Infectious Diseases News
November 20, 2024
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Nov. 19, 2024 — The Wistar Institute and the University of Buea in Cameroon has uncovered the mechanisms for a medicinal plant with anti-HIV potential in Croton oligandrus Pierre & Hutch, a species of African tree that has been used in traditional healing in ...
Nov. 19, 2024 — A research article shows that Eradivir's patent-pending antiviral therapeutic called EV25 reduces lung viral loads of advanced-stage influenza in preclinical studies quicker and more effectively than ...
Nov. 19, 2024 — In most people, the lung-infecting pathogens known as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and human metapneumovirus (hMPV) trigger mild cold-like symptoms. But in infants and seniors, these viruses can ...
Nov. 18, 2024 — A new nasal whooping cough vaccine showed an ability to prevent both infection and transmission of the disease in mice. Current vaccines offer treatment but fail to halt transmission of the bacteria that cause the ...
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Nov. 18, 2024 — Hepatitis E viruses (HEV) typically cause liver infections. They can, however, also infect other organs and cause neurological disorders. Little is yet known about how this process works. A research ...
Nov. 16, 2024 — To stem the surging antibiotic resistance public health crisis, scientists seek solutions inside the mechanics of bacterial infection. A new study has found a vulnerability related to magnesium ...
Nov. 15, 2024 — Researchers discovered an unexpected link between zinc deficiency, the pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-13 (IL-13), and Acinetobacter baumannii lung infection and demonstrated that blocking ...
Nov. 14, 2024 — Researchers have identified new roles for a protein long known to protect against severe flu infection -- among them, raising the minimum number of viral particles needed to cause ...
Nov. 14, 2024 — Researchers have developed an optical biosensor that detects the virus that causes mpox. The technology could make diagnosis much faster and cost-effective as the disease continues to spread ...
Nov. 13, 2024 — A new study has found highly vulnerable weakness in drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis, offering a new way to kill ...
Nov. 13, 2024 — A new study uncovers vulnerabilities in drug-resistant TB, offering hope for improved ...
Nov. 13, 2024 — An FDA-approved vaccine for smallpox and mpox is effective but causes side effects. The other requires multiple doses. An experimental single-dose vaccine uses the horsepox virus to harness the ...
Nov. 13, 2024 — Why do some people develop severe flu symptoms? A study points the finger at an unsung portion of the antibodies our immune systems generate to fend ...
Nov. 12, 2024 — A genomic test developed by researchers to rapidly detect almost any kind of pathogen -- virus, bacteria, fungus or parasite -- has proved successful after a decade of ...
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Nov. 15, 2024 — A novel test enables real-time monitoring of T cells that have been engineered to fight cancer, after re-introduction into the body of a cancer patient. This simple and innovative test provides ...
Nov. 14, 2024 — The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us all the importance of educating the public about viral infections. Besides educating the general public, we need to equip the next generation of scientists by ...
Nov. 8, 2024 — Researchers have discovered that SARS-CoV-2 hijacks three important host proteins that dampen the activity of the complement system, a key component of early antiviral immunity. This significantly ...
Nov. 8, 2024 — A new study has assessed TB infection and active TB disease during children's first decade of life in high-burden settings. The new results found that there was a consistently high rate of ...
Nov. 7, 2024 — Increased capabilities for genomic surveillance have offered new insights into global viral evolution. Seasonal flu showed a 'remarkable' bounce back to pre-pandemic levels once ...
Nov. 6, 2024 — New research is providing a more precise prediction of COVID-19 severity that can be found by looking at autoantibodies in the nasal cavity, leading to more personalized treatment ...
Nov. 6, 2024 — A new study shows how students can better understand and interpret conditional ...
Oct. 31, 2024 — A research team has found that giving iron supplements to children living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in sub-Saharan Africa could be an important first step in optimizing brain ...
Oct. 31, 2024 — Scientists have discovered the mechanism which allows the superbug Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) to become highly resistant to antibiotics, paving the way for new approaches to ...
Oct. 31, 2024 — Scientists investigating animal viruses with potential to infect humans have identified a critical protein that could enable spillover of a family of organisms called arteriviruses. In a new study, ...
Oct. 29, 2024 — Doctors struggle to accurately predict pneumonia patients' prognoses and determine the most effective treatments. Now, by applying a sophisticated machine-learning approach to electronic health ...
