New test detects all viruses that infect people, animals
A new test efficiently detects virtually any virus that infects people and animals, according to research at Washington University School of Medicine, where the technology was developed.
Viruses flourish in guts of healthy babies
Bacteria aren’t the only non-human invaders to colonize the gut shortly after a baby’s birth. Viruses also set up house there, according to new research led by Lori Holtz, MD, at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Viruses may play unexpected role in inflammatorybowel diseases
Inflammatory bowel diseases are associated with a
decrease in the diversity of bacteria in the gut, but a new study led by
researchers at the School of Medicine has linked these same illnesses to an increase in the diversity of viruses.