A simple chewing gum is being studied as a potential tool to reduce the spread of major viruses. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and collaborators in Finland have developed a gum made from lablab beans that can neutralize more than 95% of certain influenza and herpes viruses in laboratory settings. Instead of relying only …
Imagine standing on the edge of a forest, listening to the quiet rustle of wings overhead. Somewhere among the trees, a virus you’ve never heard of is one genetic twist away from rewriting the course of global health. It’s not science fiction—it’s the story unfolding in real time, deep within bat populations in China. The …
When virologist Beata Halassy faced a third recurrence of breast cancer, she made a decision that defied standard medical protocols and terrified her colleagues. Unwilling to endure another round of chemotherapy, she turned to her own laboratory for a solution. Halassy cultivated specific viruses and injected them directly into her own tumor, becoming both the …