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New findings about naturally acquired immunity may help improve existing malaria vaccines

When you have become immune to malaria after having contracted the disease, it seems that the body uses a more efficient protection than if you have been vaccinated against the deadly disease.

12 Nov 2021

Phage-like particle system provides a platform for quick and easy vaccine generation

In this study, researchers report on the development of a monovalent lambda PLP-based vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 or MERS-Cov through decoration with the spike RBD proteins from either virus.

11 Nov 2021

Study reveals ways to debunk highly prevalent health misinformation

The current pandemic shows how quickly health misinformation can spread. However, there are tools to debunk misinformation as demonstrated by a new study on health communication strategies from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, published in the journal BMJ Global Health.

10 Nov 2021

ACTG announces launch of clinical trial evaluating a three-month TB treatment

The AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG), the largest global HIV research network, today announced the launch of A5362 (CLO-FAST), a clinical trial studying a three-month clofazimine- and high-dose rifapentine-containing treatment regimen for people with drug-susceptible tuberculosis (TB).

10 Nov 2021

Children are more tolerant of a parent performing the nose swabbing technique, study suggests

Nose swab samples collected by parents are as good as those collected by nurses at detecting respiratory infections in children, according to a study by researchers at the University of Bristol published in the journal Microbiology Spectrum today [10 November].

10 Nov 2021

Global progress toward measles elimination continues to decline amidst the pandemic

While reported measles cases have fallen compared to previous years, progress toward measles elimination continues to decline and the risk of outbreaks is mounting, according to a new report from the World Health Organization and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

10 Nov 2021

CN Bio and iiCON announce COVID-19 research collaboration

CN Bio, a leading Organ-on-a-chip Company (OOC) that designs and manufactures single- and multi-organ microphysiological systems (MPS), today announced a research collaboration with the Infection Innovation Consortium (iiCON), a global collaborative infectious disease R&D programme, to validate the next generation of COVID-19 research tools.

From CN Bio 9 Nov 2021

Non-invasive breathing support to treat COVID-19 does not pose higher risk of infection

New research has found that the use of non-invasive breathing support to treat moderate to severe COVID-19 infection, isn’t linked to a heightened infection risk, as currently thought.

9 Nov 2021

Vaccine effectiveness of BNT162b2 third dose against COVID-19

A group of researchers from Maccabi Healthcare Services performed a retrospective cohort study to determine vaccine effectiveness of a third dose.

8 Nov 2021

Rapid antibody response induced by mRNA COVID vaccines in mice

A new study posted in the bioRxiv* preprint server used mouse models to investigate how mRNA vaccines elicit a rapid antibody response. Their findings show two different mRNA vaccines successfully boost antibody levels — IL-5, IL-6, and MCP-1 —5 days after administration.

7 Nov 2021

New data points to major SARS-CoV-2 animal reservoir in deer in Iowa

A new study tests the hypothesis that white-tailed deer are susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection.

7 Nov 2021

Study discovers how the immune system triggers an 'emergency' dendritic cell response during infection

Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute have found how the immune system triggers an 'emergency' dendritic cell response during infection, with dendritic cells at the site of infection being reinforced by new cells which travel from the bone marrow.

6 Nov 2021

Scientists create a rapid diagnostic technology to detect SARS-CoV-2

Blending experts from molecular genetics, chemistry and health sciences, researchers at the University of California San Diego have created a rapid diagnostic technology that detects SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

6 Nov 2021

Unexpected antibody discovery provides new insight into how the body responds to malaria infection

Malaria, a pathogen transmitted into blood by mosquitoes in tropical climates, is typically thought of as a blood and liver infection.

3 Nov 2021

Research collaboration identifies antibody that limits the severity of coronavirus infections

A research collaboration between scientists at Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has identified and tested an antibody that limits the severity of infections from a variety of coronaviruses, including those that cause COVID-19 as well as the original SARS illness.

2 Nov 2021

Understanding the current medical landscape of prostate cancer

In this interview, News-Medical talks to Dr. Simon Chowdhury and Laetitia Guilloux about the current state of prostate cancer, it's prevalence, treatment options and its future.

From Janssen Pharmaceuticals 2 Nov 2021

Labs with no one to run them: Why public health workers are fleeing the field

There were days, nights and weekends in the early months of the pandemic when Denise Von Bargen was the only person running covid tests at the public health lab in Ventura County. She once had eight or nine employees to assist her, but, one by one, they had all retired or left for other jobs.

2 Nov 2021

Scientists identify compound that shows potential in easing the symptoms of coronavirus infections

By studying a disease caused by a close cousin of the virus behind COVID-19, a team of scientists has identified a compound that shows potential in easing the symptoms of coronavirus infections.

1 Nov 2021

Transmission of COVID-19 from pet parent to pet documented for first time in the U.S.

For the first time in the U.S., the transmission of COVID-19 from pet parent to pet is documented genetically as part of a study by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope.

1 Nov 2021

New genetic epidemiology tool provides detailed information about viruses, coinfections

With mask wearing and social distancing on the decline and the cold and flu season upon us, researchers have developed a viral panel that enables the simultaneous testing for SARS-CoV-2 along with numerous common respiratory viruses, that tells us whether other viruses also are at play in patients hard hit by COVID.

1 Nov 2021

Infectious Diseases News and Research

New findings about naturally acquired immunity may help improve existing malaria vaccines

Phage-like particle system provides a platform for quick and easy vaccine generation

Study reveals ways to debunk highly prevalent health misinformation

ACTG announces launch of clinical trial evaluating a three-month TB treatment

Children are more tolerant of a parent performing the nose swabbing technique, study suggests

Global progress toward measles elimination continues to decline amidst the pandemic

CN Bio and iiCON announce COVID-19 research collaboration

Non-invasive breathing support to treat COVID-19 does not pose higher risk of infection

Vaccine effectiveness of BNT162b2 third dose against COVID-19

Rapid antibody response induced by mRNA COVID vaccines in mice

New data points to major SARS-CoV-2 animal reservoir in deer in Iowa

Study discovers how the immune system triggers an 'emergency' dendritic cell response during infection

Scientists create a rapid diagnostic technology to detect SARS-CoV-2

Unexpected antibody discovery provides new insight into how the body responds to malaria infection

Research collaboration identifies antibody that limits the severity of coronavirus infections

Understanding the current medical landscape of prostate cancer

Labs with no one to run them: Why public health workers are fleeing the field

Scientists identify compound that shows potential in easing the symptoms of coronavirus infections

Transmission of COVID-19 from pet parent to pet documented for first time in the U.S.

New genetic epidemiology tool provides detailed information about viruses, coinfections

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