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There's no link between cytomegalovirus and glioblastoma or other high-grade gliomas

Study Finds No Link Between Cytomegalovirus, Glioblastoma

Researchers find no evidence of cytomegalovirus in tumor tissue
Cytomegalovirus infection may make some women more susceptible to both cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes

Cytomegalovirus May Up Risk of Diabetes, CVD in Some Women

Conversely, for women with extreme obesity, CMV may offer protection against CVD, DM
Enteroviruses may play a role in the development of at least some cases of type 1 diabetes

Enteroviruses May Be Linked to Autoimmunity Leading to T1DM

Enteroviruses may induce an autoimmune process against insulin-producing cells in the pancreas
A blood test based on gene responses may help differentiate between bacterial and viral infections

Blood Test Might Help Diagnose Viral Versus Bacterial Infection

The screen could one day provide results in an hour, developers say
Toys help spread the flu and other viruses because germs can survive on plastic surfaces for 24 hours or more

Toys in Waiting Room May Be Source of Infection

Germs can survive on plastic surfaces for 24 hours or more
The combination drug Epclusa has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat the six major strains of chronic hepatitis C virus.

FDA Approves Epclusa for Chronic Hepatitis C

Combination drug treats six major strains of hepatitis C virus infection
Donor Epstein-Barr virus serostatus influences incidence of graft-versus-host disease in patients with acute leukemia undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation

Donor Epstein-Barr Serostatus Influences GVHD After Allo-HSCT

Higher risk of acute and chronic GVHD for patients receiving grafts from seropositive donors
A new two-step Ebola vaccine strategy has shown some promise in early clinical trials

Early Trials Offer Promising Results for 2-Step Ebola Vaccine

One vaccine provided first as a primer, and the second given as a booster
Pediatricians should be familiar with Zika virus infection

Pediatricians Should Be Familiar With Zika Virus Infection

All age groups, including children, can be affected; maternal-fetal transmission has been reported
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infections are frequently associated with health care settings

Many Cases of MERS-CoV Are Health Care-Associated

Forty-two percent of case-patients identified with MERs-CoV had health care-associated cases