‘Repliclones’ fuel perplexing persistence of HIV in the blood of some patients on therapy
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, Oct. 5, 2020 - Increasingly, UPMC's chief of infectious diseases--a well-regarded expert in HIV/AIDS--is contacted by a ...
Tag: Disease in the Developing World
How malaria parasites withstand a fever’s heat
Findings could lead to ways to maximize our existing antimalarial arsenalCredit: Kuan-Yi Lu, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Even when ...
Method used to track Ebola’s trajectory being applied to COVID-19
Credit: University of South Florida What exactly happened in Asia that caused SARS-CoV-2 to rapidly spread across the region and ...
New COVID test doesn’t use scarce reagents, catches all but the least infectious
Addresses major testing need in developing world; also in US, where reagent supplies are again dwindlingCredit: Brian Jenkins A major ...
Painting a clearer picture of COVID-19
MU researchers team up with 8th grader, MU undergrad to identify mutations in virus that may be causing its high ...
Ultra-low-cost hearing aid could address age-related hearing loss worldwide
Credit: Craig Bromley Using a device that could be built with a dollar's worth of open-source parts and a 3D-printed ...
New research highlights impact of COVID-19 on food security in Kenya and Uganda
CABI scientists have conducted new research highlighting the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on food security in Kenya and Uganda with ...
Archaeology uncovers infectious disease spread – 4000 years ago
Credit: University of Otago New bioarchaeology research from a University of Otago PhD candidate has shown how infectious diseases may ...
Tailored education system to benefit kidney transplant patients
Researchers find their computer-tailored education system, 'Your Path to Transplant' increases knowledge and readiness to pursue kidney transplantCredit: TREC (LOS ...
Human norovirus strains differ in sensitivity to the body’s first line of defense
Credit: CDC Interferon (IFN) responses are one of the first defenses the body mounts against viral infections, and research has ...
Innovative biocontainment unit shows promise to protect healthcare workers
Credit: Courtesy photo The U.S. Army partnered with the University of Pittsburg Medical Center to create a biocontainment unit that ...
Wearable, portable invention offers options for treating antibiotic-resistant infections
Credit: Purdue University/Rahim Rahimi WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The rapid increase of life-threatening antibiotic-resistant infections has resulted in challenging wound ...
COVID-19 and the threat to American voting rights
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 2, 2020—The COVID-19 pandemic has illuminated three main pathologies of ...
Canada renews support for UN University Institute in Hamilton addressing world water issues: $10M
Research organization is at forefront of pressing global water challenges; New funding coincides with World Water Week and UN's 75th ...
Helminth infections common in Medieval Europe, grave study finds
Credit: Adrian Smith and Patrik Flammer, University of Oxford, UK Although helminth infections--including tapeworms and roundworms--are among the world's top ...
Prior Zika virus infection increases risk of severe dengue disease
People with antibodies to Zika virus are more vulnerable to severe infection with certain types of dengue -- and that ...
Racial segregation drives disparities in COVID-19 and HIV diagnoses
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, August 26, 2020--Across the U.S., COVID-19 and HIV diagnoses are lowest ...
Novotech the Asia-Pacific CRO – ‘2020 Frost & Sullivan Asia-Pacific CRO Company of the year’
Novotech, the largest biotech specialist CRO in the Asia-Pacific region, was awarded the '2020 Frost & Sullivan Asia-Pacific CRO Company ...
Researchers show potential for subseasonal forecasts to predict dengue outbreaks
Estimates of mosquito abundance four weeks outCredit: DiSera et al., GeoHealth, 2020 A new study demonstrates for the first time ...
Study shows socioeconomic status linked to heart failure mortality in United States
Research highlights importance of addressing socioeconomic factors to improve outcomesCredit: University Hospitals CLEVELAND -- Heart failure is a medical condition ...