Tag: Infectious/Emerging Diseases

Researchers at the University of Arizona have discovered a protein that prevents mosquitoes from hatching, opening the possibility of developing ...

Mosquito-specific protein may lead to safer insecticides

A protein required for development of mosquito eggs may provide a mosquito-selective target for insecticide development, according to a new ...

Flinn Foundation awards 'Prevent HAARM' grant to C-Path and TGen

$400,000 grant aims to develop a genomic surveillance system to respond to antimicrobial resistant pathogens TUCSON, Ariz., and FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. ...

With OK From FDA, UC San Diego researchers prepare to launch novel phage study

Clinical trial using intravenous viruses to kill resistant bacteria would be first in nationCredit: Image courtesy of Thomas Deerinck, National ...

Space microbes aren't so alien after all

Genetic evidence shows bacteria on the International Space Station are adapting to survive, not to harmCredit: NASA/Roscosmos EVANSTON, Ill. --- ...

Researchers study bacterial immunity to understand infectious disease

Patients with cystic fibrosis are often infected by pseudomonas aeruginosa, a bacterium that infects the lungs and prevents breathing, often ...

Close flu vaccine supply gaps to ease flu seasons, make pandemics less deadly

A tweak to our flu vaccine resupply logistics could save thousands of livesCredit: National Archives (US) More than 50 million ...

How herpesviruses shape the immune system

Credit: A. Moosmann/Helmholtz Centre Munich Cytomegalovirus is widespread and remains in the body for a lifetime after infection. In healthy ...

RCSI researchers develop new tuberculosis treatment

Newly developed medicine could be used to treat hundreds of thousands of patients with tuberculosisCredit: Maxwell Photography Tuesday, 8 January ...

Screening donated blood for Zika not cost-effective

1. Screening all donated blood for Zika virus is not cost-effective in the United States Abstract: http://annals.org/aim/article/doi/10.7326/M18-2238 Editorial: http://annals.org/aim/article/doi/10.7326/M18-3527 URLs ...

New bat-borne virus related to Ebola discovered by Singapore team

New genus of filovirus found in fruit bats may be capable of infecting other speciesCredit: Rajesh Puttaswamaiah, Bat Conservation India ...

Duke-NUS researchers discover new bat-borne virus related to Ebola

SINGAPORE, 8 January 2019 - Researchers from Singapore's Duke-NUS Medical School, in collaboration with scientists in China, have identified and ...

USC science races against tick-borne virus

Groundbreaking work could lay foundation for a vaccineCredit: (Photo/Gus Ruelas) Two groundbreaking discoveries by USC researchers could lead to medications ...

Prescribed opioids raise risk of pneumonia in patients with and without HIV

New Haven, Conn. -- Taking prescribed opioids raises the risk of pneumonia in individuals with and without HIV, a new ...

Where will the world's next Zika, West Nile or Dengue virus come from?

January 4, 2019

Model identifies most likely wildlife hosts for emerging flavivirusesCredit: (T. Smiley Evans/UC Davis) After collecting data and comparing it with ...

Fungi cause brain infection and impair memory in mice

January 4, 2019

Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Fungal infections are emerging as a major medical challenge, and a team led by researchers ...

Ground breaking new saliva diagnostic test to help eliminate malaria