Researchers uncover molecular changes associated with treating lymphatic filariasis
Credit: Gary J. Weil (CC-BY 4.0) The Global Program to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis delivers mass drug administration to 500 million ...
Tag: Infectious/Emerging Diseases
Dog rabies vaccination programs affect human exposure, prophylaxis use
Credit: Javier Cabello Stom (CC BY 4.0) The World Health Organization has made it a goal to eliminate human rabies ...
Texas Biomed continues testing Ebola therapies and vaccines
September is National Preparedness MonthCredit: Texas Biomed San Antonio, Texas (September 26, 2019) - In mid-August 2019, human clinical trials ...
A mouse or an elephant: what species fights infection more effectively?
Hamilton College researcher reveals body size shapes mammal immune defensesCredit: Cynthia J. Downs What species is better at fighting an ...
Powerful new synthetic vaccines to combat epidemics
New vaccine technology delivers potent results for ChikungunyaCredit: University of Bristol A new type of vaccine that can be stored ...
Unravelling the mystery of how one gene contributes to Parkinson’s, Crohn’s and leprosy
Research on LRRK2 gene in mice could lead to new treatments, preventionCredit: The Ottawa Hospital Researchers have struggled for years ...
New fungus-derived antibiotic: relief in sight for immunocompromised people
Scientists derive a new compound from eushearilide, which can potentially take on lethal fungal and bacterial infectionsCredit: Tokyo University Of ...
Tapeworms need to keep their head to regenerate
Scientists show that the location of stem cells is essential in determining tapeworms' ability to regenerateCredit: Tania Rozario Scientists have ...
West Nile virus in the New World: Reflections on 20 years in pursuit of an elusive foe
Array of experts on mosquito-borne disease weigh lessons learned and progress made in the Journal of Medical EntomologyCredit: Ary Farajollahi, ...
Breakthrough in understanding enzymes that make antibiotic for drug-resistant pathogen
Credit: University of Warwick The pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii is one of three highest priority pathogens identified by WHO (World Health ...
Long-acting injectable multi-drug implant shows promise for HIV prevention and treatment
A new study published today in Nature Communications shows a promising alternative for those who have to take a daily ...
Researchers find way to kill pathogen resistant to antibiotics
Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a potentially deadly, antibiotic-resistant bacterium present in hospitals, can be killed by hijacking its haem-acquisition system to selectively ...
Dengue virus becoming resistant to vaccines and therapeutics due to mutations in specific protein
Credit: Xin-Ni Lim, Emerging Infectious Diseases Programme, Duke-NUS Medical School Dengue virus (DENV) infects about 400 million people annually around ...
Researchers find building mutations into Ebola virus protein disrupts ability to cause disease
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--Creating mutations in a key Ebola virus protein that helps the deadly virus escape from the ...
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