Immunology
Combatting the world's deadliest infections using groundbreaking human-mimetic tools
New approaches offer insights into mechanisms and treatments of viral diseases not revealed through animal testingCredit: Produced by Craig Redmond...
Advanced computational modeling of the gut for biodefense
BLACKSBURG, VA, June 19, 2019 - The Nutritional Immunology and Molecular Medicine Laboratory (NIMML) has developed a high-resolution model of...
Widely available antibiotics could be used in the treatment of 'superbug' MRSA
Credit: David Goulding (Wellcome Sanger Institute) Some MRSA infections could be tackled using widely-available antibiotics, suggests new research from an...
How bacteria kill host cells from the inside
Credit: Anne Blanc-Potard A bacterial pathogen that typically multiplies outside of host cells can enter and induce the destruction of...
One third of Cambodians infected with threadworm, study finds
Credit: CDC, US Federal Government public domain Strongyloides stercoralis is a soil-transmitted threadworm that is endemic in many tropical and...
Treatment for common cause of diarrhea more promising
Intestinal parasite Cryptosporidium successfully grown in lab using new techniqueCredit: Georgia Wilke One of the most common causes of diarrhea...
Researchers receive NIH grant to develop rapid, reliable and low-cost HIV test
Disposable microchip could cost less than $1, provide results in 45 minutes or lessCredit: Florida Atlantic University As of 2017,...
New high-resolution maps show how to defeat malaria
Venezuela has highest prevalence in the Americas SEATTLE-New research published today in The Lancet examines high-resolution images in areas where...
Urban wildlife may be a significant vector for anti-microbial resistant germs
Better urban planning and waste disposal practices are critical, say scientistsCredit: Zoonotic and Emerging Diseases (ZED) www.zoonotic-diseases.org In the cities...
New approaches cut inappropriate antibiotic use by over 30%
(SACRAMENTO) -- A UC Davis study of nine emergency departments and urgent care centers in California and Colorado found educating...
Reducing brain inflammation could treat tinnitus and other hearing loss-related disorders
Inflammation in a sound-processing region of the brain mediates ringing in the ears in mice that have noise-induced hearing loss,...
How certain antibiotic combinations could defeat 'superbugs'
Targeting heteroresistance A sneaky form of antibiotic resistance called "heteroresistance" is more widespread than previously appreciated, scientists at the Emory...
Researchers find genetic cause for fatal response to Hepatitis A
Credit: Belkaya et al., 2019 Researchers have identified a genetic mutation that caused an 11-year-old girl to suffer a fatal...
International experts call for action for world's 450 million scabies sufferers
The public health control of scabies: priorities for research and actionCredit: Dr Millicent Osti, MCRI An alignment of researchers, health...
Pew funds biomedical research for 10 Latin American scientists
PHILADELPHIA--The Pew Charitable Trusts today announced the 2019 class members of the Pew Latin American Fellows Program in the Biomedical...
Half of Ebola outbreaks go undetected, study finds
Half of Ebola outbreaks have gone undetected since the virus was discovered in 1976, scientists at the University of Cambridge...
Mutant bacterial receptor could point to new therapies against opportunistic pathogen
Credit: McCready AR, et al. (2019) Researchers have developed a new mutant version of a receptor used by a bacterial...
Half of Ebola outbreaks undetected
Small outbreaks treated locally and undetected by public health infrastructure An estimated half of Ebola virus disease outbreaks have gone...
Deadly tick-borne virus cured with experimental flu drug, in mice
Bourbon virus has sickened people in Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma Only a few cases of the newly discovered Bourbon virus have...
Breaking the code: How is a mother's immunity transferred to her baby?
Ragon Institute-led study identifies factors contributing to placental transfer of antibodies One of the most successful interventions in reducing infectious...