Preventive measures can reduce foot parasite in children, study says
Credit: Lynne Elson, 2013, CC BY 4.0 Tungiasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by penetrated sand fleas which burrow ...
Tag: Infectious/Emerging Diseases
Could better tests help reverse the rise of drug-resistant infections?
Modeling study says yes in theory; now comes a reality check DURHAM, N.C. -- A growing number of infections -- ...
Dangerous pathogens use this sophisticated machinery to infect hosts
A detailed new model of a bacterial secretion system provides directions for developing precisely targeted antibioticsCredit: Caltech Gastric cancer, Q ...
Early dengue virus infection could 'defuse' Zika virus
"We now know for sure that Zika virus infection during pregnancy can affect the unborn foetus in such a way ...
Scientists capture first-ever video of body’s safety test for T cells
Credit: University of Texas at Austin For the first time, immunologists from The University of Texas at Austin have captured ...
New findings could lead to improved vaccinations against sexually transmitted infections
In a study published today in the Nature Communications, researchers from King's College London have shown how skin vaccination can ...
Big data reveals hidden subtypes of sepsis
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, May 19, 2019 - Much like cancer, sepsis isn't simply one condition but rather many conditions that ...
Researchers identify faster, more effective drug combinations to treat tuberculosis
Credit: D.L. Clemens Tuberculosis is a potentially deadly though curable disease. Each year about 10 million people develop active cases, ...
NYU Tandon & Global Public Health researcher receives Gates Foundation Grand Challenges Exploration
Grant funds technology-forward research using AI to improve vaccination rates in Pakistan Rumi Chunara, assistant professor of computer science and ...
Protection by the malaria vaccine: not only a matter of quantity but also of quality
A study shows for the first time that the higher the avidity of antibodies induced by the RTS,S vaccine, the ...
Novel study discovers ‘metabolic fingerprint’ to help treat, diagnosis and prevent cervical cancer
Researchers at the University of Arizona have completed the first-of-its-kind study that could aid in the treatment, diagnosis and prevention ...
Immune system discovery could aid quest for stem cell therapies
A discovery of how stem cells are protected from viruses could inform the development of therapies for use in medicine, ...
How proteins help influenza A bind and slice its way to cells
New study adds to our understanding of how influenza A effectively overcomes the first line of our defence against infectionCredit: ...
The Lancet: Preventative antibiotics after assisted childbirth almost halve maternal infection rate and reduce overall antibiotic use
Large randomised trial indicates that WHO and other national organisations should change antibiotic guidelines for assisted childbirth Giving a single ...
Grant will create air pollution curriculum in high school
UC Riverside, Riverside schools receive $1.19 million from NSF A grant recently awarded to the Riverside Unified School District and ...
Flu virus’ best friend: Low humidity
New Haven, Conn. -- Yale researchers have pinpointed a key reason why people are more likely to get sick and ...
Long-term consequences of Zika virus infection
Children exposed to the virus in 2015-16 may be at increased risk for developmental disorders like ADHDCredit: Snyder-Keller et al., ...
Study details bacteria’s role in recurrent urinary tract infections
Collaboration uncovers how several species can invade bladder walls in postmenopausal womenCredit: University of Texas at Dallas A new finding ...
Catch a virus by its tail
Study uncovers key mechanism that allows some of the world's deadliest viruses to replicate Viruses are masterful invaders. They cannibalize ...
Human gut microbiome physiology can now be studied in vitro using Organ Chip technology
Anaerobic human Intestine Chip supports complex gut microbiome under low oxygen, enabling direct investigations of health and disease-related human-microbiome interactionsCredit: ...