Testing how well water disinfectants damage antibiotic resistance genes
Credit: Mark Stone/University of Washington Each year at least 2 million Americans are infected with bacteria that cannot be treated ...
Tag: Infectious/Emerging Diseases
UTMB to lead program to advance treatments against potentially bioterrorist pathogens
Researchers awarded up to $35 million by NIH to develop and test vaccines and post-infection treatments GALVESTON, Texas -- The ...
Scientists review influenza vaccine research progress and opportunities
Credit: NIAID In a new series of articles, experts in immunology, virology, epidemiology, and vaccine development detail efforts to improve ...
Discovery of a restriction factor for hepatitis B virus
Hepatitis B is a viral liver infection that can lead to acute or chronic conditions. Although there is a vaccine ...
Vaccine report calls for innovative transformation strategies to increase influenza immunization rates in underserved communities
Expert panel identified major barriers to influenza immunization among racial minorities, including older adults with low socioeconomic status and chronic ...
Pediatric telemedicine visits may increase antibiotic overprescribing
PITTSBURGH, April 8, 2019 - Children with acute respiratory infections were prescribed antibiotics more often during direct-to-consumer telemedicine visits than ...
Common virus linked to faster disease progression in cystic fibrosis
A new study has found that cystic fibrosis patients who have a common virus may experience faster disease progression than ...
Synthetic antibody rapidly protects mice and monkeys from Zika
A DNA-encoded monoclonal antibody prevents Zika infection in mice and non-human primates, researchers report April 5th in the journal Molecular ...
Experts call for strategies to address public health crisis of opioid, ID epidemics
Citing the spread of infections linked to rising rates of opioid use across the country including HIV, viral hepatitis, skin ...
Mass drug administration reduces scabies cases by 90% in Solomon Islands' communities
Largest study of its kind provides important evidence for global strategy on scabies control Mass drug administration (MDA) of two ...
UMD Institute for Genome Sciences awarded $17.5 million for infectious disease research
The IGS Genome Center for Infectious Diseases is funded for 5 additional years BALTIMORE, MD., April 4 -- The Institute ...
Vanderbilt-led research team ‘sprints’ to stop Zika virus
In January scientists at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and colleagues in Boston, Seattle and St. Louis were given an ...
Researchers create molecules with strong anti-Zika virus potential
The finding might also have application in developing anti-parasite and antibacterial treatments New York, April 4, 2019 - The Zika ...
ERC Advanced Grant for Thomas Rudel
Credit: (Photo: Robert Emmerich / JMUW) Chlamydia is the main cause of venereal diseases in Germany. These sexually transmitted bacteria ...
Researchers engineer a cost-effective treatment for neglected tropical disease
A fungus, an antibiotic, a parasite, and a cureCredit: Image by Motomichi Matsuzaki, CC-BY Researchers have turned a fungus into ...
Capturing mosquito waste could speed up virus detection
Proof-of-concept test results in first-ever detection of viruses in field-collected mosquito wasteCredit: James Gathany, CDC Public Health Image Library Annapolis, ...
Experimental therapy completely clears HPV in one-third of cervical cancer precursors
Clinical trial shows promise of immune treatment against HPV infections that lead to cancer ANN ARBOR, Michigan -- A potential ...
Hepatitis C-infected hearts and lungs safely transplanted
Team prevents transmission of virus, reports good outcomes at 6 months for 35-of-35 thoracic organ recipients Boston, MA -- Infectious ...
Researchers receive multi-year grants to identify corneal ulcer genetic biomarkers
Credit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine More than 125 million people worldwide wear contact lenses, and while many ...
New $22 million project targets deadly viruses
Credit: Albert Einstein College of Medicine April 3, 2019--(BRONX, N.Y.)--The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has awarded ...