The researchers also found that mouse norovirus requires a second molecule, or cofactor, to infect cells; CD300lf by itself isn't enough. But they were unable to nail down the molecule's identity.

St. Louis, Nov. 29, 2004 -- Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have become the first to successfully grow a norovirus in the lab. In humans, noroviruses are a ...

Even in immunized animals, noroviruses can escape the immune system and still spread by hiding out in an extremely rare type of cell in the gut, a new mouse study found.

image: Mouse norovirus has two capsid structures (type A and type B). Type A particles propagate about 4 hours faster than type B particles (bottom). view more Credit: Kazuyoshi Murata ...

But a mouse norovirus can do the work of friendly gut bacteria to protect the intestines and boost the immune systems of mice, researchers from New York University School of Medicine report ...

A common stomach bug is surging, according to new data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In the week of December 5, there were 91 outbreaks of norovirus reported, up from 69 ...

Norovirus has been linked to twelve outbreaks on cruise ships this year, sickening nearly 1,500 people, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This number surpasses ...