Researchers find a clue to fighting fatal influenza

by Hudson Institute of Medical ResearchGSDMD deficiency limits the severity of IAV infection. Credit:Cell Death & Disease(2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41419-023-06258-1When influenza (or

Updated on: January 28,2024 9

Researchers find a clue to fighting fatal influenza

by Hudson Institute of Medical ResearchGSDMD deficiency limits the severity of IAV infection. Credit:Cell Death & Disease(2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41419-023-06258-1When influenza (or

Updated on:January 28,2024 9

US tuberculosis cases were at the highest level in a decade in 2023

by Mike StobbeThis 1966 microscope photo provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacilli, the organism responsible for causing the disease tube

Updated on: April 30,2024 0

US tuberculosis cases were at the highest level in a decade in 2023

by Mike StobbeThis 1966 microscope photo provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacilli, the organism responsible for causing the disease tube

Updated on:April 30,2024 0

MS patients face much greater risk of hospitalization, death from COVID-19, despite high rates of vaccination

by European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious DiseasesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew real-world research being presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiolo

Updated on: April 30,2024 0

MS patients face much greater risk of hospitalization, death from COVID-19, despite high rates of vaccination

by European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious DiseasesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew real-world research being presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiolo

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'Self-sabotage' prevents immune protection against malaria

by Walter and Eliza Hall InstituteAustralian scientists have for the first time revealed how malaria parasites cause an inflammatory reaction that sabotages our body's ability to protect itse

Updated on: April 01,2024 14

'Self-sabotage' prevents immune protection against malaria

by Walter and Eliza Hall InstituteAustralian scientists have for the first time revealed how malaria parasites cause an inflammatory reaction that sabotages our body's ability to protect itse

Updated on:April 01,2024 14

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 20

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 20

First-in-human vaccine trial for deadly Nipah virus launched

JANUARY 11, 2024byUniversity of OxfordCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe University of Oxford has launched a new clinical trial to test a vaccine to protect people against deadly Nipah virus.This is t

Updated on: March 25,2024 4

First-in-human vaccine trial for deadly Nipah virus launched

JANUARY 11, 2024byUniversity of OxfordCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe University of Oxford has launched a new clinical trial to test a vaccine to protect people against deadly Nipah virus.This is t

Updated on:March 25,2024 4

Study explores characteristics associated with poor COVID-19 antibody response

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityAnti-S1 IgG levels over time between first vaccine dose and serosurvey by socio-demographic and clinical correlates. Plot of predicted anti-S1 antibody l

Updated on: March 27,2024 0

Study explores characteristics associated with poor COVID-19 antibody response

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityAnti-S1 IgG levels over time between first vaccine dose and serosurvey by socio-demographic and clinical correlates. Plot of predicted anti-S1 antibody l

Updated on:March 27,2024 0

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 16

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 16

COVID-19 vaccine responses to be studied in people with immune deficits

by NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesZebra-print ribbon, a symbol for awareness of primary immunodeficiencies and other rare diseases. Credit: NIAIDA study assessing how pe

Updated on: April 12,2024 19

COVID-19 vaccine responses to be studied in people with immune deficits

by NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesZebra-print ribbon, a symbol for awareness of primary immunodeficiencies and other rare diseases. Credit: NIAIDA study assessing how pe

Updated on:April 12,2024 19

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 13

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 13

Babies infected with syphilis are part of a growing tragedy—one that could be easily prevented

Babies infected with syphilis are part of a growing tragedy—one that could be easily preventedby Skye McGregor, Belinda Hengel and Robert Monaghan,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainData&n

Updated on: August 28,2024 0

Babies infected with syphilis are part of a growing tragedy—one that could be easily prevented

Babies infected with syphilis are part of a growing tragedy—one that could be easily preventedby Skye McGregor, Belinda Hengel and Robert Monaghan,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainData&n

Updated on:August 28,2024 0

Why you shouldn't be afraid to start running after middle age

by Alister Hart, The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAs someone who started marathon running in midlife, I know how many aches and pains (and doubts) you can have if you take on the chall

Updated on: May 14,2024 0

Why you shouldn't be afraid to start running after middle age

by Alister Hart, The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAs someone who started marathon running in midlife, I know how many aches and pains (and doubts) you can have if you take on the chall

Updated on:May 14,2024 0