Tag: Infectious/Emerging Diseases

NIH collaborates with African Academy of Sciences and Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationCredit: Photo by Chia-Chi Charlie Chang for NIH ...

Flu vaccination keeps COPD patients out of the hospital

Vaccination can reduce influenza-related hospitalizations by more than a third in this highly vulnerable population, according to a new study ...

Temperature-stable experimental tuberculosis vaccine enters clinical testing

Credit: NIAID Vaccinations have begun in a Phase 1 human clinical trial testing a freeze-dried, temperature-stable formulation of an experimental ...

Protein engineering extends the language of immune cells

Evolution of signaling molecules opens door to new sepsis therapy approachesCredit: Matthias Feige / TUM Small infections can be fatal: ...

Report: Funding for neglected disease research hits record high

UK, Europe and India fuel increase; gaps remain Geneva, 23 January 2019 - Funding for neglected disease R&D in 2017 ...

Infectious disease researchers unveil the secret life of flesh-eating bacteria

Scientists employ tool used for equine strep throat to identify new group A strep genesCredit: Houston Methodist HOUSTON-(Jan. 22, 2019) ...

Urine testing of people with HIV for tuberculosis can save lives and be cost-effective

Mass. General-led study supports urine-based tuberculosis screening in two African countries Screening all hospitalized patients with HIV for tuberculosis (TB) ...

Outbreak of paralyzing disease linked to non-polio enterovirus through TGen-led study

EV-D68 is confirmed among AFM patients at Phoenix-area hospital PHOENIX, Ariz. -- Jan. 22, 2019 -- The Translational Genomics Research ...

Dengue immunity may be protective against symptomatic Zika, study finds

Credit: NIAID WHAT: Children with a history of prior dengue virus infection had a significantly lower risk of being symptomatic ...

Children who had a dengue infection could be protected from symptomatic Zika

ANN ARBOR--A prior dengue virus infection could protect children from symptomatic Zika virus infection, according to a study by an ...

Dengue virus immunity may protect children from Zika symptoms

Credit: AFMC Public Affairs, US Air Force Previous infection with dengue virus may protect children from symptomatic Zika, according to ...

New skin test detects prion infection before symptoms appear

Proof-of-concept study demonstrates test's preclinical utilityCredit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Prions can infect both humans and animals, ...

Courage to aim for less cleanliness?

More living organisms on our bodies and in our homes could help in combating diseases -- if we let them ...

New study raises hopes of eradication of malaria