Engineered DNA vaccine protects against emerging Mayaro virus infection
New vaccine induces robust and specific immune responses and provides complete protection from disease in preclinical studies PHILADELPHIA -- (Feb. ...
Tag: Infectious/Emerging Diseases
At epicenter of Zika outbreak, dengue immunity provided protection
New Haven, Conn. -- When the Zika virus arrived in the Americas in early 2015, it struck hard, infecting 73% ...
Why Asian horses don't get sick with the flu
Credit: Ariunbaatar Barkhasbaatar, Wildlife Conservation Society Avian influenza viruses infect horses in Mongolia but do not cause large outbreaks of ...
Engineered DNA vaccine protects against emerging Mayaro virus
Credit: Choi, et al. (CC BY 4.0, 2018) Infections by the mosquito-borne Mayaro virus (MAYV) have largely been restricted to ...
Novel nanoparticle technology to identify healthcare-associated infections receives $1.5 million
Combination of novel nanomaterials with a genomics-based approach will allow for precise identification of pathogens that cause Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs).Credit: ...
Dengue immunity may buffer against Zika, study finds
UF biologist joins team led by Brazilian Ministry of Health to tackle endemic virusesCredit: Albert Ko, Yale School of Public ...
Therapy derived from parasitic worms downregulates proinflammatory pathways
Credit: Children's National Health System A therapy derived from the eggs of parasitic worms helps to protect against one of ...
HPV infection may be behind rise in vocal-cord cancers among young nonsmokers
Mass. General study identifies cancer-associated strains in tumors from patients age 30 and under A remarkable recent increase in the ...
Study finds HIV+ cancer patients benefit from immunotherapy
WASHINGTON -- The immunotherapy that has revolutionized treatment of many cancers appears to offer similar benefit to cancer patients living ...
Putting female mosquitoes on human diet drugs could reduce spread of disease
Credit: Duvall et al./Cell Unlike humans, who usually get hungry again only a few hours after eating, a female mosquito ...
New findings could make mosquitos more satisfied — and safer to be around
Credit: Alex Wild She weighs less than one ten-thousandth of an ounce and her top speed is less than two ...
Japanese study finds concerning trends in cervical cancer and treatment response
Osaka University-centered study examines large-scale population survey and identifies increase in cervical cancer rate, along with younger patients' surprising resistance ...
Study of PrEP and vaginal ring for HIV prevention begins in girls and young women
NIH-supported research aims to expand HIV prevention choicesCredit: NIAID WHAT: A clinical trial has begun to examine the safety and ...
LSTM receives grant to accelerate evaluation of next-generation malaria control tools
The project is led by Professors Ranson and McCall at LSTM, in collaboration with Imperial College, and national medical research ...
Duke-NUS study: Interaction between two immune cell types could be key to better dengue vaccines
SINGAPORE, 5 February 2019 - Researchers at Duke-NUS Medical School have demonstrated for the first time a physical interaction between ...
Vitamin D helps treat lethal drug-resistant TB
Vitamin D has been found to speed up the clearance of tuberculosis (TB) bacteria from the lungs of people with ...
Why your kid's strep throat keeps coming back
A combination of genetic and immunological factors makes some children susceptible to the bacteria that cause strep throatCredit: Dr. Yu ...
Review finds antibiotic development increased, but insufficient
While the pipeline of new antibiotics has improved over the past six years, momentum in the development of new infection-fighting ...
New VaxArray publication on influenza neuraminidase quantification
InDevR publishes scientific article in Nature Partner Journal: VaccinesCredit: Shannon Rodriguez BOULDER COLORADO (1/29/19) -- InDevR Inc. announced publication of ...
Researchers find new treatment for Chlamydia
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a new way to prevent and treat Chlamydia, the most common sexually ...