peering into the jungle of microbes that live within us, researchers have stumbled across what seem to be an entire new class of virus-like objects.

Microbiology, Biology, Human Body, Viruses

476 points by unkeen 19 days ago | 134 comments

CDC says H5N1 sample shows mutations that may help virus bind to upper airways (statnews.com)
Genetic sequences of H5N1 bird flu viruses collected from a person in Louisiana who became severely ill show signs of development of several mutations thought to affect the virus’ ability to attach to cells in the upper airways of humans, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Thursday.

Health, Viruses, Public Health, Bird Flu, Mutations

5 points by ck2 22 days ago | 0 comments

'Obelisks': New Class of Life Has Been Found in the Human Digestive Sys (sciencealert.com)
Peering into the jungle of microbes that live within us, researchers have stumbled across what seem to be an entire new class of virus-like objects.

Biology, Microbiology, Viruses, Human Body, Science

10 points by SMAAART 25 days ago | 1 comments

Long Fatigue: The exhaustion that lingers after an infection (bbc.com)
Before long Covid there was post-viral fatigue – a mysterious set of illnesses caused by other infections. Now scientists are starting to unravel its secrets.

Health, Science, Fatigue, Viruses

113 points by amichail 55 days ago | 92 comments

Scientists Film 'Giant' Mimivirus in Action (tus.ac.jp)
For the first time, we can see footage of a 'giant' virus as it infects a cell

Science, Viruses, Biology, Microscopy

4 points by geox 65 days ago | 0 comments

A new virus-like entity has just been discovered. 'Obelisks' explained (theconversation.com)
Biological entities called obelisks have been hiding – in large numbers – inside the human mouth and gut.

Biology, Science, Viruses

5 points by melenaboija 65 days ago | 0 comments

Hidden Players: the bacteria-killing viruses of the gut microbiome (nature.com)
Viruses known as bacteriophages are difficult to study, but they are beginning to give up their secrets.

Microbiology, Viruses, Gut Microbiome, Bacteriophages, Science

3 points by gnabgib 79 days ago | 0 comments

A Bird Flu Vaccine Might Come Too Late to Save Us from H5N1 (scientificamerican.com)
H5N1 bird flu is here. It’s moving from animals to people in ways not seen before. It’s spreading to new species and new places, and this spread is largely happening under the radar.

Public Health, Pandemics, Viruses, Science

3 points by ctoth 80 days ago | 1 comments

AI scans RNA 'dark matter' and uncovers 70k new viruses (nature.com)

AI, Viruses, RNA, Biology, Science

7 points by gmays 92 days ago | 0 comments

Your showerhead and toothbrush are teeming with viruses (cnn.com)

Health, Viruses, Hygiene

4 points by peutetre 99 days ago | 1 comments

Studies suggest a drug-free nasal spray could ward off respiratory infections (medicalxpress.com)
A new study details how a nasal spray formulated by investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital may work to protect against viral and bacterial respiratory infections.

Medical Research, Nasal Spray, Respiratory Infections, Viruses, Bacteria

133 points by PaulHoule 105 days ago | 105 comments

Chinese children were most likely infected by a lab leaked poliovirus in 2014 (twitter.com)

Public Health, China, Polio, Viruses, Conspiracy Theories

7 points by haltingproblem 128 days ago | 0 comments

Poliovirus that infected a Chinese child in 2014 may have leaked from a lab (science.org)

Science, Viruses, China, Public Health

46 points by nextos 132 days ago | 24 comments

Newly discovered antibody protects against all Covid-19 variants (medicalxpress.com)
Researchers have discovered an antibody able to neutralize all known variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, as well as distantly related SARS-like coronaviruses that infect other animals.

COVID-19, Medical Research, Antibodies, Viruses, Pandemics

59 points by toss1 135 days ago | 2 comments

Engineered Virus Steals Proteins from HIV, Pointing to New Therapy (nytimes.com)

Viruses, HIV, Medical Research, Therapeutics

3 points by aussieguy1234 162 days ago | 2 comments

What to Know About the Deadly Nipah Virus as India Races to Contain an Outbreak (forbes.com)

Public Health, Viruses, India, Outbreaks

4 points by walterbell 177 days ago | 0 comments

Study shows ancient viruses fuel modern-day cancers (phys.org)

Cancer, Viruses, Science, Biology, Health

15 points by XzetaU8 179 days ago | 0 comments

WHO confirms first fatal human case of bird flu A(H5N2) (reuters.com)