Tag: Infectious/Emerging Diseases

New vaccine induces robust and specific immune responses and provides complete protection from disease in preclinical studies PHILADELPHIA -- (Feb. ...

New Haven, Conn. -- When the Zika virus arrived in the Americas in early 2015, it struck hard, infecting 73% ...

Credit: Ariunbaatar Barkhasbaatar, Wildlife Conservation Society Avian influenza viruses infect horses in Mongolia but do not cause large outbreaks of ...

Credit: Choi, et al. (CC BY 4.0, 2018) Infections by the mosquito-borne Mayaro virus (MAYV) have largely been restricted to ...

Combination of novel nanomaterials with a genomics-based approach will allow for precise identification of pathogens that cause Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs).Credit: ...

UF biologist joins team led by Brazilian Ministry of Health to tackle endemic virusesCredit: Albert Ko, Yale School of Public ...

Credit: Children's National Health System A therapy derived from the eggs of parasitic worms helps to protect against one of ...

Mass. General study identifies cancer-associated strains in tumors from patients age 30 and under A remarkable recent increase in the ...

WASHINGTON -- The immunotherapy that has revolutionized treatment of many cancers appears to offer similar benefit to cancer patients living ...

Credit: Duvall et al./Cell Unlike humans, who usually get hungry again only a few hours after eating, a female mosquito ...

Credit: Alex Wild She weighs less than one ten-thousandth of an ounce and her top speed is less than two ...

Osaka University-centered study examines large-scale population survey and identifies increase in cervical cancer rate, along with younger patients' surprising resistance ...

NIH-supported research aims to expand HIV prevention choicesCredit: NIAID WHAT: A clinical trial has begun to examine the safety and ...

The project is led by Professors Ranson and McCall at LSTM, in collaboration with Imperial College, and national medical research ...

SINGAPORE, 5 February 2019 - Researchers at Duke-NUS Medical School have demonstrated for the first time a physical interaction between ...

Vitamin D has been found to speed up the clearance of tuberculosis (TB) bacteria from the lungs of people with ...

A combination of genetic and immunological factors makes some children susceptible to the bacteria that cause strep throatCredit: Dr. Yu ...

While the pipeline of new antibiotics has improved over the past six years, momentum in the development of new infection-fighting ...

InDevR publishes scientific article in Nature Partner Journal: VaccinesCredit: Shannon Rodriguez BOULDER COLORADO (1/29/19) -- InDevR Inc. announced publication of ...

Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a new way to prevent and treat Chlamydia, the most common sexually ...