Tag: Infectious/Emerging Diseases

Credit: NIAID WHAT: The immune system's attempt to eliminate Salmonella bacteria from the gastrointestinal (GI) tract instead facilitates colonization of ...

Ultrafast, on-chip PCR could speed diagnosis during current and future pandemics

Credit: Adapted from ACS Nano 2021, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c02154 Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) has been the gold standard for diagnosis ...

How antibiotic-filled poop helps ‘bessbug’ beetles stay healthy

Understanding the communities of antimicrobial-producing bacteria that thrive in the feces of horned passalus beetles could help scientists discover new ...

Coronavirus testing made quick and easy

Real-world flight data shows continued need for social distancing

Credit: Dr. Islind REYKJAVIK, Iceland 26 May 2021 - Current vaccination programmes alone will have a limited effect in stopping ...

A COVID-fighter’s guide to T cells

New LJI review shows how T cells target more than 1,400 sites on SARS-CoV-2Credit: CDC LA JOLLA--In a new paper, ...

For men, low testosterone means high risk of severe COVID-19

New clues on why more men than women develop severe diseaseCredit: SARA MOSER Throughout the pandemic, doctors have seen evidence ...

SARS-CoV-2: Estimating infectiousness

Science publishes new study on viral loadCredit: © Charité | Victor Corman What started as the preliminary analysis of routine ...

SARS-CoV-2 RNA discovery unlocks new potential treatments

Credit: Molecular Cell An international and multidisciplinary team led by researchers at the University of Oxford, University of Glasgow, and ...

UVA Cancer Center, other top US cancer centers urge cancer-preventing HPV vaccinations

COVID-19 pandemic interrupted HPV vaccination for many adolescentsCredit: UVA Health UVA Cancer Center is joining 70 other National Cancer Institute ...

From harmless skin bacteria to dreaded pathogens

Credit: NIAID The bacterium Staphylococcus epidermidisis primarily a harmless microbe found on the skin and in the noses of humans. ...

Antibodies that enhance SARS-CoV-2 infection — A possible factor for severe COVID-19

Osaka University researchers find that infection with SARS-CoV-2 produces not only neutralizing antibodies that prevent infection, but also antibodies that ...

Harnessing next generation sequencing to detect SARS-CoV-2

...and prepare for the next pandemicCredit: Peter Duchek Researchers at the Vienna BioCenter designed a testing protocol for SARS-CoV-2 that ...

UIC leads new collaborative to reduce COVID-19 disparities