Infectious Diseases News and Research

RSS

Two new studies develop algorithms to identify patients at risk of acquiring HIV

Two new studies developed algorithms that can identify patients who are at risk of acquiring HIV and may benefit from preventive care. Both studies appear in the July 5 issue of The Lancet HIV.

8 Jul 2019

Antibiotic combination effective against drug-resistant Pseudomonas

Two well known and used antibiotics when combined have been found to be more effective against a deadly bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a common cause of hospital-based infections.

8 Jul 2019

Study shows potential culprit behind Lupus

A team of researchers at the Emory University School of Medicine show that patients with SLE or lupus, have abnormal activation of B cells, which is part of the body’s immune system

8 Jul 2019

Computer-generated flu vaccine enters clinical trials in the US

A seasonal flu vaccine that has been developed entirely by artificial intelligence on a computer is set to be tested in clinical trials in the US.

4 Jul 2019

New research offers hints to origins of systemic lupus erythematosus

New research on the autoimmune disease systemic lupus erythematosus provides hints to the origins of the puzzling disorder. The results were published in Nature Immunology.

4 Jul 2019

Mechanism Behind Low Cancer Occurrence In Bats Signals Potential Treatment Strategies For Humans

Cancer is a leading cause of death in aging populations. Despite decades of research, cancer treatments are still inefficient and have unacceptable side effects that continue to prompt an urgent need for new approaches to prevention and treatment.

4 Jul 2019

New statement lays down recommendations to combat fall in vaccination rates

Search engines and social media organizations must do more to prevent the spread of inaccurate information on childhood vaccination, and governments must better support mandatory immunization programs, says an international group of leading public health scientists in a statement published in the Journal of Health Communication.

2 Jul 2019

State broadens investigation of doctors for issuing questionable vaccination exemptions

The California agency that regulates doctors is investigating at least four physicians for issuing questionable medical exemptions to children whose parents did not want them immunized.

2 Jul 2019

'Scissors' component of CRISPR/Cas9 sometimes gets stuck

In biotech these days, CRISPR/Cas9 is a hot topic, because of its utility as a precise gene editing tool. Before humans repurposed it, CRISPR/Cas9 was a sort of internal immune system bacteria use to defend themselves against phages, or viruses that infect bacteria, by slicing up the phages' DNA.

2 Jul 2019

Georgia State researcher wins $3.26 million federal grant to develop universal flu vaccine

Influenza remains a major public health risk, and Dr. Baozhong Wang, associate professor in Georgia State University's Institute for Biomedical Sciences, has received a five-year, $3.26 million federal grant to combat this threat by developing a universal vaccine that offers more protection against influenza than seasonal vaccines.

2 Jul 2019

$3.1 million NIH funding awarded to develop universal flu vaccine

In the race to create a universal flu vaccine not dependent on predicting strains of flu, the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine's Department of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Maryland College of Agriculture and Natural Resources has been awarded a $3.1 million grant.

1 Jul 2019

More effective flu vaccine begins clinical trials across the U.S.

A more effective seasonal flu vaccine is about to be tested in clinical trials across the US.

1 Jul 2019

New review on the epidemiology of various parasitic diseases in Malaysia

Malaysia is facing many challenges caused by various parasitic pathogens. The lack of awareness among disadvantaged populations such as the Orang Asli community and the dependency on foreign workers has led to an influx of immigrants to Malaysia from countries endemic with various parasitic diseases.

29 Jun 2019

Researchers develop improved vaccine for meningitis and bloodstream infections

Researchers have now developed a new vaccine, a native outer membrane vesicle vaccine, for meningitis and bloodstream infections caused by "meningococcal group B" bacteria.

29 Jun 2019

Long delays in prescribing new antibiotics may threaten development of needed drugs

U.S. hospitals wait over a year on average to begin prescribing newly developed antibiotics, a delay that might threaten the supply or discourage future development of needed drugs.

27 Jun 2019

New risk assessment model for transmission of Ebola accurately predicted latest Uganda cases

A new risk assessment model for the transmission of Ebola accurately predicted its spread into the Republic of Uganda, according to the Kansas State University researchers who developed it.

26 Jun 2019

Large prevention trial launched for people exposed to multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

A large clinical trial to assess treatments for preventing people at high risk from developing multidrug-resistant tuberculosis has begun.

25 Jun 2019

Research project aims to develop 'personalized health' approach to prevent antimicrobial resistance

The University of Liverpool and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine have been awarded £3.54m for a research project that aims to develop a 'personalized health' approach to prevent and treat antimicrobial resistance.

25 Jun 2019

Scientists develop new, rapid test to diagnose bacterial lower respiratory tract infections

Scientists at the Quadram Institute and the University of East Anglia have developed a new, rapid way of diagnosing bacterial lower respiratory tract infections in hours rather than days, that could improve patient care and slow the spread of antimicrobial resistance.

24 Jun 2019

Auburn study explains link between habitat loss and global emergence of infectious diseases

Auburn University researchers have published a new hypothesis that could provide the foundation for new scientific studies looking into the association of habitat loss and the global emergence of infectious diseases.

24 Jun 2019

Infectious Diseases News and Research

Two new studies develop algorithms to identify patients at risk of acquiring HIV

Antibiotic combination effective against drug-resistant Pseudomonas

Study shows potential culprit behind Lupus

Computer-generated flu vaccine enters clinical trials in the US

New research offers hints to origins of systemic lupus erythematosus

Mechanism Behind Low Cancer Occurrence In Bats Signals Potential Treatment Strategies For Humans

New statement lays down recommendations to combat fall in vaccination rates

State broadens investigation of doctors for issuing questionable vaccination exemptions

'Scissors' component of CRISPR/Cas9 sometimes gets stuck

Georgia State researcher wins $3.26 million federal grant to develop universal flu vaccine

$3.1 million NIH funding awarded to develop universal flu vaccine

More effective flu vaccine begins clinical trials across the U.S.

New review on the epidemiology of various parasitic diseases in Malaysia

Researchers develop improved vaccine for meningitis and bloodstream infections

Long delays in prescribing new antibiotics may threaten development of needed drugs

New risk assessment model for transmission of Ebola accurately predicted latest Uganda cases

Large prevention trial launched for people exposed to multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

Research project aims to develop 'personalized health' approach to prevent antimicrobial resistance

Scientists develop new, rapid test to diagnose bacterial lower respiratory tract infections

Auburn study explains link between habitat loss and global emergence of infectious diseases

eBook: Advancing infectious disease vaccine development eBook

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

Latest News