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SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines do not stimulate interferon stimulatory gene expression in Aicardi Goutières Syndrome patients

A new study aimed to evaluate the immunostimulatory potential of mRNA vaccines in AGS patients.

23 May 2022

Study suggests that recall of B cell memory may depend on relative locations of prime and boost immunization

A new study investigated whether a specific population of local Bmem cells in the proximal LNs produce secondary GC responses that are different from those at distal sites and if the location in humoral immunity is relevant only to nonlymphoid tissues.

23 May 2022

Readiness of the United States to combat known and unknown future infectious pathogens

A new study has focused on the preparedness of the United States to respond to known and unknown future infectious pathogens.

23 May 2022

Scientists discover how immune proteins defend plants against invading microorganisms

Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research and the University of Cologne, Germany, have discovered a novel biochemical mechanism explaining how immune proteins defend plants against invading microorganisms.

20 May 2022

Research provides new insight into how Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus causes disease

Army scientists determined that the body's own natural immune response contributes to disease severity in mice infected with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV), which causes a widespread tick-borne viral infection in humans.

20 May 2022

Household contact management could help avert 20% of the multi-drug resistant TB cases in children

One in five multi-drug resistant (MDR) tuberculosis (TB) cases in children under the age of 15 could be averted every year by household contact management, according to a new modeling study published in The Lancet Global Health.

20 May 2022

Scientists explore mortality among women on hormone replacement therapy early in COVID-19 pandemic

A new study assessed the association of hormone replacement therapy or the use of the combined oral contraceptive pill with mortality among women with a previous history of COVID-19.

20 May 2022

The enigma of post-acute infection syndromes

In a recent review published in the journal Nature Medicine, researchers summarized known literature findings of the unexplained post-acute infection syndromes (PAISs).

20 May 2022

Studies provide insight into how long COVID-19 immunity lasts and nature of immune recall

How does the immune system remember and recognize viral invaders it has encountered in the past? A trio of newly published studies of people infected with SARS-CoV-2, vaccinated against the virus or both, are providing tantalizing new clues about the factors that influence the speed and magnitude of the immune system's response to subsequent infection with variants of SARS-CoV-2.

19 May 2022

Researchers explore SARS-CoV-2 infection in lung myeloid cells

Scientists discuss how SARS-CoV-2 utilizes myeloid cells to allow for the subsequent viral colonization in the lungs.

19 May 2022

The prevalence of rodent-borne zoonotic viruses in Europe among the small mammals inhabiting farming landscapes

In northwest Spain, scientists screened 526 wild small mammals for zoonotic viruses and identified several viruses, such as hantavirus, orthopoxvirus, and arenavirus.

19 May 2022

How does diet affect COVID-19?

Scientists review the current research on how changes in diet can affect infection with SARS-CoV-2.

19 May 2022

Only some coronaviruses found to have pandemic-causing potential

In a new study, scientists focused on resolving the mystery of why some coronaviruses have the potential of causing a pandemic while others do not.

18 May 2022

Developing innovative approaches to combat urinary tract infections

The German government is providing about 2.4 million Euros for a new research group in infectious diseases at JMU Würzburg.

18 May 2022

3rd dose of COVID mRNA vaccine expands memory and capacity of immune system to combat Omicron

Researchers from the United States have now found that the immune recall induced by a two-dose primary series of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccination after an initial natural infection highly improves the longevity of the antibodies as well as induces an enhanced breadth of protection across the SARS-CoV-2 variants.

17 May 2022

Researchers discover how Type I interferon stops the immune system 'going rogue' during viral infections

McMaster University researchers have found not only how some viral infections cause severe tissue damage, but also how to reduce that damage.

17 May 2022

As Red Cross moves to pricey blood treatment method, hospitals call for more choice

Americans generally don't spend much time thinking about the nation's blood supply.

17 May 2022

Researchers use bacteriophages to treat antibiotic-resistant mycobacterial lung infection

For the first time, researchers have successfully used bacteriophages – viruses that kill bacteria – to treat an antibiotic-resistant mycobacterial lung infection, clearing the way for a young National Jewish Health patient with cystic fibrosis to receive a life-saving lung transplant.

13 May 2022

Collectively moving malaria parasites form vortices that are largely determined by physical principles

The disease of malaria is triggered by single-celled parasites that accumulate in large groups in the salivary glands of mosquitoes before transmission to human beings.

13 May 2022

Dogs can detect SARS-CoV-2 from an individual's sweat

In a recent study published in the Open Forum Infectious Diseases (OFID) Journal, researchers reported that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) could be detected by canine olfaction.

12 May 2022

Pathogen News and Research

SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines do not stimulate interferon stimulatory gene expression in Aicardi Goutières Syndrome patients

Study suggests that recall of B cell memory may depend on relative locations of prime and boost immunization

Readiness of the United States to combat known and unknown future infectious pathogens

Scientists discover how immune proteins defend plants against invading microorganisms

Research provides new insight into how Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus causes disease

Household contact management could help avert 20% of the multi-drug resistant TB cases in children

Scientists explore mortality among women on hormone replacement therapy early in COVID-19 pandemic

The enigma of post-acute infection syndromes

Studies provide insight into how long COVID-19 immunity lasts and nature of immune recall

Researchers explore SARS-CoV-2 infection in lung myeloid cells

The prevalence of rodent-borne zoonotic viruses in Europe among the small mammals inhabiting farming landscapes

How does diet affect COVID-19?

Only some coronaviruses found to have pandemic-causing potential

Developing innovative approaches to combat urinary tract infections

3rd dose of COVID mRNA vaccine expands memory and capacity of immune system to combat Omicron

Researchers discover how Type I interferon stops the immune system 'going rogue' during viral infections

As Red Cross moves to pricey blood treatment method, hospitals call for more choice

Researchers use bacteriophages to treat antibiotic-resistant mycobacterial lung infection

Collectively moving malaria parasites form vortices that are largely determined by physical principles

Dogs can detect SARS-CoV-2 from an individual's sweat

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