Oct. 28, 2024 — Doctors detail what we learned after the first season following the approval of RSV vaccines. The vaccine effectively prevented severe illness in older, but only 24 percent of eligible US adults ...
Oct. 28, 2024 — A strain of H5N1 avian influenza virus found in a Texas dairy worker who was infected this spring was able to spread among ferrets through the air, although inefficiently, and killed 100% of infected ...
Oct. 25, 2024 — A new study reveals that the notorious bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa must balance between effectively colonizing human airways and developing antibiotic tolerance to ...
Oct. 24, 2024 — A research team analyzed wastewater surveillance methods for accurately tracking COVID-19 infection trends. Using wastewater data from Sapporo dating from April 2021-September 2023, they explored ...
Oct. 24, 2024 — Researchers have developed a new technology that can hold an entire course of antibiotics in one tiny dose and deliver on demand just the right amount of medication that a particular patient needs to ...
Oct. 24, 2024 — A small molecular strand could hold the key to solving one of the greatest global health challenges. When bacteria develop resistance to antibiotics, it can be deadly, but researchers have now ...
Oct. 24, 2024 — Using a few zaps of electricity to the skin, researchers can stop bacterial infections without using any drugs. For the first time, researchers designed a skin patch that uses imperceptible electric ...
Oct. 24, 2024 — Maternal antibodies passed across the placenta can interfere with the response to the malaria vaccine, which would explain its lower efficacy in infants under five months of age, according to new ...
Oct. 23, 2024 — Lyme borreliosis is the most common tick-borne infectious disease in Europe. Up to 70,000 new cases are estimated each year in Austria alone. The bacterial infection can cause lasting health problems ...
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Friday, November 8, 2024
- SARS-CoV-2 'steals' Our Proteins to Protect Itself from the Immune System
- 10 Percent of Children in High-Burden Tuberculosis Settings May Develop the Disease by Age 10
Thursday, November 7, 2024
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
- Nasal Swab Tests Predict COVID-19 Disease Severity, Study Finds
- Probability Training: Preventing Errors of Reasoning in Medicine and Law
Thursday, October 31, 2024
- Study Demonstrates Efficacy of Iron Supplements for Children Living With HIV
- MRSA's Double Defense Against Antibiotics
- New Findings on Animal Viruses With Potential to Infect Humans
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Monday, October 28, 2024
- RSV Vaccines Effective, but More People Need to Get Them
- H5N1 Virus Isolated from Infected Dairy Worker Is 100% Lethal in Ferrets, but Does Not Appear to Be Circulating in Nature Anymore
Friday, October 25, 2024
Thursday, October 24, 2024
- No Wasted Effort: Effective Wastewater Surveillance Methods for Monitoring Infections Gleaned from COVID-19 Case Study in Japan
- Tiny Medicine Combats Infections and Drug Resistance
- Scientists May Have Discovered Important Step in the Fight Against Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
- Unnoticeable Electric Currents Could Reduce Skin Infections
- Maternal Antibodies Interfere With Malaria Vaccine Responses
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
- Lyme Borreliosis: New Approach for Developing Targeted Therapy
- Novel Antibody Platform Tackles Viral Mutations
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Monday, October 21, 2024
Thursday, October 17, 2024
- New mRNA Vaccine Created to Prevent and Treat C. Difficile
- Kidney Transplantation Among Those With HIV Infections Shown Safe and Effective, Study Suggests
Friday, October 11, 2024
Thursday, October 10, 2024
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
- In a Warming World, Public Needs to Know More About Protections from Mosquito-Borne Illnesses
- Scientists Discover Novel Series of SARS-CoV-2 Mpro Inhibitors for Potential New COVID-19 Treatments
- Rates of a Tick-Borne Parasitic Disease Are on the Rise
- Ultra-Powered MRI Scans Show Damage to Brain's 'control Center' Is Behind Long-Lasting COVID-19 Symptoms
Monday, October 7, 2024
Thursday, October 3, 2024
- Study Identifies Potential Novel Drug to Treat Tuberculosis
- Wider Use of Convalescent Plasma Might Have Saved Thousands More Lives During Pandemic
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
- New Mouse Models Offer Valuable Window Into COVID-19 Infection
- New Images of RSV May Expose Stubborn Virus's Weak Points
- Promising TB Therapy Appears Safe for Patients With HIV
- Culprit That Turns Classical Klebsiella Pneumoniae Into a Devastating, Drug-Resistant Killer
- Researchers Discovered Mechanism Driving Immune Perturbations After Severe Infections
Monday, September 30, 2024
- Could a Bout of COVID Protect You from a Severe Case of Flu?
