New understanding of childhood immune systems may improve vaccine efficacy
Credit: Christian Heuss Children's immune system composition and vaccine responsiveness is determined by a myriad of factors, such as age, ...
Tag: Disease in the Developing World
Study links high stillbirth rates worldwide to gender inequality
Credit: Daniel Hallen for The University of Saskatchewan. In the first comprehensive study mapping global patterns of stillbirth rates, University ...
A roadblock for disease-causing parasites
Activating a mosquito's immune system can prevent it from transmitting the parasites that cause canine heartworm and human lymphatic filariasis, ...
Vast amounts of valuable energy, nutrients, water lost in world’s fast-rising wastewater streams
Enough energy to power all households in the USA and Mexico; enough nutrients to meet ~13% of world fertilizer needs; ...
Gene hunting: The power of precision medicine
MU researchers improve animal welfare by discovering genetic mutations that cause diseaseCredit: MU News Bureau COLUMBIA, Mo. - Humans and ...
Antibiotic-resistance in Tanzania is an environmental problem
Credit: WSU Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are prevalent in people, wildlife and the water in northeastern Tanzania, but it's not antibiotic use ...
Discovery reveals antibiotic-resistant strep throat may be too close for comfort
Credit: NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Infectious disease scientists identified strains of group A streptococcus that ...
Scientists discover how malaria parasites import sugar
Credit: David Drew The consumption of sugar is a fundamental source of fuel in most living organisms. In the malaria ...
One quarter of bacterial pathogens can spread antibiotic resistance directly to peers
Antibiotics do not affect the speed at which pathogens share resistance genesCredit: Allison Lopatkin, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Biomedical ...
First human trial of monoclonal antibody to prevent malaria opens
NIH trial will test NIAID-developed antibodyCredit: NIAID A Phase 1 clinical trial testing the safety and effectiveness of a monoclonal ...
Consequences of Zika virus attack on glial cells
Brazilian publication unravels the effects of Zika on astrocytes, one of the most damaged cells during the virus infectionCredit: Taken ...
Marburg virus found in Sierra Leone bats
Credit: Brian Bird/UC Davis One Health Institute Scientists have detected Marburg virus in fruit bats in Sierra Leone, marking the ...
West Nile virus triggers brain inflammation by inhibiting protein degradation
Credit: Cynthia Goldsmith, P.E. Rollin, USCDCP West Nile virus (WNV) inhibits autophagy -- an essential system that digests or removes ...
Chemicals in the environment: A focus on mixtures
Combined chemical and bioanalytical methods are able to efficiently characterize chemical mixturesCredit: Bodo Tiedemann Chemicals have improved our quality of ...
Mosquito-borne diseases could be prevented by skin cream
Credit: University of Leeds A skin cream used to treat warts and skin cancer could help protect people against viral ...
A roadmap for adding ivermectin to the malaria toolbox
A group of experts led by ISGlobal defines a clear pathway for evaluating and implementing ivermectin as a complementary vector ...
Statistics conference to mark eminent statistician’s 70th birthday
Credit: Lancaster University Lancaster University is to host a conference in honour of the 70th birthday of Distinguished Professor Peter ...
Scientists show we don’t need horses to treat diphtheria
Research funded by PETA Science Group breaks new ground with animal-free antibodiesCredit: PETA India London - A project taking the ...
Study gauges efficacy of drugs against pork tapeworm
Credit: Pan American Health Organization/ World Health Organization official photo (CC BY 4.0) Taenia solium--also called pork tapeworm--is a parasite ...
Sepsis associated with 1 in 5 deaths globally, double previous estimate
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, Jan. 16, 2020 - Twice as many people as previously believed are dying of sepsis worldwide, according ...