Tag: Infectious/Emerging Diseases

NIH-Supported analysis identified elevated mortality in large Latin American cohortCredit: NIAID Among people with HIV in Latin America, those diagnosed ...

Study finds Ebola survivors in Liberia face ongoing health issues

Credit: PREVAIL/NIAID Survivors of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in Liberia had a higher prevalence of certain health issues--including uveitis (eye ...

A ‘Post-Antibiotic World?’

Antibiotic resistance is spreading from wastewater treatment plants The products of wastewater treatment have been found to contain trace amounts ...

BOHEMIA will develop a new vector control strategy to kill malaria-transmitting mosquitoes

Unitaid has awarded a US$25.3 million grant to the Barcelona Institute for Global Health for a project that seeks to ...

Results of ABATE infection trial published

Hospital patients with central venous catheters experienced a decrease in bloodstream infections with daily bathing using antiseptic soap and nasal ...

Infection control technique may reduce infections in patients with catheters, drains

Study finds use of antibiotic soap and antibiotic nasal ointment reduces infections by 30 to 40 percent Each year, approximately ...

Study confirms and quantifies Zika-microcephaly link in Brazil

Women infected with Zika virus early in pregnancy are almost 17 times more likely to have a child with microcephaly, ...

Results of trial to stem hospital-acquired bacterial infections published

NIH-sponsored ABATE study shows benefit for subset of hospitalized patientsCredit: NIH New findings from a large, randomized clinical trial that ...

Study to investigate how sexual trauma increases HIV susceptibility in women

Sexual violence produces adverse social and behavioral impacts -- and biological tooCredit: THRIVE Study and UC San Diego School of ...

UMaine-led team discovers protein, lipid connection that could aid new influenza therapies

The connection between an influenza virus surface protein and a host cell lipid has been discovered by researchers at the ...

Study shows success of measles vaccine campaigns in India

Researchers have provided the first insight on the impact of mass vaccination campaigns in India, introduced in 2010Credit: SEAR/A. Cabellero-Reynolds ...

A silver lining like no other

Self-sterilizing microneedles revolutionizing vaccination and drug deliveryCredit: University of South Australia Vaccinations are the world's frontline defence against infectious diseases ...

HPTN 071 demonstrates community-wide HIV prevention strategy can reduce new infections

Credit: HIV Prevention Trials Network DURHAM, NC - Researchers today presented results from the HPTN 071 (PopART) study at the ...

HIV prevention study finds universal ‘test and treat’ approach can reduce new infections

NIH-sponsored trial suggests home-based HIV testing and referral to care works at population levelCredit: Kim Cloete New HIV infections declined ...

Forecasting mosquitoes’ global spread

An international team gauges the coming threat of mosquito-borne diseasesCredit: Moritz Kraemer for Nature Microbiology; DOI: 10.1038/s41564-019-0376-y. Outbreaks of mosquito-borne ...

Researchers uncover new facets of HIV's 'arms race' with human defense system

Study could contribute to new therapies COLUMBUS, Ohio - A new study reveals details about the evolutionary contest between HIV ...

Texas Biomed scientists developing new vaccine strategy for tuberculosis

Experimental TB protection delivered through a spray instead of a shotCredit: Texas Biomed San Antonio, Texas (March 4, 2019) - ...

Putting the break on our immune system's response

Researchers have discovered how a tiny molecule known as miR-132 acts as a "handbrake" on our immune system - helping ...

Study aims to reduce sexually transmitted infections in men

Researchers at the University of Southampton are set to launch a new study to help improve condom use and tackle ...

Global maps enabling targeted interventions to reduce burden of mosquito-borne disease