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Resin ingredient strongly decreases coronavirus infectivity on plastic surfaces

Researchers at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, are currently developing anti-viral surfaces to decrease the spread of infectious diseases.

30 Jan 2024

Prior exposure to common cold coronaviruses can train T cells to fight SARS-CoV-2

Scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) have found direct evidence that exposure to common cold coronaviruses can train T cells to fight SARS-CoV-2. In fact, prior exposure to a common cold coronavirus appears to partially protect mice from lung damage during a subsequent SARS-CoV-2 infection.

27 Jan 2024

Clinical study supports the long-lasting impacts of typhoid conjugate vaccine

A single dose of the typhoid conjugate vaccine, Typbar TCV, provides lasting efficacy in preventing typhoid fever in children ages 9 months to 12 years old, according to a new study conducted by researchers at University of Maryland School of Medicine's (UMSOM) Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health (CVD) and led by in-country partners at the Malawi-Liverpool Wellcome Trust (MLW) Clinical Research Programme.

25 Jan 2024

Study establishes the ideal immunosuppression regimen for pig-to-human kidney xenotransplantation

Currently used Food and Drug Administration-approved transplant drugs - with the addition of an also already FDA-approved complement inhibitor - are the optimal immunosuppression regimen for pig-to-human kidney transplants, according to a landmark discovery by University of Alabama at Birmingham investigators.

25 Jan 2024

Ancient DNA reveals syphilis-like disease in pre-Columbian America

Researchers at the Universities of Basel and Zurich have discovered the genetic material of the pathogen Treponema pallidum in the bones of people who died in Brazil 2,000 years ago.

24 Jan 2024

Study finds three times the risk of respiratory distress in infants born to COVID-infected mothers

New UCLA-led research finds that infants born full term to mothers who were infected with COVID-19 during pregnancy had three times the risk of having respiratory distress compared with unexposed infants, even though they themselves were not infected with the virus.

24 Jan 2024

Prepared for the next virus pandemic: The APPEAL project

In collaboration with 12 partners from 6 countries, MatTek is establishing the Antivirus Pandemic Preparedness EuropeAn pLatform (APPEAL), a European research initiative aimed at enhancing preparedness for future pandemics.

From MatTek Corporation 24 Jan 2024

Researchers propose a new model for classifying Parkinson's disease

An international research team led by Krembil Brain Institute Neurologist and Senior Scientist, Dr. Anthony Lang, has proposed a new model for classifying Parkinson's disease (PD).

23 Jan 2024

Study assesses effectiveness of strategies to prevent SARS-CoV-2 transmission in healthcare settings

Researchers analyzed whether infection prevention measures during the COVID-19 pandemic were adequate in protecting healthcare workers.

22 Jan 2024

Montana’s effort to expand religious exemptions to vaccines prompts political standoff

Montana lawmakers are in a standoff with the state's health department over a package of sweeping changes to child care licensing rules that includes a disputed provision to allow religious exemptions to routine vaccinations for children and workers.

19 Jan 2024

£1.9M funding supports research into drivers of health disparities and associated infectious disease burden

Dr Rosalind Eggo, an Associate Professor of Infectious Disease Modelling at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), has been awarded over £1.9 million funding to lead research into drivers of health disparities and associated infectious disease burden across England.

19 Jan 2024

AI scores breakthrough in anemia treatment with novel PHD inhibitor

Clinical stage generative artificial intelligence (AI)-driven biotechnology company InSilico Medicine ("InSilico"), today announced that the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, an ACS Publications journal focusing on critical studies about molecular structure and biological activity, has published the company's discovery of a novel PHD inhibitor for the treatment of anemia.

19 Jan 2024

Insilico Medicine leverages AI to identify promising new target for breast and gynecological cancers

Insilico Medicine("Insilico"), a clinical stage generative artificial intelligence (AI)-driven drug discovery company, recently published an early research that it has identified MYT1 as a promising new therapeutic target for breast and gynecological cancer, and discovered a series of novel, potent, and highly selective inhibitors specifically targeting MYT1.

19 Jan 2024

Oxford launches LEGACY03 trial to unravel age-related vaccine mysteries

Vaccines are the most effective way to prevent infectious diseases (NHS, 2023) however, people respond to them in different ways.

18 Jan 2024

Higher local Ebola incidence causes lower child vaccination rates

The impact of the Ebola epidemic on the child vaccination rate.

18 Jan 2024

New vaccine turns preexisting flu immunity into COVID-19 weapon

After COVID vaccination, it usually takes weeks for our bodies to develop protective antibody responses.

17 Jan 2024

Anti-HIV drugs can be used to prevent inflammatory complications of bacterial sepsis

Bacterial infections can lead to the formation of abscesses - pockets of dead cells and debris surrounded by inflammatory immune cells. Bacteria multiply within abscesses, causing more inflammation and further damage to surrounding tissues.

17 Jan 2024

Monkey study points to HIV vulnerability for vaccine attack

Three different HIV antibodies each independently protected monkeys from acquiring simian-HIV (SHIV) in a placebo-controlled proof-of-concept study intended to inform development of a preventive HIV vaccine for people.

17 Jan 2024

Simple measures in the health care setting could prevent SARS-CoV-2 transmission

In early 2020, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a highly contagious and pathogenic virus, made its alarming debut and quickly spread worldwide, causing the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that threatened human health and public safety.

16 Jan 2024

Ancient genomes reveal origins of multiple sclerosis risk in Europe

Researchers investigated the variables contributing to geographical heterogeneity in multiple sclerosis prevalence and the impact of genetic and environmental factors on the disease's development.

15 Jan 2024

Infectious Diseases News and Research

Resin ingredient strongly decreases coronavirus infectivity on plastic surfaces

Prior exposure to common cold coronaviruses can train T cells to fight SARS-CoV-2

Clinical study supports the long-lasting impacts of typhoid conjugate vaccine

Study establishes the ideal immunosuppression regimen for pig-to-human kidney xenotransplantation

Ancient DNA reveals syphilis-like disease in pre-Columbian America

Study finds three times the risk of respiratory distress in infants born to COVID-infected mothers

Prepared for the next virus pandemic: The APPEAL project

Researchers propose a new model for classifying Parkinson's disease

Study assesses effectiveness of strategies to prevent SARS-CoV-2 transmission in healthcare settings

Montana’s effort to expand religious exemptions to vaccines prompts political standoff

£1.9M funding supports research into drivers of health disparities and associated infectious disease burden

AI scores breakthrough in anemia treatment with novel PHD inhibitor

Insilico Medicine leverages AI to identify promising new target for breast and gynecological cancers

Oxford launches LEGACY03 trial to unravel age-related vaccine mysteries

Higher local Ebola incidence causes lower child vaccination rates

New vaccine turns preexisting flu immunity into COVID-19 weapon

Anti-HIV drugs can be used to prevent inflammatory complications of bacterial sepsis

Monkey study points to HIV vulnerability for vaccine attack

Simple measures in the health care setting could prevent SARS-CoV-2 transmission

Ancient genomes reveal origins of multiple sclerosis risk in Europe

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