- Getting the Flu and Then Your Shot May Benefit Immunity
Thursday, September 26, 2024
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
- Pigs May Be Transmission Route of Rat Hepatitis E to Humans
- Campylobacter Jejuni-Specific Antibody Gives Hope to Vaccine Development
- A Viral Close-Up of HTLV-1
Friday, September 20, 2024
- A Two-Dose Schedule Could Make HIV Vaccines More Effective
- Molecular Mechanism for a Bacterial Infection Discovered
- Researchers Discover Immune Response to Dengue Can Predict Risk of Severe Reinfections
- New Testing System Using Janus Particles Rapidly and Accurately Detects COVID-19
Thursday, September 19, 2024
- Origami Paper Sensors Could Help Early Detection of Infectious Diseases in New Simple, Low-Cost Test
- Size Matters: Bioinformatics Accurately Detects Short, Fat Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Monday, September 16, 2024
- Monoclonal Antibodies Offer Hope for Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance
- 'Food Theft' Among Seabirds Could Be Transmission Point for Deadly Avian Flu
Thursday, September 12, 2024
- Targeted Immune Intervention and Stopping ART in Model of SIV Infection Leads to Control of Viral Replication and Reservoirs
- Researchers Develop Promising Lassa Fever Vaccine
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
- An Antidiabetic Helps the Immune System Recognize Reservoirs of HIV
- Researchers Identify New Tools for Anti-Acinetobacter Drug Development and AMR Preparedness
Monday, September 9, 2024
Thursday, September 5, 2024
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
- New Guideline for Helicobacter Pylori Includes Change to Primary Treatment Recommendation
- Obesity May Increase Susceptibility to Contracting COVID-19
- Investigational Mpox mRNA Vaccine Reduces Disease Severity in Primates Compared to Available Vaccines
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Friday, August 30, 2024
Thursday, August 29, 2024
- New Chemical Tool for Infection Research: Visualizing the Sphingomyelin Metabolism
- Waging War on 'superbugs' In Aged Care
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
Friday, August 23, 2024
Thursday, August 22, 2024
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
- Hospital Bacteria Tracked Better Than Ever Before With New Technique
- T Helper Cells May Be the Key to Improving Annual Influenza Vaccines
Monday, August 19, 2024
- New Insights on How Bird Flu Crosses the Species Barrier
- Potential Link Between DNA Markers and Aging Process
Friday, August 16, 2024
Thursday, August 15, 2024
- Scientists Discover Superbug's Rapid Path to Antibiotic Resistance
- Nasal Spray Flu Vaccine Candidate Shows Promise When Administered Alongside High Dose Annual Shot
- Scientists Make Breakthrough in Studying Deadly Ventilator Pneumonia
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
Monday, August 12, 2024
Friday, August 9, 2024
- Prioritizing the Elderly for COVID-19 Boosters Reduces Overall Deaths
- New Two-Step Flu Vaccine Strategy Shows Promise in Pig Model
Thursday, August 8, 2024
- 3D Bioprinting Advances Research on Respiratory Viruses
- Saliva Indicates Severity of Recurrent Respiratory Infections in Children
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
- Researchers Create New Treatment and Vaccine for Flu and Various Coronaviruses
- Scientists Probe Molecular Cause of COVID-19 Related Diarrhea, Revealing Potential Treatments
- Hospital Pneumonia Diagnoses Are Uncertain, Revised More Than Half the Time, Study Finds
Friday, August 2, 2024
- New Compound Effective Against Flesh-Eating Bacteria
- Breakthrough in Bid to Develop Vaccines and Drugs for Neglected Tropical Disease
Wednesday, July 31, 2024
- Nasal COVID-19 Vaccine Halts Transmission, Animal Study Finds
- New Principle for Treating Tuberculosis
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Monday, July 29, 2024
Thursday, July 25, 2024
- New Drug Shows Promise in Clearing HIV from Brain
- Scientists Identify Key Protein Behind Spread of Shingles Virus
- Timing Matters: Study Shows Ways to Improve Health Alerts