The infectious Ebola virus has long been a threat to global health due to its high mortality rate and potential for use in biological weapons. However, Boston University scientists may be reaching a ...

Generic statins and angiotensin receptor blockers typically used for heart disease also have the potential to bolster the immune systems of patients with Ebola virus and other life-threatening ...

Ebola damages blood vessels and causes severe, internal bleeding It spreads from animals to humans, and among humans, through close contact with blood, organs, secretions and other bodily fluids from ...

SAN ANTONIO -- Scientists are working on developing various vaccines to protect people from Ebola but only six facilities nationwide are equipped to handle the virus. The Texas Biomedical Research ...

As the medical community scrambles to find ways to combat the deadly Ebola virus, researchers found new clues to just how the deadly virus messes with the immune system — clues that could lead to ...

New research led by scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) reveals the workings of a human antibody called mAb 3A6, which may prove to be an important component for Ebola virus ...

New research by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows two investigational Ebola treatments being used in the ongoing outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are ...

A La Jolla lab is on the front lines of the fight against the Ebola Virus. The outbreak in West Africa has killed at least 961 people and prompted the World Health Organization to declare an ...

1. At present, all Ebola treatments in clinical development are targeted toward a specific Ebola species. 2. Researchers found that a single dose of the new combination treatment proved effective ...

The model on the left shows how the Ebola virus stalk has a compact conformation, which blocks the site where mAb 3A6 would bind. The model on the right shows how this portion of the stalk can adopt ...