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Breakthrough: Scientists engineer virus to kill all types of cancer

This cowpox-style virus is would be injected directly to the tumour, causing it to explode.

12 Nov 2019 1:52 PM

It sort of resets your immune system back to sort of a more naive state. (Photo: AFP)

Measles virus much more deleterious than expected

Getting measles 'resets' the body's immune system.

01 Nov 2019 10:50 AM

Army officers get a computer for carrying out their official work and that system is connected with Army intranet facility. (Photo: Pixabay | Representave)

Cybersecurity breach detected in Army's Northern Command, investigations underway

The investigation in the matter is on and it is being checked how the malware could find its way to his computer, the army said.

13 Aug 2019 6:41 PM

The attackers that used Sodin didn’t need such help; they would usually find a vulnerable server and send a command to download a malicious file called “radm.exe.” (Photo: Pixabay)

Save yourselves before this ransomware exploits your Windows device

In certain cases the malware requires no user interaction and is simply planted onto vulnerable servers by the attackers.

06 Jul 2019 12:52 PM

The Kerala government Monday said a college student here is suspected to have been infected with the Nipah virus but a final confirmation is awaited from the National Institute of Virology in Pune. (Representational Image)

Kerala student suspected with Nipah virus, state govt takes precautions

A team of medical experts, who have experience in dealing with the situation, have been rushed to Ernakulam, officials said after meeting.

03 Jun 2019 2:55 PM

Alarmed, Bibi took Raza to a hospital where medical tests confirmed the boy was among about 500 people, mostly children, who authorities say tested positive for the virus, which can lead to AIDS. (Photo: AP)

Nearly 500 people test positive for HIV in Pakistani district

A local physician who has AIDS has since been arrested and is being investigated for possibly intentionally infecting patients.

17 May 2019 9:09 AM

The most vulnerable devices, more than 420,000, are recorded to be in the US.

WannaCry still a concern for millions of computers

Data reveals that there are as many as 1.7 million Internet-connected endpoints that are still vulnerable.

14 May 2019 11:26 AM

Beapy is a cryptojacking campaign impacting enterprises that uses the EternalBlue exploit and stolen and hardcoded credentials to spread rapidly across networks.

What should you do: Cryptojacking worm Beapy hits enterprises

Beapy (W32.Beapy) is a file-based coinminer that uses email as an initial infection vector.

26 Apr 2019 11:01 AM

The ransomware was discovered in a private peer-to-peer (p2p) network and targets consumers by using the icon of a game or application to trick the user into downloading it.

Beware! New ransomware disguised as a game

Anatova is targeting consumers at scale across the globe.

23 Jan 2019 4:40 PM

The researchers stated that their findings do not offer an immediate solution to help babies recover more quickly from coughs and colds.

Nose-dwelling bacteria may affect a baby's first cold

Study said babies who have wide variety of different bacteria living in noses tend to recover more quickly from first respiratory virus.

04 Dec 2018 9:39 AM

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabaya)

What is more dangerous to heart, bacterial pneumonia or viral pneumonia?

Here is what a new study has found.

13 Nov 2018 12:11 PM

The success of intradermal delivery of a low-dose regimen is very encouraging. (Photo: AFP)

Novel DNA vaccine against Ebola safe, effective, say scientists

Researchers designed optimised synthetic DNA vaccine candidates targeting a virus surface protein called glycoprotein.

12 Oct 2018 6:18 PM

Here's how Zika virus strips immune cells of their identity

Researchers are hoping to examine other cell types infected by Zika virus.

11 Sep 2018 11:39 AM

When people use a jet-air dryer, the microbes get blown off and spread around the toilet room. (Photo: Pixabay)

Air hand dryers spread 5 times more germs than paper towels

Researchers found high levels of dangerous bacteria that cause blood poisoning, pneumonia and gastroenteritis when dryers were used.

07 Sep 2018 12:33 PM

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Kerala faces shortages of 'rat fever' drug

Transmitted via the urine of infected animals, its symptoms include muscle pain and fever.

05 Sep 2018 2:44 PM

New way to attack herpesviruses found

Human cytomegalovirus is a leading cause of birth defects and transplant failures.

29 Aug 2018 8:51 AM

4 new Congo Ebola cases as medics prepare experimental treatment

The treatment was developed using the antibodies of the survivor of an Ebola outbreak in the western Congolese city of Kikwit in 1995.

13 Aug 2018 9:37 AM

Highly lethal viruses hijack cellular defences against cancer

The viruses include Hendra, lethal to humans and horses, and the Nipah virus, a serious threat in East and Southeast Asia.

06 Aug 2018 12:11 PM

TSMC expects full recovery on Monday. (Photo: Pixabay)

Apple chip supplier says virus will cause shipment delays

Taiwan Semiconductor Co. Ltd. said 80 percent of the fabrication tools affected by Friday’s virus.

06 Aug 2018 9:26 AM

TSMC expects this incident to cause shipment delays and additional costs. (Photo: Yahoo!)

TSMC state third-quarter results hit by computer virus

TSMC said that a number of its computer systems and fab tools had been infected by a virus.

06 Aug 2018 8:21 AM

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