Researchers identify way to block alphavirus infection

by Washington University in St. LouisCredit:Cell(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.09.007Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found an innovative wa

Updated on: June 01,2024

Researchers identify way to block alphavirus infection

by Washington University in St. LouisCredit:Cell(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.09.007Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found an innovative wa

Updated on:June 01,2024

Discovery identifies those likely to experience life-threatening dengue fever

by Monash UniversityStudy cohort characteristics. Individuals with a confirmed secondaryDENVinfection were recruited for the study at the onset of fever and followed up for progressio

Updated on: March 13,2024

Discovery identifies those likely to experience life-threatening dengue fever

by Monash UniversityStudy cohort characteristics. Individuals with a confirmed secondaryDENVinfection were recruited for the study at the onset of fever and followed up for progressio

Updated on:March 13,2024

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-

Updated on: April 22,2024

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-

Updated on:April 22,2024

Pathogens use force to breach immune defenses, study finds

by Kevin Fryling,Indiana UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSimilar to a burglar breaking a window to get into a house, Indiana University researchers have discovered a previously unknow

Updated on: January 26,2024

Pathogens use force to breach immune defenses, study finds

by Kevin Fryling,Indiana UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSimilar to a burglar breaking a window to get into a house, Indiana University researchers have discovered a previously unknow

Updated on:January 26,2024

Phase 3 clinical trial: Second-generation COVID vaccine generates high levels of neutralizing antibodies

by University of Washington School of MedicineVaccine GPB510 is a tiny ball of protein studded with 60 copies of the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein receptor-binding domain (red). Credit: Ian Haydon / U

Updated on: April 02,2024

Phase 3 clinical trial: Second-generation COVID vaccine generates high levels of neutralizing antibodies

by University of Washington School of MedicineVaccine GPB510 is a tiny ball of protein studded with 60 copies of the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein receptor-binding domain (red). Credit: Ian Haydon / U

Updated on:April 02,2024

New study highlights COVID-19's adaptive strategy for infection

byUniversity of Minnesota Medical SchoolCryo-EM analyses of residue 417 in regulating the conformation of recombinant SARS-CoV-2 spike ectodomain. Prototypic SARS-CoV-2 spike ectodomains contain

Updated on: January 26,2024

New study highlights COVID-19's adaptive strategy for infection

byUniversity of Minnesota Medical SchoolCryo-EM analyses of residue 417 in regulating the conformation of recombinant SARS-CoV-2 spike ectodomain. Prototypic SARS-CoV-2 spike ectodomains contain

Updated on:January 26,2024

How does SARS-CoV-2 evade our immune defenses?

by John Hewitt , Medical XpressColorized scanning electron micrograph of a cell (blue) heavily infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus particles (red), isolated from a patient sample. Image captured at the NIA

Updated on: April 22,2024

How does SARS-CoV-2 evade our immune defenses?

by John Hewitt , Medical XpressColorized scanning electron micrograph of a cell (blue) heavily infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus particles (red), isolated from a patient sample. Image captured at the NIA

Updated on:April 22,2024

The antibodies of 'post-treatment HIV controllers'

by Pasteur InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA very small percentage of people with HIV-1, known as "post-treatment controllers" (PTCs), are able to control their infection afte

Updated on: April 01,2024

The antibodies of 'post-treatment HIV controllers'

by Pasteur InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA very small percentage of people with HIV-1, known as "post-treatment controllers" (PTCs), are able to control their infection afte

Updated on:April 01,2024

How SARS-CoV-2 evades the immune system

by Hokkaido UniversityThe expression of the immune response gene NLRC5 (red purple) is suppressed in SARS-CoV-2 (green) infected cells (Photo: Koichi Kobayashi). Credit: Koichi KobayashiResearche

Updated on: April 22,2024

How SARS-CoV-2 evades the immune system

by Hokkaido UniversityThe expression of the immune response gene NLRC5 (red purple) is suppressed in SARS-CoV-2 (green) infected cells (Photo: Koichi Kobayashi). Credit: Koichi KobayashiResearche

Updated on:April 22,2024

Experts warn climate change will fuel spread of infectious diseases

byUC DavisCredit: CC0 Public DomainA team of infectious diseases experts called for more awareness and preparedness in the medical field to deal with the impact of climate change on the spread o

Updated on: April 30,2024

Experts warn climate change will fuel spread of infectious diseases

byUC DavisCredit: CC0 Public DomainA team of infectious diseases experts called for more awareness and preparedness in the medical field to deal with the impact of climate change on the spread o

Updated on:April 30,2024

Maternal death statistics skewed by COVID, not decreased by end of Roe v. Wade: Study

by Lisa Marshall,University of Colorado at BoulderCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFederal statistics suggesting that maternal mortality rates plummeted after the overturning of Roe v. Wade are

Updated on: September 04,2024

Maternal death statistics skewed by COVID, not decreased by end of Roe v. Wade: Study

by Lisa Marshall,University of Colorado at BoulderCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFederal statistics suggesting that maternal mortality rates plummeted after the overturning of Roe v. Wade are

Updated on:September 04,2024

Meningococcal disease on the rise in the US

by Deb Balzer,Mayo ClinicNeisseria meningitidisbacteria, responsible for causing meningococcal meningitis. Credit: CDCA rise in invasive serogroup Y meningococcal disease has prompted the

Updated on: April 30,2024

Meningococcal disease on the rise in the US

by Deb Balzer,Mayo ClinicNeisseria meningitidisbacteria, responsible for causing meningococcal meningitis. Credit: CDCA rise in invasive serogroup Y meningococcal disease has prompted the

Updated on:April 30,2024