Tag: Infectious/Emerging Diseases

December 19, 2018

Testing and treatment are key, say IDSA guidelines ARLINGTON, Va. - Pregnant women and the extremely obese are among those ...

Uncovering a key mechanism in assembly of Avian Sarcoma Virus, a relative of HIV-1

This 100-year-old oncogenic virus often used to study HIV-1, and understanding the molecular basis of binding informs ways to prevent ...

With a focus on high-risk patients, SLU researcher eyes eliminating TB for good

Credit: Saint Louis University / Ellen Hutti ST. LOUIS -- In a recent paper published in PLOS One, Soumya Chatterjee, ...

Widespread, occasional use of antibiotics in US linked with resistance

Researchers found that widespread, low-intensity use of antibiotics may play more of a role in antibiotic resistance than high-intensity, repeated ...

A versatile vaccine that can protect mice from emerging tick-borne viruses

Credit: VanBlargan et al./Cell Reports A group of researchers led by Michael Diamond of Washington University School of Medicine in ...

Nearly one in five Tibetan refugee schoolchildren has tuberculosis infection, Johns Hopkins study finds

Zero TB in Tibetan Kids outreach program aims to eliminate the disease in an entire population in India In a ...

Buruli ulcer: Promising new drug candidate against a forgotten disease

Buruli ulcer - one of the most neglected among the NTDs - is a debilitating and stigmatising disease. Affecting mainly ...

Sofosbuvir rids organism of chikungunya and yellow fever viruses

The medication is already used to treat hepatitis C and has passed all human use approval tests, so it can ...

ECDC: Influenza vaccination coverage rates insufficient across EU member states

None of the European Union (EU) Member States could demonstrate that they reach the EU target of 75% influenza vaccination ...

HPV discovery raises hope for new cervical cancer treatments

Credit: Dan Addison | University of Virginia Communications Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have made a ...

Using endangered barbary macaques as photo props could negatively impact Moroccan tourism

Contact with captive macaques perceived as unacceptable and potential health; safety riskCredit: Kristina Stazaker Wild animals are increasingly exploited for ...

Vaccine using microneedle patch with RSV virus, immune-stimulating compound is effective against RSV

Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--Skin vaccination using a microneedle patch that contains the inactivated respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and a ...

Harvard's Wyss Institute commences project to identify means to induce a state of suspended animation

High-risk initiative aims to develop 'Time-Tolerant Biostasis Therapeutics' that slow down critical processes in the human body to gain time ...

Researchers develop global checklist for hospital antimicrobial stewardship programs

CDDEP researchers lead development of an evidence-based and globally applicable checklist for antimicrobial stewardship programs Researchers at the Center for ...

New strains of hepatitis C found in Africa

Study could inform hepatitis C treatment and vaccine development worldwide The largest population study of hepatitis C in Africa has ...

NJIT researchers shine new light on disease-spreading mosquitoes

Credit: NJIT When the West Nile virus (WNV) was initially isolated in two patients at a Queens, N.Y., hospital in ...

Researchers find clue to epidemics in 'bursty' social behavior

NYU Tandon researchers discover that feed back loop in human interactions can play a big role in how diseases spread ...

Janelle Ayres awarded $1.8 million by NOMIS Foundation for research on mechanisms to promote health

Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(December 12, 2018) Associate Professor Janelle Ayres has been awarded $1.8 million over two years by ...

UMass Amherst biostatistician and national team assist CDC in influenza forecasting

an influenza-tracking model developed by a team led by biostatistician Nicholas Reich at UMass Amherst is the CDC's preferred model ...

RUDN medics called the world to action against hepatitis in Somalia