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One dose of smallpox vaccine found to be moderately effective in preventing mpox infection

One dose of smallpox vaccine found to be moderately effective in preventing mpox infection

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOne dose of modified vaccinia Ankara-Bavarian Nordic (MVA-BN) smallpox vaccine is moderately effective in preventing mpox infection and

One dose of smallpox vaccine found to be moderately effective in preventing mpox infection

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOne dose of modified vaccinia Ankara-Bavarian Nordic (MVA-BN) smallpox vaccine is moderately effective in preventing mpox infection and
HIV-1 protein suppresses immune response more broadly than thought

HIV-1 protein suppresses immune response more broadly than thought

by eLifeHIV-1 Virus. Credit: J Roberto Trujillo/WikipediaScientists have revealed how a protein produced by HIV-1 plays a broader role in suppressing the immune system's response to infection

HIV-1 protein suppresses immune response more broadly than thought

by eLifeHIV-1 Virus. Credit: J Roberto Trujillo/WikipediaScientists have revealed how a protein produced by HIV-1 plays a broader role in suppressing the immune system's response to infection
Antimalarial treatments more likely to fail in children with acute malnutrition, finds study

Antimalarial treatments more likely to fail in children with acute malnutrition, finds study

by University of OxfordCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainChildren with acute malnutrition across Africa and Asia have a higher risk of treatment failure and malaria reinfection, even after being g

Antimalarial treatments more likely to fail in children with acute malnutrition, finds study

by University of OxfordCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainChildren with acute malnutrition across Africa and Asia have a higher risk of treatment failure and malaria reinfection, even after being g
Drug repurposing research offers new hope in the fight against RSV

Drug repurposing research offers new hope in the fight against RSV

by Jan Grabowski, Zentrum für Experimentelle und Klinische InfektionsforschungIdentification of drug repurposing candidates.AScreening and validation procedure.BHEp-2 cells wer

Drug repurposing research offers new hope in the fight against RSV

by Jan Grabowski, Zentrum für Experimentelle und Klinische InfektionsforschungIdentification of drug repurposing candidates.AScreening and validation procedure.BHEp-2 cells wer
A newly discovered mechanism allows the immune system to detect and respond to HIV

A newly discovered mechanism allows the immune system to detect and respond to HIV

by Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyThis graphic shows how HIV can get trapped in an endosome, or pocket, on a CD4+T cell (centre cell). Researchers previously thought this was a dea

A newly discovered mechanism allows the immune system to detect and respond to HIV

by Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyThis graphic shows how HIV can get trapped in an endosome, or pocket, on a CD4+T cell (centre cell). Researchers previously thought this was a dea
Researchers identify way to block alphavirus infection

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

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
A vaccine against chronic inflammatory diseases

A vaccine against chronic inflammatory diseases

by Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche MedicaleCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn animals, a vaccine modifying the composition and function of the gut microbiota provides protection against

A vaccine against chronic inflammatory diseases

by Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche MedicaleCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn animals, a vaccine modifying the composition and function of the gut microbiota provides protection against
Phase 3 clinical trial: Second-generation COVID vaccine generates high levels of neutralizing antibodies

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

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
WHO launches plan to rein in 'alarming' dengue spread

WHO launches plan to rein in 'alarming' dengue spread

This transmission electron microscopic (TEM) image depicts a number of round, Dengue virus particles that were revealed in this tissue specimen. Credit: CDC/ Frederick MurphyThe World Health Organizat

WHO launches plan to rein in 'alarming' dengue spread

This transmission electron microscopic (TEM) image depicts a number of round, Dengue virus particles that were revealed in this tissue specimen. Credit: CDC/ Frederick MurphyThe World Health Organizat
How does SARS-CoV-2 evade our immune defenses?

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

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