Tag: Infectious/Emerging Diseases

October 2, 2019

Credit: Federica Barberi A research team has created a leg prosthesis for lower leg amputees that incorporates advanced neural stimulation, ...

Preaching the benefits of vaccination in an increasingly skeptical world

October 2, 2019

During IDWeek2019, an annual gathering, infectious disease gurus present research insights about measles, Zika, influenza and other emerging infectious agents ...

Discovery of new source of cancer antigens may expand cancer vaccine capabilities

October 2, 2019

Credit: Arizona State University For more than a decade, scientist Stephen Albert Johnston and his team at Arizona State University's ...

Study demonstrates antibody responses within 6 weeks of initial vaccination

Credit: Lisa Donohue, HVTN Graphic Designer SEATTLE, OCTOBER 01, 2019 - An early phase study was conducted in the U.S. ...

Texas Biomed awarded $2.8 Million NIH grant for novel TB research

Mechanisms under study could lead to new host drug targetsCredit: Texas Biomed San Antonio, Texas (September 25, 2019) - Researchers ...

Emerging parasitic disease mimics the symptoms of visceral leishmaniasis in people

Credit: CDC/James Gathany WHAT: A new study published this week online in Emerging Infectious Diseases suggests that transmission of a ...

Three UC San Diego researchers receive top honors with NIH Director’s Awards

Rob Knight, PhD, awarded the Pioneer Award; Omar Akbari, PhD, and Shadi Dayeh, PhD, receive the New Innovator Award, recognizing ...

Microneedle biosensor accurately detects patient’s antibiotic levels in real time

Credit: Imperial College London / Timothy Rawson et al. Lancet Digital Health 2019 Small, non-invasive patches worn on the skin ...

NIH forms new collaborative influenza vaccine research network

Credit: NIAID The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has initiated ...

Potent antibody curbs Nipah and Hendra virus attack

A monoclonal antibody prevents the virus from fusing with cell membranes to gain entryCredit: Veesler Lab/UW Medicine A new monoclonal ...

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria spread by washing machine

Hygienists of the University of Bonn prove a transmission to newborns. Consequences for the domestic environment?Credit: (c) Photo: Volker Lannert/Uni ...

GARDP and Entasis Therapeutics initiate global phase 3 trial of zoliflodacin

Credit: (GARDP/Neil Brandvold) The Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership (GARDP), a not for profit organisation developing new treatments for ...

How nasty Toxoplasma parasite damages the human eye

An international study used human retinal cells to demonstrate how the Toxoplasma parasite creates a characteristic eye lesionCredit: Flinders University, ...

NIH awards contracts to advance tuberculosis immunology research