viruses

Now published Over-Representation of Torque Teno Mini Virus 9 in a Subgroup of Patients with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Pilot Study Linked in post below Karen Giménez-Orenga, Eva Martín-Martínez, Elisa Oltra Preprint Abstract Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic...

[I think this belongs here - please move if necessary] A Fight About Viruses in the Air Is Finally Over. Now It’s Time for Healthy Venting https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-fight-about-viruses-in-the-air-is-finally-over-now-its-time-for-healthy/

Viral miRNA regulation of host gene expression Diggins; Hancock Viruses have evolved a multitude of mechanisms to combat barriers to productive infection in the host cell. Virally-encoded miRNAs are one such means to regulate host gene expression in ways that benefit the virus lifecycle. miRNAs...

Hallmarks of Metabolic Reprogramming and Their Role in Viral Pathogenesis Allen CNS, Arjona SP, Santerre M, Sawaya BE Metabolic reprogramming is a hallmark of cancer and has proven to be critical in viral infections. Metabolic reprogramming provides the cell with energy and biomass for...

Merged thread This is a very long article, i've only gotten through about 20% of it so far https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2018/05/the-best-viral-news-youll-ever-read-antibiotic-resistance-phage-therapy-bacteriophage-virus/

Full title: Unexplained post-acute infection syndromes Authors: Jan Choutka, Viraj Jansari, Mady Hornig & Akiko Iwasaki Published: Nature, 18 May 2022 Abstract SARS-CoV-2 is not unique in its ability to cause post-acute sequelae; certain acute infections have long been associated with an...

Abstract Interferon-lambda (IFN-λ) is a recently described cytokine found to be of critical importance in innate immune regulation of intestinal viruses. Endogenous IFN-λ has potent antiviral effects and has been shown to control multiple intestinal viruses and may represent a factor that...

A catalog of tens of thousands of viruses from human metagenomes reveals hidden associations with chronic diseases Michael J. Tisza and Christopher B. Buck PNAS June 8, 2021 118 (23) e2023202118; https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2023202118

Interesting show about the aftermath of viruses on NPR station WHYY this morning. One segment focuses on long COVID. Includes interviews with an immunologist who studies long-term impacts of viruses on the body and a physician trying to help her many patients suffering from long COVID. Second...

Though the title says chronic fatigue the article is about chronic fatigue syndrome https://translational-medicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12967-020-02666-5

This study received significant funding from the US NIH but it doesn't seem a paper will be published. I'm guessing they only received funding for R21 to do feasibility work and that work allowed them to develop a test but only test a small cohort. US NIH Project Description Source ...

Thought you were beginning to understand how human immune systems worked? Ever consider the role of erythrocytes/RBCs as antigen-presenting cells? https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-07-vaccines-blood.html I'll try to check back, but I can't promise to stay active. I'm busy with other...

An article on Psychiatry Advisor by an MD Theodore Henderson. He seems convinced that viruses are to blame for CFS/ME but whether he's right or not seeing this published on a psychiatry website is good to see...

This was shown on BBC4 but it is available on BBC iplayer. (originally aired in 2012) Absolutely fascinating (particularly for biology novices like me). " There is a battle playing out inside your body right now. It started billions of years ago and it is still being fought in every one of us...

Thought this review might be interesting/in line with Bhupesh Prusty's work on HHV-6 causing mitochondrial damage (fission) via a miRNA mechanism. Open access: https://www.cell.com/trends/cell-biology/fulltext/S0962-8924(20)30018-0 Amy Proal has tweeted about it:

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/327486.php#3 "A group of researchers has brought the idea of food as a medicine one step closer. They have identified certain common foodstuffs that alter our microbiome."

Specter of possible new virus emerging from central China raises alarms across Asia By Gerry Shih and Lena H. Sun - Washington Post (Jan 8, 2020)

full article here https://www.labmedica.com/lab-technology/articles/294780480/fast-and-inexpensive-device-captures-and-identifies-viruses.html research paper: A rapid and label-free platform for virus capture and identification from clinical samples...

Martin Lerner MD proposed that the reason why patients could have negative blood tests for virus yet still be infected was because the virus(es) that infected them became abortive and therefore unable to reproduce. What could cause this change?

A new study points to a successful antiviral, at least in mice, for the Bourbon virus, a deadly TBD spreading in the US...