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Perioperative Medicine launches with new guidelines on fluid management...

Perioperative Medicine launches today with important guidelines for fluid management during surgery. The consensus statement was agreed by the Clinical Leaders of the English Enhanced Recovery...

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Microbiome announcements – a new article type from Microbiome

New journal Microbiome now accepts short reports of metagenomic datasets and their associated clinical or environmental data, such as those recently used for the NIH-funded Human Microbiome Project...

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Convergent evolution in eukaryotic viruses

Research published today in Virology Journal shows the remarkable evolutionary history of an important group of viruses. The Nucleo-Cytoplasmic Large DNA Viruses (NCLDV) comprise at least six families...

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New animal model to study chronic hepatitis B virus infection

Research published today in Virology Journal describes a new model to study chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, which could be used to determine risk factors and test treatments for the disease....

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New Editors for Virology Journal

Professor Linfa Wang has joined Virology Journal as Editor-in-Chief. Professor Wang is a leading researcher in emerging infections, including the discovery of novel, potentially zoonotic, viruses in...

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Synthetic “poop” as a treatment for C. Difficile published in new journal...

A new treatment for superbug Clostridium difficile is published today in the launch issue of Microbiome. Canadian researchers have developed a “super-probiotic”, a synthetic stool called the...

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New journal Cancer & Metabolism launches today

New journal Cancer & Metabolism launches today with a selection of articles that highlight the altered metabolic pathways that drive cancer. Altered glucose metabolism of tumor cells was first...

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A novel coronavirus capable of causing fatal disease

In September 2012 a patient in Saudi Arabia died of acute respiratory illness and kidney failure due to an unknown infectious agent. A novel species of coronavirus was later identified and shown to be...

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Mosquito survey identifies reservoir of disease

Mosquito borne viruses are a major cause of mortality and morbidity, especially in the developing world. As warmer weather increases the habitat for these disease vectors the problem is spreading to...

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Who’s been sitting in my chair? The microbes that live indoors.

When the three bears returned to their house in the woods, they found that their porridge had been eaten, their chairs had been sat in and ultimately that Goldilocks was fast asleep in baby bear’s bed....

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Is cancer preventable? The role of diet and obesity

Cancer is a metabolic disease. So asserts a growing body of evidence, supported by twin pillars. On one hand is strong data from population studies showing that those with metabolic disorders, such as...

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Rabies – does it have to be fatal?

Rabies is a reliable killer – the only known infection with a near 100% fatality rate. That is until 2004 when a pediatrician in Milwaukee, USA, tried an experimental protocol that saved the life of...

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The diverse ecology of the Brazilian Amazon – spare a thought for the viruses

In February 1541, Spanish conquistador Francisco de Orellana led a force from modern-day Ecuador into the South American interior to discover the fabled land of cinnamon. Constantly threatened by the...

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Sealed with a kiss – and 80 million oral bacteria

Christmas seems to come earlier each year. Our thoughts turn to the exchange of gifts, time with family and friends and the inevitable office party. But you may find that you exchange more than a...

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New Editors for Virology Journal

Professor Linfa Wang has joined Virology Journal as Editor-in-Chief. Professor Wang is a leading researcher in emerging infections, including the discovery of novel, potentially zoonotic, viruses in...

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Synthetic "poop" as a treatment for C. Difficile published in new journal...

A new treatment for superbug Clostridium difficile is published today in the launch issue of Microbiome. Canadian researchers have developed a “super-probiotic”, a synthetic stool called the...

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New journal Cancer & Metabolism launches today

New journal Cancer & Metabolism launches today with a selection of articles that highlight the altered metabolic pathways that drive cancer. Altered glucose metabolism of tumor cells was first...

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A novel coronavirus capable of causing fatal disease

In September 2012 a patient in Saudi Arabia died of acute respiratory illness and kidney failure due to an unknown infectious agent. A novel species of coronavirus was later identified and shown to be...

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Mosquito survey identifies reservoir of disease

Mosquito borne viruses are a major cause of mortality and morbidity, especially in the developing world. As warmer weather increases the habitat for these disease vectors the problem is spreading to...

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Who’s been sitting in my chair? The microbes that live indoors.

When the three bears returned to their house in the woods, they found that their porridge had been eaten, their chairs had been sat in and ultimately that Goldilocks was fast asleep in baby bear’s bed....

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