Tag: Infectious/Emerging Diseases

April 30, 2021

Salk researchers and collaborators show how the protein damages cells, confirming COVID-19 as a primarily vascular diseaseCredit: Salk Institute LA ...

Study shows how meningitis-causing bacteria may sense fever to avoid immune killing

Credit: Francesco Righetti Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have discovered a mechanism through which meningitis-causing bacteria can evade our ...

How SARS-CoV-2 hijacks human cells to evade immune system

Credit: UC San Diego Health Sciences Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have discovered one way ...

Low risk of infection in babies born to mothers with COVID-19

Credit: Stefan Zimmerman Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and the Public Health Agency of Sweden have studied newborn babies whose mothers ...

Decrease in prostate cancer diagnoses due to pandemic

Credit: Mikael Wallerstedt During the first wave of the corona pandemic, 36 per cent fewer men were diagnosed with prostate ...

The new study of emerging materials helping in detection of COVID-19

International group of scientists conducted research on the electrochemical biosensorsCredit: UrFU The SARS-CoV-2 virus is still causing a dramatic loss ...

Republicans became more vaccine hesitant as the coronavirus pandemic unfolded

New UC San Diego study shows willingness to get a vaccine became increasingly politicized during the public health crisisCredit: UC ...

More than 25% of infants not getting common childhood vaccinations, study finds

Researchers identify troubling disparities along race, income, education linesCredit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications More than a quarter of American ...

Human antibiotic use threatens endangered wild chimpanzees

April 28, 2021

Antimicrobial resistant bacteria getting into watershedCredit: Thomas Gillespie It's well established that infectious disease is the greatest threat to the ...

Processed diets might promote chronic infections that can lead to disorders such as diabetes

April 28, 2021

Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--Processed diets, which are low in fiber, may initially reduce the incidence of foodborne infectious diseases ...

Trial of existing antibiotic for treating Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia begins

NIH-supported trial will test Dalbavancin in hospitalized adultsCredit: NIAID A clinical trial to test the antibiotic dalbavancin for safety and ...

University of Chicago scientists design “Nanotraps” to catch, clear coronavirus

Potential COVID-19 treatment pairs nanoparticles with human immune system to search and destroy virusesCredit: Huang Lab Researchers at the Pritzker ...

Exposure to high heat neutralizes SARS-CoV-2 in less than one second

Texas A&M research shows exposure to high temperatures can neutralize the virus, preventing it from infecting another human hostCredit: Texas ...

Benefits of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine outweigh its risks