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Research findings have implications for understanding how to slow spread of dengue virus

Researchers have identified the dose of dengue virus in human blood that is required to infect mosquitoes when they bite. Mosquitoes are essential for transmitting the virus between people so the findings have important implications for understanding how to slow the spread of the disease.

14 May 2013

COPD patients with allergic phenotype have increased risk of lower respiratory symptoms, exacerbations

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who also have allergic disease have higher levels of respiratory symptoms and are at higher risk for COPD exacerbations, according to a new study from researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.

10 May 2013

FDA approves Novartis' Ilaris for treatment of active systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Novartis announced that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved Ilaris (canakinumab) for the treatment of active systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis in patients aged 2 years and older.

10 May 2013

Study shows malaria transmission can be controlled by using bacteria

Mosquitoes are deadly efficient disease transmitters. Research conducted at Michigan State University, however, demonstrates that they also can be equally adept in curing diseases such as malaria.

10 May 2013

UA researchers discover genetic mutations that cause severe epilepsies in children

Researchers at the University of Arizona have successfully determined the genetic mutations causing severe epilepsies in seven out of 10 children for whom the cause of the disorder could not be determined clinically or by conventional genetic testing.

9 May 2013

Discovery raises hope for severe forms of human epilepsy

Epilepsy that does not respond to drugs can be halted in adult mice by transplanting a specific type of cell into the brain, UC San Francisco researchers have discovered, raising hope that a similar treatment might work in severe forms of human epilepsy.

5 May 2013

New approach could democratize viral surveillance, says UCSF scientist

The tick-borne Lone Star virus has been conclusively identified as part of a family of other tick-borne viruses called bunyaviruses, which often cause fever, respiratory problems and bleeding, according to new research led by scientists at UC San Francisco.

3 May 2013

H7N9 bird flu virus continues to spread throughout China

"China on Saturday reported its first case of H7N9 bird flu in the southern province of Hunan, the latest sign the virus that has killed 23 people in the country is continuing to spread," Reuters reports (Ruwitch, 4/29).

30 Apr 2013

Collaborative research network to understand spread of infectious diseases

The Models of Infectious Disease Agent Study is a collaborative research network funded by the National Institutes of Health that uses computational, statistical and mathematical models to understand the spread of infectious diseases such as influenza, pertussis, West Nile disease, dengue fever and cholera.

30 Apr 2013

Children born outside U.S. have lower prevalence of allergic disease

A study by Jonathan I. Silverberg, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., of St. Luke's—Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, and colleagues suggests children living the in the United States but born outside the U.S. have a lower prevalence of allergic disease that increases after residing in the United States for one decade.

30 Apr 2013

Forecasting outbreak of dengue fever with warning system

With the help of a warning system which measures the risk of dengue incidence using precipitation and air temperature, it is possible to forecast the outbreak of dengue fever up to 16 weeks in advance.

29 Apr 2013

Antihistamine drugs work by preventing histamine from attaching to H1 receptors

Itchy eyes, scratchy throat, running nose--it's allergy season! What triggers these allergic reactions, and how do allergy medications work?

26 Apr 2013

Researchers call H7N9 bird flu strain 'one of the most lethal'; first case outside China reported by Taiwan

Chinese scientists have confirmed for the first time that a new strain of bird flu that has killed 23 people in China has been transmitted to humans from chickens.

26 Apr 2013

Research maps risk factors for transmission of animal brucellosis, BTB to humans

A new study at the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp analyses the impact of animal brucellosis and bovine tuberculosis on animals and people in urban, peri-urban and rural Niger.

24 Apr 2013

Study: Nearly two-thirds of children receiving stem cell transplants return to hospital within six months

Nearly two-thirds of children receiving stem cell transplants returned to the hospital within six months for treatment of unexplained fevers, infections or other problems, according to a study performed at Dana-Farber/Children's Hospital Cancer Center in Boston.

24 Apr 2013

Janssen announces safety results from two Phase 3 studies of simeprevir in hepatitis C patients

Janssen R&D Ireland today announced primary efficacy and safety results from two global Phase 3 studies demonstrating that use of the investigational protease inhibitor simeprevir (TMC435) led to sustained virologic response 12 weeks after the end of treatment (SVR12) in 80 and 81 percent, respectively, of treatment-naive genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C adult patients with compensated liver disease, including all stages of liver fibrosis, when administered once daily with pegylated interferon and ribavirin.

24 Apr 2013

Q Fever News and Research

Research findings have implications for understanding how to slow spread of dengue virus

COPD patients with allergic phenotype have increased risk of lower respiratory symptoms, exacerbations

FDA approves Novartis' Ilaris for treatment of active systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Study shows malaria transmission can be controlled by using bacteria

UA researchers discover genetic mutations that cause severe epilepsies in children

Discovery raises hope for severe forms of human epilepsy

New approach could democratize viral surveillance, says UCSF scientist

H7N9 bird flu virus continues to spread throughout China

Collaborative research network to understand spread of infectious diseases

Children born outside U.S. have lower prevalence of allergic disease

Forecasting outbreak of dengue fever with warning system

Antihistamine drugs work by preventing histamine from attaching to H1 receptors

Researchers call H7N9 bird flu strain 'one of the most lethal'; first case outside China reported by Taiwan

Research maps risk factors for transmission of animal brucellosis, BTB to humans

Study: Nearly two-thirds of children receiving stem cell transplants return to hospital within six months

Janssen announces safety results from two Phase 3 studies of simeprevir in hepatitis C patients

Clinical data on simeprevir for treatment of hepatitis C patients to be presented at EASL meeting

Romark Laboratories starts NT-300 Phase 3 trial for treatment of acute uncomplicated influenza

Pediatric allergist offers tips to protect kids from allergies during the spring

Scientists working on pollen count map to warn hay fever sufferers

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

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