Tag: Infectious/Emerging Diseases

January 18, 2019

Joint British Ecological Society and Society for Tropical Ecology symposium The event celebrates the fourth European Conference of Tropical Ecology, ...

HepVu Releases state-level maps showing impact of h=Hepatitis C epidemic across the US

New data from Emory, UAlbany, and CDC show nine states make up more than 50 percent of Hepatitis C infectionsCredit: ...

Combination therapy more effective in treating patients with leishmaniasis and HIV

The results of clinical trials conducted in Ethiopia by the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi), in partnership with Médecins ...

Combination therapy treats leishmaniasis, HIV patients

A PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases press releaseCredit: DNDi/L. Otieno, 2019 Coinfection with visceral leishmaniasis (VL) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) ...

Scientists learn how common virus reactivates after transplantation

Antibody-producing B cells, not disease-fighting T cells, protect against reactivation of cytomegalovirus SEATTLE -- Jan. 17, 2019 -- A new ...

Whole genome sequencing method may speed personalized treatment of drug-resistant infections

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have added to evidence that rapid resistance gene sequencing technology can accurately speed ...

Queen's University researchers develop new test to detect disease and infection

Credit: Queen's University Belfast Researchers at Queen's University Belfast have developed a highly innovative new enzyme biomarker test that has ...

New blood tests for TB could accelerate diagnosis and save the NHS money

Rapid blood tests used by the NHS are unable to rule out tuberculosis (TB) and should be replaced with a ...

Many hepatitis infections go undiagnosed in cancer patients

Credit: SWOG Cancer Research Network Results from the largest study of hepatitis B and C and HIV infection prevalence in ...

Molecular machinery that makes potent antibiotic revealed after decades of research

Discovery by Rutgers and other scientists could lead to new antibiotics and anticancer drugsCredit: Dmitry Ghilarov Scientists at Rutgers and ...

Zika and Chikungunya viruses: Diagnostic pitfalls

DZIF scientists from the Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin demonstrate the problems with the currently available diagnostics, particularly for Zika virus ...

Nanoparticle breakthrough in the fight against cancer

Credit: UNIST A team of researchers, affiliated with UNIST has recently introduced a novel targeted drug delivery system that can ...

Antibiotics still routinely prescribed in the ER for infants with viral lung infections

Despite recommendations first issued more than a decade ago, antibiotics are still routinely prescribed in U.S. emergency rooms for infants ...

Another piece of Ebola virus puzzle identified

Texas Biomed scientists team up to study host and virus protein interactionCredit: Texas Biomed A team of researchers have discovered ...

Experimental treatment approach shows potential against Staphylococcus aureus

A new class of engineered proteins may counter infection caused by Staphylococcus aureus - a bacterial species considered one of ...

What is clean breathing water?

Drexel and Arizona State researchers look at risk of infection from water in the air at home "Don't drink the ...

MTN researchers begin safety study of a 90-day vaginal ring containing tenofovir

Ring is designed to protect women against both HIV and HSV-2 PITTSBURGH, Jan. 16, 2019 - A vaginal ring designed ...

Cellular protein a target for Zika control

Credit: Rasgon Lab, Penn State A cellular protein that interacts with invading viruses appears to help enable the infection process ...

Mosquito known to transmit malaria has been detected in Ethiopia for the first time

Public health concern is a possible emergence of malaria in new regions, Baylor researcher saysCredit: Robert Rogers/Baylor University A type ...

Assessing the performance of multiple influenza forecasting models