SARS enters host cells via "fatty rafts": study
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The SARS virus, which spread to many countries around the world in 2003 killing about 800 people, invades its victims using "fatty rafts" on the cell membrane, Chinese scientists have found.
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NEW YORK  - Lab experiments show that cells  that line the mouth become more susceptible to infection with  HIV when they're exposed to alcohol.
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A novel 3-D imaging technique provides a first look at the internal structure of human skin cells.
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The first-phase human test of a vaccine for severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), developed by Chinese scientists, proved that it is safe and effective.
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Lab experiments show that cells that line the mouth become more susceptible to infection with HIV when they&#39;re exposed to alcohol.
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Chinese researchers have completed a first round of testing on an experimental SARS vaccine and declared it safe, a news report said.
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HONG KONG : The first inquests related to the outbreak of SARS in Hong Kong last year opened in the territory on Monday with a coroner probing the deaths of six medical workers, judicial sources said.
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A gene that may help block the AIDS virus from getting into cells seems to protect some people from the deadly and incurable infection, researchers said on Thursday.
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Hong Kong - The first inquests related to the outbreak of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in Hong Kong in 2003 opened in the territory on Monday with a coroner probing the deaths of six medical workers, judicial sources said.
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SINGAPORE - Bird flu, which risks being deadlier than the SARS outbreak, is endemic to Southeast Asia and poses the biggest risk to public health in the region, Singapore officials and international health experts said on Monday.
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BEIJING : China&#39;s government announced Sunday that a vaccine for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) had emerged from the first phase clinical test as both safe and effective, state press reported.
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A newly discovered virus related to  the SARS virus may cause several mysterious childhood ailments,  including Kawasaki disease, U.S. researchers reported on  Tuesday.
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Scientists find a way to make cells effectively immune to flu and other viruses.
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Scientists believe they may have found a new way to fight a potentially dangerous stomach infection.
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NEW YORK  - Children who make regular  visits to an indoor pool may develop damage to a type of lung  cell that helps prevent airway inflammation, a new study  suggests.
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Lab experiments show that cells that line the mouth become more susceptible to infection with HIV when they're exposed to alcohol.
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Leading scientists in Hong Kong have found that the H5N1 bird flu virus can infect cells in the upper airway of humans and need not penetrate deep in the lungs to cause infection.