Climate change could make RSV respiratory infection outbreaks less severe, more common
Credit: Pixabay One of the first studies to examine the effect of climate change on diseases such as influenza that ...
Tag: Infectious/Emerging Diseases
From cancer medication to antibiotic
Modified cancer drug effective against multi-resistant bacteriaCredit: Andreas Heddergott / TUM Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are increasingly the source of deadly infections. ...
New CRISPR-based system targets amplified antibiotic-resistant genes
'Pro-active' genetics technology demonstrates 100-fold improved efficiency in targeting antibiotic-resistant bacteriaCredit: Bier Lab, UC San Diego Taking advantage of powerful ...
Taking shape: Scientists propose new structure for shell of HIV-1 virus
A newly proposed model for the shape of the HIV-1 viral shell may change how we understand the diseaseCredit: Marcelo ...
A self-cleaning surface that repels even the deadliest superbugs
Researchers create the ultimate non-stick coating, with medical settings and food industry in mindCredit: Georgia Kirkos, McMaster University HAMILTON, ON, ...
NIH renews funding for the Antibacterial Resistance Leadership Group
Network leads clinical trials that address antibacterial resistance threatsCredit: NIAID As antibiotic-resistant bacteria become more urgent threats worldwide, the National ...
Rectal microbes influence effectiveness of HIV vaccine
Credit: CNPRC photo. Microbes living in the rectum could make a difference to the effectiveness of experimental HIV vaccines, according ...
Is ivermectin safe during pregnancy?
A systematic review and meta-analysis led by ISGlobal concludes that there is not sufficient evidence to support the safety of ...
Insight into the neglected tropical disease sleeping sickness
Credit: Mick Urbaniak Lancaster University researchers have shed light on how the parasite which causes sleeping sickness multiples inside its ...
Study pinpoints new drug targets to treat Nipah virus
Credit: Mallur Madhusudhan, CC BY 4.0 Nipah virus, which is transmitted to humans from bats and pigs, has a high ...
For controlling tsetse flies, fabric color matters
Credit: Prof. Steve Tor, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Tsetse flies infest an estimated 10 million square kilometers of sub-Saharan ...
Team finds bovine kobuvirus in US
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A virus that afflicts cattle that was first discovered in Japan ...
Virus multiplication in 3D
Credit: Clemens Grimm For viruses to multiply, they usually need the support of the cells they infect. In many cases, ...
The danger behind certain biologics
The surprising role of an immune cell that explains some of the drugs' side effects and could lead to better ...
Safer viruses for vaccine research and diagnosis
Credit: Dr Daniel Watterson A new technology to produce safer 'hybrid' viruses at high volumes for use in vaccines and ...
Efforts to end the HIV epidemic must not ignore people already living with HIV
Credit: NIAID WHAT: Efforts to prevent new HIV transmissions in the United States must be accompanied by advances in addressing ...
What blocks bird flu in human cells?
Credit: Selbach Lab, MDC. Normally, bird flu viruses do not spread easily from person to person. But if this does ...
Probiotic yeast may offer an effective treatment for drug-resistant fungal infections
A study by researchers at WPI and the Central Food Technological Research Institute in India shows that yeasts derived from ...
Interrogating the biological fundamentals of CRISPR to better treat infections
ERC Consolidator Grant for HIRI researcher Chase BeiselCredit: Mario Schmitt Chase Beisel heads the "Synthetic Biology of RNA" research group ...
Lyme disease claim lines increased 117% from 2007 to 2018
FAIR Health study uncovers geographic, age and gender variationCredit: @FAIRHealth NEW YORK, NY--December 10, 2019--From 2007 to 2018, claim lines ...