Strain of common cold virus could revolutionize treatment of bladder cancer A strain of the common cold virus has been found to potentially target, infect and destroy cancer cells in patients with bladder cancer, a new study reports. No trace… Read More ›
Coxsackievirus
Common cold virus may become paralytic and replace the Polio Virus
“We are in the process of eradicating polio worldwide, but if we eliminate the poliovirus and cease polio vaccinations, our immune systems wouldn’t produce antibodies against polio, and Coxsackievirus could theoretically fill the niche of eradicated polio” he said. Requested… Read More ›
Common cold virus can cause polio in mice when injected into muscles
Contact: Becky Levine Levin005@mc.duke.edu 919-684-4148 Duke University Medical Center Common cold virus can cause polio in mice when injected into muscles DURHAM, N.C. — Virologists at Duke University Medical Center have discovered that, under the right conditions, a common cold… Read More ›