Scientists discover novel orthonairovirus in man bitten by tick in China

by Mary Van Beusekom,University of MinnesotaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAcase reportpublished in theNew England Journal of Medicinedescribes a previously unidentifi

Updated on: September 30,2024

Scientists discover novel orthonairovirus in man bitten by tick in China

by Mary Van Beusekom,University of MinnesotaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAcase reportpublished in theNew England Journal of Medicinedescribes a previously unidentifi

Updated on:September 30,2024

How did a Missouri resident catch bird flu spreading in livestock?

by Natalie Wallington, The Kansas City StarColorized transmission electron micrograph of Avian influenza A H5N1 viruses. Credit: Public DomainA mysterious human case of the H5N1 bird flu was recently

Updated on: October 05,2024

How did a Missouri resident catch bird flu spreading in livestock?

by Natalie Wallington, The Kansas City StarColorized transmission electron micrograph of Avian influenza A H5N1 viruses. Credit: Public DomainA mysterious human case of the H5N1 bird flu was recently

Updated on:October 05,2024

A new class of antibodies against COVID-19 is being put to the test

by Garvan Institute of Medical ResearchStructural characterization of the broadly neutralizing class 1 antibody GAR05. a Cryo-EM structure of GAR05 Fab bound to trimeric spike (3.27 Å resolution)

Updated on: March 25,2024

A new class of antibodies against COVID-19 is being put to the test

by Garvan Institute of Medical ResearchStructural characterization of the broadly neutralizing class 1 antibody GAR05. a Cryo-EM structure of GAR05 Fab bound to trimeric spike (3.27 Å resolution)

Updated on:March 25,2024

Lyme disease and ticks that carry it spread across the US

by Madeline Everett, The Kansas City StarCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainLyme disease is one of the most prevalent insect-borne diseases in the country, with far more cases each year than other disea

Updated on: November 14,2024

Lyme disease and ticks that carry it spread across the US

by Madeline Everett, The Kansas City StarCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainLyme disease is one of the most prevalent insect-borne diseases in the country, with far more cases each year than other disea

Updated on:November 14,2024

COVID-19 high-risk groups: Why the immune system is less effective at fighting the virus

by Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinThe older a person with COVID-19 is, the higher the frequency of T-helper cells which react to the virus. However, fewer and fewer of these cells produce th

Updated on: April 10,2024

COVID-19 high-risk groups: Why the immune system is less effective at fighting the virus

by Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinThe older a person with COVID-19 is, the higher the frequency of T-helper cells which react to the virus. However, fewer and fewer of these cells produce th

Updated on:April 10,2024

Telemedicine reduces cancellations for care during COVID in large Ohio heath center

by American College of RheumatologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research presented at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting, shows that expanded use of teleme

Updated on: March 30,2024

Telemedicine reduces cancellations for care during COVID in large Ohio heath center

by American College of RheumatologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research presented at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting, shows that expanded use of teleme

Updated on:March 30,2024

HIV infection leaves a 'memory' in cells

by George Washington UniversityImage of HIV. Credit: C. GoldsmithContent Providers: CDC/ C. Goldsmith, P. Feorino, E. L. Palmer, W. R. McManusThough antiretroviral therapy has made HIV a manageab

Updated on: April 16,2024

HIV infection leaves a 'memory' in cells

by George Washington UniversityImage of HIV. Credit: C. GoldsmithContent Providers: CDC/ C. Goldsmith, P. Feorino, E. L. Palmer, W. R. McManusThough antiretroviral therapy has made HIV a manageab

Updated on:April 16,2024

Vaccine to prevent a dangerous tropical disease receives approval

by Estonian Research CouncilWork in Tartu University's virology lab. Author Kaspar Koolmeister. Credit: Kaspar KoolmeisterThe chikungunya virus is widespread in tropical regions, where it is sprea

Updated on: May 05,2024

Vaccine to prevent a dangerous tropical disease receives approval

by Estonian Research CouncilWork in Tartu University's virology lab. Author Kaspar Koolmeister. Credit: Kaspar KoolmeisterThe chikungunya virus is widespread in tropical regions, where it is sprea

Updated on:May 05,2024

US tuberculosis cases were at the highest level in a decade in 2023

by Mike StobbeThis 1966 microscope photo provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacilli, the organism responsible for causing the disease tube

Updated on: April 30,2024

US tuberculosis cases were at the highest level in a decade in 2023

by Mike StobbeThis 1966 microscope photo provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacilli, the organism responsible for causing the disease tube

Updated on:April 30,2024

Newer mpox strain poses bigger risk to young women, study shows

by Antony Sguazzin, Bloomberg NewsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainGirls and young women may be more susceptible to an infectious subvariant of the virus that causes mpox that has spread from the Dem

Updated on: November 15,2024

Newer mpox strain poses bigger risk to young women, study shows

by Antony Sguazzin, Bloomberg NewsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainGirls and young women may be more susceptible to an infectious subvariant of the virus that causes mpox that has spread from the Dem

Updated on:November 15,2024

Default testing for COVID-19 in K-12 schools more effective than voluntary testing

by Phil Ciciora,University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignGraphical Abstract. Credit:iScience(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.108770A new paper co-written by a team of University of

Updated on: March 20,2024

Default testing for COVID-19 in K-12 schools more effective than voluntary testing

by Phil Ciciora,University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignGraphical Abstract. Credit:iScience(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.108770A new paper co-written by a team of University of

Updated on:March 20,2024

How HIV research has reshaped modern medicine

If it wasn’t for the decades of HIV research, we would not have had the COVID-19 vaccines so rapidly.

Updated on: November 28,2024

How HIV research has reshaped modern medicine

If it wasn’t for the decades of HIV research, we would not have had the COVID-19 vaccines so rapidly.

Updated on:November 28,2024