New insight on potent HIV antibody could improve vaccine design
Early mutation in neutralizing antibody gives it flexibility to adapt to virus's changes DURHAM, N.C. - In the quest to develop an effective HIV vaccine,...
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Bat influenza viruses could infect humans
Bats don't only carry the deadly Ebola virus, but are also a reservoir for a new type of influenza virus. These newly discovered flu viruses...
Seeing the unseeable
Using crystals to unpick how viruses work Researchers at Cardiff University have used x-ray crystallography and computer simulation to get a closer look at how...
Researchers find genetic clues to high rates of asthma in those of African ancestry
CU Anschutz scientists discover areas of chromosomes associated with asthma, a complex disease with striking disparities across racial/ethnic groups AURORA, Colo. (Feb. 20, 2019) -...
Viruses that linger in the gut could trigger type 1 diabetes
Researchers at the Center for Infection and Immunity (CII) at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and the University of New South Wales,...
Preventing 'cell wall remodeling' may hold key to defeating intransigent super bugs
CWRU receives $3.34 million NIH grant to better understand how bacteria resist antibioticsCredit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine B. multivorans is a notorious...
Epidemiological model lends insight to chlamydia outbreak in Japan
Credit: Toshikazu Kuniya, SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics. Mathematical models that quantify the dynamics of infectious diseases are crucial predictive tools for the control of...
A lack of antibody diversity may make the elderly more susceptible to the flu
Credit: Henry et al./Cell Host & Microbe The influenza vaccine may be less effective in the elderly because their B cells are less capable of...
A shared past for East Africa's hunter-gatherers
A genomic analysis suggests African hunting and gathering groups diverged from a common ancestry, and underscores the role of infectious disease and diet as drivers...
Antibiotic resistances spread faster than so far thought
Credit: © Helmholtz Zentrum München By studying fish raised in aquaculture, researchers from the Helmholtz Zentrum München, the University of Copenhagen and the University of...
Spending bill recognizes crucial global health goals
The 2019 spending bill passed by the House and Senate Thursday that the President has announced he will sign, reflects a meaningful commitment to moving...
Researchers find trigger that turns strep infections into flesh-eating disease
Discovery may also help scientists develop childbed fever vaccineCredit: NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) HOUSTON-(Feb. 18, 2019) - Houston Methodist infectious...
Tuberculosis: Commandeering a bacterial 'suicide' mechanism
Credit: Antonio Peixoto, Claude Gutierrez, and Olivier Neyrolles | IPBS | CNRS/UPS The bacteria responsible for tuberculosis can be killed by a toxin they produce...
Suicide system in tuberculosis bacteria might hold key to treatment
Credit: EMBL Hamburg Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the top ten causes of death worldwide. In 2017, 10 million people around the world fell ill...
Physicists pinpoint a simple mechanism that makes bacteria resistant to antibiotics
Credit: JD Howell, McMaster University Physicists at McMaster University have for the first time identified a simple mechanism used by potentially deadly bacteria to fend...
