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As US life expectancy falls, experts cite the health impacts of incarceration

After spending 38 years in the Alabama prison system, one of the most violent and crowded in the nation, Larry Jordan felt lucky to live long enough to regain his freedom.

27 Apr 2023

Study finds biomarker pattern in children with COVID 19-linked multisystem inflammatory syndrome

Children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) — a rare condition linked with the virus that causes COVID-19 — have biochemical indicators of cell injury and cell death that are distinct from other children with COVID-19, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health.

25 Apr 2023

T cell-mediated recognition of conserved bacterial epitope generates broad immunity

Typically T cells of the immune system respond to a specific feature (antigen) of a microbe, thereby generating protective immunity.

25 Apr 2023

Did a military lab spill anthrax into public waterways? New book reveals details of a US leak

Unsterilized laboratory wastewater from the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases at Fort Detrick, Maryland, spewed out the top of a rusty 50,000-gallon outdoor holding tank, the pressure catapulting it over the short concrete wall that was supposed to contain hazardous spills.

25 Apr 2023

RSV infection in the first year of life associated with increased risk of childhood asthma

Severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection has long been associated with the onset of childhood wheezing diseases, but the relationship between RSV infection during infancy and the development of childhood asthma has remained unclear.

24 Apr 2023

Overcoming challenges in Point of Care diagnostics in veterinary medicine

In this interview, we speak to Dr. Naomi Urbina, senior scientist at Fortis, about recent developments in Point of Care diagnostics in veterinary medicine, and about how Nanocomposix services can help overcome potential challenges in the field.

From nanoComposix 24 Apr 2023

Most kids recover from Lyme disease within six months of completing antibiotic treatment

A majority of parents of children diagnosed with Lyme disease reported that their kids recovered within six months of completing antibiotic treatment, according to a new joint study from Children's National Research Institute and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, published in Pediatric Research.

21 Apr 2023

New preservation temperature extends the lifespan of donor organ outside the body

Storing donor lungs for transplant at 10 degrees Celsius markedly increases the length of time the organ can live outside the body according to research led by a team of scientists at the Toronto Lung Transplant Program in the Ajmera Transplant Centre at the University Health Network.

20 Apr 2023

Study should spur the development of alternative range of anti-TB inhibitors

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the deadliest infectious diseases worldwide that is spread in the air like the common cold. TB is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) and was responsible for approximately 1.6 million deaths in 2021.

20 Apr 2023

Gut bacteria could be responsible for dampening our immune response to COVID-19 vaccine

Gut bacteria that break down a sugar called fucose could be dampening our immune response to the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine, according to a study led by researchers from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology.

20 Apr 2023

Antibody combination strongly protects high-risk people with early COVID-19 symptoms, trial shows

A treatment combining two antibodies against the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 strongly protected high-risk people with early COVID-19 symptoms from hospitalization and death in an international Phase 2/3 clinical trial conducted in the first half of 2021 and co-led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian.

20 Apr 2023

Study uncovers a protein-protein interaction that contributes to Parkinson's disease

In a study published in Nature Communications, a team led by Krembil Brain Institute Senior Scientists, Drs. Lorraine Kalia and Suneil Kalia, and University of Toronto (U of T) Professor, Dr. Philip M. Kim, identified a protein-protein interaction that contributes to Parkinson's disease.

20 Apr 2023

Climate change poses risks to aquaculture, threatening food security

This paper investigates the impact of global warming on mortality due to viral infections in farmed aquatic animals. The study found a positive trend between increasing temperature and increasing viral virulence, which could pose a risk of viral disease outbreaks in aquaculture and compromise global food security.

19 Apr 2023

Next-generation vaccine strategies to combat current and emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants

Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. Vaccines are among the most effective medical countermeasures against infectious diseases.

19 Apr 2023

GW one of 18 clinical trial sites across the United States testing monkeypox vaccine in adolescents

The National Institutes of Health trial to evaluate the mpox (previously known as monkeypox) vaccine JYNNEOS has now entered the next stage and is studying the immune responses to and the safety of the vaccine in adolescents.

19 Apr 2023

Understanding the probable transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from lion to zookeepers

Researchers explored the possible transmission of SARS-CoV-2 to zoo employees from an African lion.

19 Apr 2023

Evolution of H3 avian influenza virus in China: Implications for pandemic preparedness

This paper analyzes the evolution of the H3 subtype of avian influenza virus in China from 2009 to 2022, including its spatial and temporal distribution and genetic changes. The findings have implications for pandemic preparedness.

18 Apr 2023

AI software can accurately detect tuberculosis from chest X-rays, study shows

AI software can accurately detect TB from chest X-rays, a study being presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in Copenhagen, Denmark, (15-18 April), shows.

18 Apr 2023

Soaring healthcare costs for RSV-related complications in US seniors 60 plus

In a recent study published in the journal Open Forum Infectious Diseases, researchers explored the correlation between complications caused by a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and the associated healthcare costs.

18 Apr 2023

Metagenomic sequencing offers rapid, accurate diagnosis of antimicrobial resistance in bloodstream infections

Metagenomic sequencing can provide rapid and actionable antimicrobial resistance predictions to treat bloodstream infections much faster than conventional laboratory tests, and has the potential to save lives and better manage the use of antibiotics, according to new research being presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in Copenhagen, Denmark (15-18 April).

17 Apr 2023

Infectious Diseases News and Research

As US life expectancy falls, experts cite the health impacts of incarceration

Study finds biomarker pattern in children with COVID 19-linked multisystem inflammatory syndrome

T cell-mediated recognition of conserved bacterial epitope generates broad immunity

Did a military lab spill anthrax into public waterways? New book reveals details of a US leak

RSV infection in the first year of life associated with increased risk of childhood asthma

Overcoming challenges in Point of Care diagnostics in veterinary medicine

Most kids recover from Lyme disease within six months of completing antibiotic treatment

New preservation temperature extends the lifespan of donor organ outside the body

Study should spur the development of alternative range of anti-TB inhibitors

Gut bacteria could be responsible for dampening our immune response to COVID-19 vaccine

Antibody combination strongly protects high-risk people with early COVID-19 symptoms, trial shows

Study uncovers a protein-protein interaction that contributes to Parkinson's disease

Climate change poses risks to aquaculture, threatening food security

Next-generation vaccine strategies to combat current and emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants

GW one of 18 clinical trial sites across the United States testing monkeypox vaccine in adolescents

Understanding the probable transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from lion to zookeepers

Evolution of H3 avian influenza virus in China: Implications for pandemic preparedness

AI software can accurately detect tuberculosis from chest X-rays, study shows

Soaring healthcare costs for RSV-related complications in US seniors 60 plus

Metagenomic sequencing offers rapid, accurate diagnosis of antimicrobial resistance in bloodstream infections

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