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Using phages to eradicate Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections

Using phages to eradicate Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections

FEBRUARY 21, 2024byUniversity of LiverpoolPhage cocktail screening against 551 clinical isolates. Percentage of isolates susceptible (black—complete lysis), intermediate (pink—incomplete lysis)

Using phages to eradicate Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections

FEBRUARY 21, 2024byUniversity of LiverpoolPhage cocktail screening against 551 clinical isolates. Percentage of isolates susceptible (black—complete lysis), intermediate (pink—incomplete lysis)
Study shows narrative conversion messages boost attitudes about COVID vaccinations among unvaccinated adults

Study shows narrative conversion messages boost attitudes about COVID vaccinations among unvaccinated adults

by Mike Krings,University of KansasCredit: CC0 Public DomainPublic health communicators have tried numerous methods to encourage people to accept COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters. And while so

Study shows narrative conversion messages boost attitudes about COVID vaccinations among unvaccinated adults

by Mike Krings,University of KansasCredit: CC0 Public DomainPublic health communicators have tried numerous methods to encourage people to accept COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters. And while so
The Last of Us: Why making fungal vaccines is so challenging

The Last of Us: Why making fungal vaccines is so challenging

by Rebecca A. Drummond,The ConversationFungus Infected Frog. Credit: Wikipedia CommonsWarning: this article may contain spoilers.HBO's hit TV adaptation of the popular video game "The L

The Last of Us: Why making fungal vaccines is so challenging

by Rebecca A. Drummond,The ConversationFungus Infected Frog. Credit: Wikipedia CommonsWarning: this article may contain spoilers.HBO's hit TV adaptation of the popular video game "The L
SARS-CoV-2 variants, including mutated variants resembling omicron, are evolving new ways to evade antibodies, vaccines

SARS-CoV-2 variants, including mutated variants resembling omicron, are evolving new ways to evade antibodies, vaccines

by Jake Miller,Harvard Medical SchoolCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn an effort to predict future evolutionary maneuvers of SARS-CoV-2, a research team led by investigators at Harvard Medical

SARS-CoV-2 variants, including mutated variants resembling omicron, are evolving new ways to evade antibodies, vaccines

by Jake Miller,Harvard Medical SchoolCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn an effort to predict future evolutionary maneuvers of SARS-CoV-2, a research team led by investigators at Harvard Medical
Vaccine monitoring is crucial as SARS-CoV-2 variants continue to evolve, says study

Vaccine monitoring is crucial as SARS-CoV-2 variants continue to evolve, says study

by The Francis Crick InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the Francis Crick Institute and the National Institute for Health and Care Research Biomedical Research Centre at UCL

Vaccine monitoring is crucial as SARS-CoV-2 variants continue to evolve, says study

by The Francis Crick InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the Francis Crick Institute and the National Institute for Health and Care Research Biomedical Research Centre at UCL
Older US adults should get another COVID-19 shot, health officials recommend

Older US adults should get another COVID-19 shot, health officials recommend

by Mike StobbeComirnaty, a new Pfizer/BioNTech vaccination booster for COVID-19, is displayed at a pharmacy in Orlando, Fla., on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. Older U.S. adults should roll up their sleeves

Older US adults should get another COVID-19 shot, health officials recommend

by Mike StobbeComirnaty, a new Pfizer/BioNTech vaccination booster for COVID-19, is displayed at a pharmacy in Orlando, Fla., on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. Older U.S. adults should roll up their sleeves
Type III interferon in COVID-19: Protective or harmful?

Type III interferon in COVID-19: Protective or harmful?

by Children's Hospital BostonCredit: CC0 Public DomainOur immune system makes interferons and other cytokines to help us fight viruses. But in COVID-19, we've learned that they can also c

Type III interferon in COVID-19: Protective or harmful?

by Children's Hospital BostonCredit: CC0 Public DomainOur immune system makes interferons and other cytokines to help us fight viruses. But in COVID-19, we've learned that they can also c
ISG15 deficiency linked to antiviral immunity in humans

ISG15 deficiency linked to antiviral immunity in humans

(HealthDay)—Investigators describe a strategy for development of a broad-spectrum anti-viral agent. Their research was published online May 19 inNature Communications.Noting that studies in mice

ISG15 deficiency linked to antiviral immunity in humans

(HealthDay)—Investigators describe a strategy for development of a broad-spectrum anti-viral agent. Their research was published online May 19 inNature Communications.Noting that studies in mice
Researchers find that anti-HIV drugs may prevent complications from bacterial sepsis

Researchers find that anti-HIV drugs may prevent complications from bacterial sepsis

by Brigham and Women’s HospitalERV expression correlates with abscess susceptibility. (A) Schematic of variation in abscess susceptibility in BALB/cJ, B6J, and B6N female mice. (B) Schematic of R

Researchers find that anti-HIV drugs may prevent complications from bacterial sepsis

by Brigham and Women’s HospitalERV expression correlates with abscess susceptibility. (A) Schematic of variation in abscess susceptibility in BALB/cJ, B6J, and B6N female mice. (B) Schematic of R
COVID-19: Not all patients develop protective antibodies

COVID-19: Not all patients develop protective antibodies

by Medical University of ViennaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA laboratory test developed by a study group from MedUni Vienna can determine whether COVID-19 patients develop protective antibodi

COVID-19: Not all patients develop protective antibodies

by Medical University of ViennaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA laboratory test developed by a study group from MedUni Vienna can determine whether COVID-19 patients develop protective antibodi
Stem cell study shows how gene activity modulates the amount of immune cell production in mice

Stem cell study shows how gene activity modulates the amount of immune cell production in mice

byKeck School of Medicine of USCCredit: CC0 Public DomainAs people age or become ill, their immune systems can become exhausted and less capable of fighting off viruses such as the flu or COVID-

Stem cell study shows how gene activity modulates the amount of immune cell production in mice

byKeck School of Medicine of USCCredit: CC0 Public DomainAs people age or become ill, their immune systems can become exhausted and less capable of fighting off viruses such as the flu or COVID-
US tuberculosis cases were at the highest level in a decade in 2023

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

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