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A CDC team joins the response to 8 measles cases in a Chicago shelter for migrants

A CDC team joins the response to 8 measles cases in a Chicago shelter for migrants

by Kathleen FoodyPeople hang around outside of a migrant shelter Wednesday, March 13, 2024, in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago. Multiple people living at the shelter for migrants have tested

A CDC team joins the response to 8 measles cases in a Chicago shelter for migrants

by Kathleen FoodyPeople hang around outside of a migrant shelter Wednesday, March 13, 2024, in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago. Multiple people living at the shelter for migrants have tested
How the immune system fights to keep herpes at bay

How the immune system fights to keep herpes at bay

by Jake Miller,Harvard Medical SchoolThese microscope images show how interferon in the nucleus raises levels of the protective protein IFI16 (stained green) from low background levels (left) to

How the immune system fights to keep herpes at bay

by Jake Miller,Harvard Medical SchoolThese microscope images show how interferon in the nucleus raises levels of the protective protein IFI16 (stained green) from low background levels (left) to
Pet ownership may contribute to health care barriers for people with HIV

Pet ownership may contribute to health care barriers for people with HIV

by University of FloridaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPeople living with HIV may face hard choices when balancing their own health needs with caring for a pet, a study led by a University of F

Pet ownership may contribute to health care barriers for people with HIV

by University of FloridaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPeople living with HIV may face hard choices when balancing their own health needs with caring for a pet, a study led by a University of F
New rapid electronic diagnostic test for infectious diseases

New rapid electronic diagnostic test for infectious diseases

byUniversity of SurreyCredit:iScience(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.107570A new molecular test for bacteria and viruses, including SARS-CoV-2 has been developed by scientists at th

New rapid electronic diagnostic test for infectious diseases

byUniversity of SurreyCredit:iScience(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.107570A new molecular test for bacteria and viruses, including SARS-CoV-2 has been developed by scientists at th
Study maps main genes involved in immune response to infection by dengue virus

Study maps main genes involved in immune response to infection by dengue virus

by Maria Fernanda Ziegler,FAPESPThe study identified similarities between the immune response to natural infection and the immune response elicited by the vaccines Q-Denga and Dengvaxia. Credit:

Study maps main genes involved in immune response to infection by dengue virus

by Maria Fernanda Ziegler,FAPESPThe study identified similarities between the immune response to natural infection and the immune response elicited by the vaccines Q-Denga and Dengvaxia. Credit:
Portable laboratory device can detect SARS-CoV-2

Portable laboratory device can detect SARS-CoV-2

byAmerican Society for MicrobiologyA colorized scanning electron micrograph of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Credit: NIAIDA new study has demonstrated rapid and sensitive on-site detection of SARS-CoV-2

Portable laboratory device can detect SARS-CoV-2

byAmerican Society for MicrobiologyA colorized scanning electron micrograph of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Credit: NIAIDA new study has demonstrated rapid and sensitive on-site detection of SARS-CoV-2
As dengue expands beyond the global 'dengue belt,' scientists dispel conventional wisdom about the disease

As dengue expands beyond the global 'dengue belt,' scientists dispel conventional wisdom about the disease

by Delthia Ricks , Medical XpressCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainUnknowns, dangers and surprises persist about dengue viral infection and now an assumption once accepted as conventional wisdom about

As dengue expands beyond the global 'dengue belt,' scientists dispel conventional wisdom about the disease

by Delthia Ricks , Medical XpressCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainUnknowns, dangers and surprises persist about dengue viral infection and now an assumption once accepted as conventional wisdom about
How low humidity could be a boon for viruses: Study finds excess ventilation may counteract public health interventions

How low humidity could be a boon for viruses: Study finds excess ventilation may counteract public health interventions

by Isabel Swafford,Stanford UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew Stanford research adds to evidence that the seasonality of respiratory illnesses, like COVID-19 or the flu, can be lin

How low humidity could be a boon for viruses: Study finds excess ventilation may counteract public health interventions

by Isabel Swafford,Stanford UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew Stanford research adds to evidence that the seasonality of respiratory illnesses, like COVID-19 or the flu, can be lin
Exploring how poxviruses dismantle antiviral responses

Exploring how poxviruses dismantle antiviral responses

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityHyperfused mitochondria (purple) accumulating around the golgi in infected cells. Credit: Derek Walsh, PhD.Northwestern Medicine investigators led by Der

Exploring how poxviruses dismantle antiviral responses

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityHyperfused mitochondria (purple) accumulating around the golgi in infected cells. Credit: Derek Walsh, PhD.Northwestern Medicine investigators led by Der
Thousands will die and millions will suffer from humanitarian crisis of fuel poverty in UK, warn experts

Thousands will die and millions will suffer from humanitarian crisis of fuel poverty in UK, warn experts

by University College LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainEpidemic-levels of fuel poverty affecting half of U.K. households will cause a "significant humanitarian crisis with thousands of

Thousands will die and millions will suffer from humanitarian crisis of fuel poverty in UK, warn experts

by University College LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainEpidemic-levels of fuel poverty affecting half of U.K. households will cause a "significant humanitarian crisis with thousands of