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adenovirus - One of a group of DNA-containing viruses found in rodents, fowl, cattle, monkeys, and man. In man they are responsible for respiratory-tract infections, but they have been exploited as a vector in gene therapy, especially for genes targeted at the lungs. [FAO]

News archive for adenovirus.

Virus throws its weight about  -  21 Aug 2007
New Zealand Herald,It is well established that the human adenovirus-36 causes respiratory and eye infections but now scientists have discovered that it can also transform

Human Adenovirus 36 induces adipogenesis in human adipose derived ...  -  21 Aug 2007
cecu.de,Human adenovirus Ad-36 causes adiposity in animal models and shows association with human obesity. Humans naturally infected with Ad-36 show greater

- Fat Is Contagious  -  21 Aug 2007
Anorak.co.uk (satire),The adenovirus-36 (Ad 36) has already been implicated as the cause of weight gain in animals, but with this study researchers showed for the first time that

Etubics Reports Breakthrough Next Generation HIV Vaccine at AIDS ...  -  21 Aug 2007
Business Wire (press release),SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--At the AIDS Vaccine 2007 Conference today, Etubics Corporation reported on a novel adenovirus vector vaccine that can boost the

UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News  -  21 Aug 2007
United Press InternationalLouisiana State University researchers said they've found laboratory evidence that infection with human adenovirus-36 -- long recognized as a cause of

Reclast FDA Approval, Painkiller Abuse, Obesity Linked to Virus ...  -  21 Aug 2007
Insider Medicine,The research showed that stem cells retrieved from fat tissue can convert to fat cells when exposed to adenovirus- a type of virus that causes lung and eye

ALMOST EVERYTHING ABOUT MONTEBELLO  -  21 Aug 2007
Maisonnueve,State University researchers, suggests that infection with the already unwelcome human adenovirus-36 may cause stem cells to turn into fat cells.

Dwindling estrogen in menopause could make women fat: study  -  21 Aug 2007
CBC.ca,..."We put the adenovirus directly into the brains of female rats to silence the estrogen receptor in a critical brain region," Deborah Clegg,

Nibbles: The obesity virus, the meaning of trans-fat free, and ...  -  21 Aug 2007
CalorieLab Calorie Counter News,The virus, known as adenovirus-36, is in the family of viruses that cause the common cold and pinkeye, and a higher percentage of overweight people have the

Study finds virus contributes to obesity  -  21 Aug 2007
El Paso Times,For several years, researchers have looked at a possible link between obesity and this common virus, called adenovirus-36, from a family of viruses that

Health: Fat Virus  -  Aug 20, 2007
CBS 3,She said it’sa contagious virus called human adenovirus or Ad-36. “Ad-36 induces storage of fat,�? said Dr. Pasarica. Researchers examined fat tissue removed

Bob Richter: It's everyone's business when an AF recruit dies at ...  -  Aug 18, 2007
San Antonio Express,More ominous, the death is believed to be linked to an adenovirus outbreak among basic trainees at Lackland last spring, which the Air Force also didn't

Questions linger on fatality at Lackland  -  Aug 15, 2007
San Antonio Express,The base in mid-June revealed that 100 airmen had contracted an unusual strain of adenovirus dubbed "boot camp flu." It said 17 recruits had been

Infant's death spurs fundraiser  -  Aug 14, 2007
Akron Beacon Journal,This was caused by adenovirus. We were already well versed in this virus, as we spent three weeks visiting the eye doctor prior to Mason's birth.

Boot camp flu blamed in Lackland death  -  Aug 14, 2007
AirForceTimes.com,The respiratory adenovirus thrives in boot camp-style conditions, where exhausted and stressed recruits bunk in close quarters.

Woman honored by Air Force before her death  -  Aug 12, 2007
Akron Beacon Journal,She came down with a rare strain of adenovirus that was so debilitating that doctors induced a 36-day coma. In July, while in a wheelchair,

ODFW releases forecast for big game  -  Aug 20, 2007
Statesman Journal,Biologists said the causes for the decline aren't entirely known, but probably include predators, diseases such as adenovirus and habitat loss.

Fungus infection killed Targeted Genetics patient  -  Aug 18, 2007
Seattle Times,Gelsinger died of a massive immune reaction provoked by an adenovirus, a more vigorous virus than the AAV used by Targeted Genetics.

