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

Updated on: October 22,2024

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

Updated on:October 22,2024

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

Updated on: July 08,2024

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

Updated on:July 08,2024

Historical smallpox vaccination may confer some protection against mpox disease

byUniversity of GlasgowVACV and MPXV are significantly less neutralized by sera from patients born after 1971. (a) A total of 430 serum samples were tested for their capacity to neutralize MPXV.

Updated on: August 06,2024

Historical smallpox vaccination may confer some protection against mpox disease

byUniversity of GlasgowVACV and MPXV are significantly less neutralized by sera from patients born after 1971. (a) A total of 430 serum samples were tested for their capacity to neutralize MPXV.

Updated on:August 06,2024

Future enterovirus outbreaks could be exacerbated by climate change

byBrown UniversitySpatial correlations of enterovirus outbreaks and climate. A Maps showing the mean timing of cases in terms of week-of-year of polio outbreaks in the USA, EVA71 outbreaks in ma

Updated on: August 30,2024

Future enterovirus outbreaks could be exacerbated by climate change

byBrown UniversitySpatial correlations of enterovirus outbreaks and climate. A Maps showing the mean timing of cases in terms of week-of-year of polio outbreaks in the USA, EVA71 outbreaks in ma

Updated on:August 30,2024

Molecular detection method tracks outbreak of drug-resistant fungi

by Juliane Seeber,Friedrich Schiller University of JenaTimeline and hospital network dynamics of a Candida parapsilosis outbreak in Berlin, Germany. Credit:The Lancet Microbe(2024).

Updated on: November 22,2024

Molecular detection method tracks outbreak of drug-resistant fungi

by Juliane Seeber,Friedrich Schiller University of JenaTimeline and hospital network dynamics of a Candida parapsilosis outbreak in Berlin, Germany. Credit:The Lancet Microbe(2024).

Updated on:November 22,2024

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

Updated on: November 14,2024

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

Updated on:November 14,2024

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

Updated on: September 11,2024

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

Updated on:September 11,2024

Shedding light on the origin of a genetic variant underlying fungal infections

by Tokyo Medical and Dental UniversityNew study sheds light on the origin and distribution of a specific variant of theCARD9gene in East Asia. By comparing theCARD9variant

Updated on: June 15,2024

Shedding light on the origin of a genetic variant underlying fungal infections

by Tokyo Medical and Dental UniversityNew study sheds light on the origin and distribution of a specific variant of theCARD9gene in East Asia. By comparing theCARD9variant

Updated on:June 15,2024

Study demonstrates that mpox vaccine antibody responses wane within a year

by Jacqueline Mitchell,Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterMpox Virus Particle Colorized transmission electron micrograph of an mpox virus particle (yellow and red) found within an infected VERO

Updated on: November 15,2024

Study demonstrates that mpox vaccine antibody responses wane within a year

by Jacqueline Mitchell,Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterMpox Virus Particle Colorized transmission electron micrograph of an mpox virus particle (yellow and red) found within an infected VERO

Updated on:November 15,2024

Scientists developing a monoclonal antibody to neutralize Nipah virus one of the deadliest zoonotic pathogens

by Delthia Ricks , Medical XpressGraph showing the percent change in weight from baseline in mice with Nipah virus disease, treated with either hu1F5, hu12B2, or both antibodies. Open symbols indicate

Updated on: July 08,2024

Scientists developing a monoclonal antibody to neutralize Nipah virus one of the deadliest zoonotic pathogens

by Delthia Ricks , Medical XpressGraph showing the percent change in weight from baseline in mice with Nipah virus disease, treated with either hu1F5, hu12B2, or both antibodies. Open symbols indicate

Updated on:July 08,2024

A brand new cocktail to fight HIV

by University of MontrealHIV-1 Virus. Credit: J Roberto Trujillo/WikipediaResearchers at the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM) and Yale University have succeeded in reducin

Updated on: March 26,2024

A brand new cocktail to fight HIV

by University of MontrealHIV-1 Virus. Credit: J Roberto Trujillo/WikipediaResearchers at the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM) and Yale University have succeeded in reducin

Updated on:March 26,2024

Ten Halloween pedestrian safety tips

by Dr. Sadiqa A. I. Kendi, American Academy of PediatricsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWith Halloween around the corner, it's a good time to consider ways to improve the safety of trick-or-tre

Updated on: June 11,2024

Ten Halloween pedestrian safety tips

by Dr. Sadiqa A. I. Kendi, American Academy of PediatricsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWith Halloween around the corner, it's a good time to consider ways to improve the safety of trick-or-tre

Updated on:June 11,2024