Tag: Infectious/Emerging Diseases

The IGS Genome Center for Infectious Diseases is funded for 5 additional years BALTIMORE, MD., April 4 -- The Institute ...

Vanderbilt-led research team ‘sprints’ to stop Zika virus

In January scientists at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and colleagues in Boston, Seattle and St. Louis were given an ...

Researchers create molecules with strong anti-Zika virus potential

The finding might also have application in developing anti-parasite and antibacterial treatments New York, April 4, 2019 - The Zika ...

ERC Advanced Grant for Thomas Rudel

Credit: (Photo: Robert Emmerich / JMUW) Chlamydia is the main cause of venereal diseases in Germany. These sexually transmitted bacteria ...

Researchers engineer a cost-effective treatment for neglected tropical disease

A fungus, an antibiotic, a parasite, and a cureCredit: Image by Motomichi Matsuzaki, CC-BY Researchers have turned a fungus into ...

Capturing mosquito waste could speed up virus detection

Proof-of-concept test results in first-ever detection of viruses in field-collected mosquito wasteCredit: James Gathany, CDC Public Health Image Library Annapolis, ...

Experimental therapy completely clears HPV in one-third of cervical cancer precursors

Clinical trial shows promise of immune treatment against HPV infections that lead to cancer ANN ARBOR, Michigan -- A potential ...

Hepatitis C-infected hearts and lungs safely transplanted

Team prevents transmission of virus, reports good outcomes at 6 months for 35-of-35 thoracic organ recipients Boston, MA -- Infectious ...

Researchers receive multi-year grants to identify corneal ulcer genetic biomarkers

Credit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine More than 125 million people worldwide wear contact lenses, and while many ...

New $22 million project targets deadly viruses

Credit: Albert Einstein College of Medicine April 3, 2019--(BRONX, N.Y.)--The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has awarded ...

Bid to beat rabies could benefit from oral dog vaccine, study finds

Vaccines hidden in dog food could help curb the spread of rabies in countries with large populations of stray dogs, ...

Opioid epidemic is increasing rates of some infectious diseases

Health, substance use professionals must work together to thwart public health crisis WHAT: The United States faces a converging public ...

Gorillas gather around and groom their dead

Scientists observe cases of gorillas touching and grooming the bodies of dead individuals, with potential implications for the spread of ...

NIH begins first-in-human trial of a universal influenza vaccine candidate