China syndrome—a regulatory framework in meltdown?  -  Aug 2, 2007
Nature.com (subscription),In October 2003, SFDA approved the world's first commercialized gene therapy: Shenzhen Sibiono's Gendicine (recombinant human adenovirus type 5 mediated

Ark reels in European application for Cerepro  -  Jul 23, 2007
Pharma Times (subscription),The company first submitted its application for Cerepro (adenovirus-mediated Herpes simplex virus-thymidine kinase gene) for the treatment of patients with

A seamless trespass: germ cell migration across the seminiferous ...  -  Aug 13, 2007
Journal of Cell Biology (subscription)As a member of the CTX protein family (Chrétien et al., 1998), CAR mediates viral attachment and spread for coxsackie virus group B and adenovirus groups 2

Gene therapy trial on hold  -  Jul 31, 2007
Scientist,That vector, an adenovirus, was proved to be the direct cause of death. Since then, however, adenoviruses have been used in several trials without such

Dogs may be getting too many vaccines, vet specialist says  -  Jul 29, 2007
Arizona Daily Star,Vaccines for rabies and three other major canine diseases — distemper, canine adenovirus-2 and canine parvovirus — should be given no more often than once

Barr Reports Second Quarter 2007 GAAP Earnings of $0.41 Per Share ...  -  Aug 8, 2007
CNNMoney.com2007 reflects reimbursement under the Shire agreement that was entered into in August 2006 and higher reimbursement from the Adenovirus agreement with

Comment on "Clinical Features of Bacterial Conjunctivitis in Children"  -  Jul 26, 2007
AEM (subscription)For example, in a study of 388 patients with conjunctivitis, adenovirus was deemed responsible in up to 75% of the patients, whereas bacteria were

The fallen at Lackland  -  Aug 15, 2007
San Antonio Express,Since March 1, 100 people have tested positive for an unusual strain of adenovirus, or "boot-camp flu." ' Officer who died at Lackland was Alaska guardsman

Positive clinical data in Parkinson's and ischemia buoy gene therapy  -  Aug 2, 2007
Nature.com (subscription),...on Cerepro (herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase gene enveloped in an adenovirus 5 vector), its therapy for malignant brain tumors, was insufficient.

Researchers find virus causes weight gain  -  Jul 29, 2007
CTV.ca,US researcher Dr. Nikhil Dhurandhar, who coined the term, has focused his research on a specific adenovirus, known as AD -36. Studies on the virus have

A seamless trespass: germ cell migration across the seminiferous ...  -  Aug 13, 2007
Journal of Cell Biology (subscription)Abbreviations used in this paper: BTB, blood–testis barrier; CAR, coxsackie and adenovirus receptor; CTX, cortical thymocyte marker of Xenopus; ESAM,

Pneumonia Isn't What it Used to Be  -  Aug 13, 2007
HealthandAge.comThe most common cause is Streptococcus pneumoniae; others include the flu virus, mycoplasma, chlamydia, legionella, and adenovirus.

Gene therapy dealt blow in US  -  Jul 27, 2007
The Age,That gene therapy attempt used a cousin to AAV, called adenovirus, to deliver the needed gene. The company said 127 people have been enrolled in the trial

'HIV vaccine could impact prevention'  -  Jul 26, 2007
Jamaica Gleaner,The other uses an adenovirus vector, which is a weakened cold virus, used to induce an immune response. Both studies are in Phase II (2), where researchers

FDA Suspends Gene Therapy Study  -  Jul 26, 2007
Washington Post,That gene therapy attempt used a cousin to AAV, called adenovirus, to deliver the needed gene. The only disease ever to be cured with gene therapy is

GenVec’s fortunes may link to foot and mouth vaccine  -  Aug 7, 2007
Business Gazette,Agriculture Research Service partnered with GenVec for its patented adenovirus technology to produce the vaccine commercially after Grubman met with company

Introgen Therapeutics Reports Second Quarter 2007 Financial and ...  -  Aug 6, 2007
Business Wire (press release),Neither ADVEXIN nor any of Introgen’s other adenovirus products have ever been put on clinical hold by FDA or other regulators due to safety concerns or for

Blood in children's urine  -  Aug 6, 2007
Sun.Star,...with adenovirus type 11 and type 21, which causes a short self-limiting disease characterized by gross hematuria and symptoms of bladder inflammation.

GenVec’s fortunes may be found in vaccine for FMD  -  Aug 2, 2007
Business Gazette,ARS partnered with GenVec for its patented adenovirus technology to produce the vaccine commercially after Grubman met with company officials at a vaccine

Kids need vaccine for gastroenteritis  -  Aug 2, 2007
Viet Nam News,...said: "Infantile gastroenteritis is commonly caused by Bacteria, Astrovirus, Calicivirus, adenovirus and Rotavirus but the last one is the chief

TapImmune Provides Operational Update Including Human Data ...  -  Aug 1, 2007
Primenewswire (press release),In a separate study titled "Anti-Tumor Immunity and T Cell Memory are Induced by Low Dose Inoculation with Nonreplicating Recombinant Adenovirus Encoding

Death Prompts FDA to Suspend Arthritis Gene Therapy Trial  -  Jul 27, 2007
MedPage Today,His death was believed to have been triggered by a severe immune response to the adenovirus carrier. Then in January 2003, the FDA placed a temporary halt

Ark Therapeutics Withdraws Marketing Authorization Application for ...  -  Jul 23, 2007
FDA news (subscription),Cerepro (adenovirus-mediated Herpes simplex virus-thymidine kinase gene) was expected to be used in combination with ganciclovir sodium to treat high-grade

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