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Promising tuberculosis therapy safe for patients with HIV, finds study

Promising tuberculosis therapy safe for patients with HIV, finds study

byTexas Biomedical Research InstituteResearchers compare the impacts of cART by itself versus cART plus the IDO inhibitor in lung tissue of nonhuman primates with both TB and SIV. Left: Followin

Promising tuberculosis therapy safe for patients with HIV, finds study

byTexas Biomedical Research InstituteResearchers compare the impacts of cART by itself versus cART plus the IDO inhibitor in lung tissue of nonhuman primates with both TB and SIV. Left: Followin
A Lyme vaccine is in late-stage trials. Could an anti-tick vaccine be next?

A Lyme vaccine is in late-stage trials. Could an anti-tick vaccine be next?

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert,Northeastern UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAs a vaccine against Lyme disease enters late-stage clinical trials, scientists around the globe are already

A Lyme vaccine is in late-stage trials. Could an anti-tick vaccine be next?

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert,Northeastern UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAs a vaccine against Lyme disease enters late-stage clinical trials, scientists around the globe are already
Study identifies potential novel drug to treat tuberculosis

Study identifies potential novel drug to treat tuberculosis

byAmerican Society for MicrobiologyScanning electron micrograph ofMycobacterium tuberculosisbacteria, which cause TB. Credit: NIAIDA new study published inMicrobiology Spectrum

Study identifies potential novel drug to treat tuberculosis

byAmerican Society for MicrobiologyScanning electron micrograph ofMycobacterium tuberculosisbacteria, which cause TB. Credit: NIAIDA new study published inMicrobiology Spectrum
What to know about the Oropouche virus, also known as sloth fever

What to know about the Oropouche virus, also known as sloth fever

by Mike StobbeThis 2014 photo provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a female Culex quinquefasciatus mosquito on the skin of a human host. Credit: James Gathany/CDC via

What to know about the Oropouche virus, also known as sloth fever

by Mike StobbeThis 2014 photo provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a female Culex quinquefasciatus mosquito on the skin of a human host. Credit: James Gathany/CDC via
Metabolically healthy obesity: Fat distribution key to assessing the risk of cardiovascular disease, researchers say

Metabolically healthy obesity: Fat distribution key to assessing the risk of cardiovascular disease, researchers say

by Deutsches Zentrum fuer Diabetesforschung DZDConsequences of stability of metabolic health versus transition to a metabolically unhealthy phenotype for cardiovascular disease risk. Credit:Natu

Metabolically healthy obesity: Fat distribution key to assessing the risk of cardiovascular disease, researchers say

by Deutsches Zentrum fuer Diabetesforschung DZDConsequences of stability of metabolic health versus transition to a metabolically unhealthy phenotype for cardiovascular disease risk. Credit:Natu
Presence of parasite infection closely linked to the make-up of the gastrointestinal microbiome

Presence of parasite infection closely linked to the make-up of the gastrointestinal microbiome

by Katherine Unger Baillie,University of PennsylvaniaScientists Meagan Rubel and Eric Mbunwe process fecal samples in a hunter-gatherer village at dusk. Credit: Tishkoff laboratoryParasite infec

Presence of parasite infection closely linked to the make-up of the gastrointestinal microbiome

by Katherine Unger Baillie,University of PennsylvaniaScientists Meagan Rubel and Eric Mbunwe process fecal samples in a hunter-gatherer village at dusk. Credit: Tishkoff laboratoryParasite infec
E. coli cases climb to 104 in McDonald's outbreak tied to slivered onions

E. coli cases climb to 104 in McDonald's outbreak tied to slivered onions

by Jonel AlecciaA McDonald's Quarter Pounder sandwich purchased, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, in Chicago. Credit: AP Photo/Charles Rex ArbogastAt least 104 people have been sickened, with 34 hospital

E. coli cases climb to 104 in McDonald's outbreak tied to slivered onions

by Jonel AlecciaA McDonald's Quarter Pounder sandwich purchased, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, in Chicago. Credit: AP Photo/Charles Rex ArbogastAt least 104 people have been sickened, with 34 hospital
Signs of avian flu found in San Francisco wastewater

Signs of avian flu found in San Francisco wastewater

by Susanne Rust, Los Angeles TimesColorized transmission electron micrograph of Avian influenza A H5N1 viruses. Credit: Public DomainSigns of H5N1 bird flu virus have been detected at three wastewater

Signs of avian flu found in San Francisco wastewater

by Susanne Rust, Los Angeles TimesColorized transmission electron micrograph of Avian influenza A H5N1 viruses. Credit: Public DomainSigns of H5N1 bird flu virus have been detected at three wastewater
Study suggests reinfections from the virus that causes COVID-19 likely have similar severity as original infection

Study suggests reinfections from the virus that causes COVID-19 likely have similar severity as original infection

byNational Institutes of HealthColorized scanning electron micrograph of a cell (red) infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus particles (blue), isolated from a patient sample. Credit: NIAIDUsing health d

Study suggests reinfections from the virus that causes COVID-19 likely have similar severity as original infection

byNational Institutes of HealthColorized scanning electron micrograph of a cell (red) infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus particles (blue), isolated from a patient sample. Credit: NIAIDUsing health d
Shot of confidence: Building trust in vaccination programs

Shot of confidence: Building trust in vaccination programs

byOxford University PressCredit: Karolina Kaboompics from PexelsAnew paperin theJournal of Public Healthfinds that highlighting the harms of not getting vaccinated is a m

Shot of confidence: Building trust in vaccination programs

byOxford University PressCredit: Karolina Kaboompics from PexelsAnew paperin theJournal of Public Healthfinds that highlighting the harms of not getting vaccinated is a m
Vaccination credited for 70% reduction in long COVID risk over course of pandemic

Vaccination credited for 70% reduction in long COVID risk over course of pandemic

byWashington University School of MedicineThe risk of long COVID has declined over the course of the pandemic, although it remains a persistent threat. Researchers from Washington University Sch

Vaccination credited for 70% reduction in long COVID risk over course of pandemic

byWashington University School of MedicineThe risk of long COVID has declined over the course of the pandemic, although it remains a persistent threat. Researchers from Washington University Sch
T-cells with a license to kill viruses

T-cells with a license to kill viruses

byKyoto UniversityKilling of alveolar epithelial cells expressing viral protein by the killer T-cell medicine. Credit: KyotoU/Hiroshi KawamotoA research group led by Kyoto University has produce

T-cells with a license to kill viruses

byKyoto UniversityKilling of alveolar epithelial cells expressing viral protein by the killer T-cell medicine. Credit: KyotoU/Hiroshi KawamotoA research group led by Kyoto University has produce