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Innovative study on asthma inflammation funded by NIH/NIAID grant

In a significant stride for respiratory medicine, Lundquist Institute (TLI) investigator Nicholas Jendzjowsky, PhD, has been awarded a prestigious grant from the National Institute of Health/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH/NIAID).

21 Mar 2024

Rapid rise in syphilis hits Native Americans hardest

From her base in Gallup, New Mexico, Melissa Wyaco supervises about two dozen public health nurses who crisscross the sprawling Navajo Nation searching for patients who have tested positive for or been exposed to a disease once nearly eradicated in the U.S.: syphilis.

21 Mar 2024

Climate change heats up fungal threats worldwide

Review in The Lancet Microbe discusses how rising global temperatures enable fungi to adapt, becoming more thermotolerant and expanding into new areas, which may lead to an increased emergence of novel pathogens impacting socially vulnerable groups the most.

20 Mar 2024

Immune cell protein identified as potential target for rare liver cancer treatment

Fibrolamellar carcinoma (FLC) is a rare liver cancer with a poor prognosis if not addressed early with surgery. The disease is caused by a single genetic mutation that creates a fusion protein.

20 Mar 2024

New drug candidates show promise to reverse HIV immune evasion

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientists have identified drug candidates that show promise to reverse the ability of HIV to escape detection by the immune system.

19 Mar 2024

Health workers fear it’s profits before protection as CDC revisits airborne transmission

Four years after hospitals in New York City overflowed with covid-19 patients, emergency physician Sonya Stokes remains shaken by how unprepared and misguided the American health system was.

19 Mar 2024

Genetic key to milder COVID: Certain genes slash severity and death risk in older men

Study found that certain genetic variants in the IL1RN gene significantly reduce COVID-19-related inflammation and mortality in patients, with notable improvements observed in older men carrying specific single-nucleotide variants.

19 Mar 2024

Study uncovers how APOBEC enzymes drive cancer mutations

A research team led by the University of California, Irvine has discovered the key role that the APOBEC3A and APOBEC3B enzymes play in driving cancer mutations by modifying the DNA in tumor genomes, offering potential new targets for intervention strategies.

18 Mar 2024

Study reveals why COVID-19 antibodies fade quickly

Researchers at the Institute of Human Virology (IHV) at the University of Maryland School of Medicine published a new study in the Journal of Infectious Diseases investigating the antibody response following SARS-CoV-2 infection.

18 Mar 2024

Rising antifungal resistance heightens concerns over invasive fungal infections

A global wave of infections caused by fungi growing drug-resistant has the medical community issuing precautions on how to protect yourself.

18 Mar 2024

Dosing software accelerates antibiotic effects in ICU patients treated for sepsis

University of Queensland researchers have used dosing software to accelerate the effects of antibiotics in patients being treated for sepsis in Intensive Care Units.

18 Mar 2024

Mapping the Microbiome: Dr. Abidemi Junaid on the Groundbreaking Vagina Chip

An interview with Abidemi from at the Wyss Institute.

From Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) 18 Mar 2024

Study shows the economic benefits of reducing socioeconomic disparities in youth physical activity

What would happen if the existing disparities in physical activity levels between youth of lower and higher socioeconomic statuses were eliminated?

15 Mar 2024

UVA research could help identify COVID-19 survivors at risk for long-haul lung problems

UVA Health researchers have discovered a potential way to predict which patients with severe COVID-19 are likely to recover well and which are likely to suffer "long-haul" lung problems.

15 Mar 2024

Long COVID manifests as a post-viral syndrome indistinguishable from other respiratory illnesses

Long COVID appears to manifest as a post-viral syndrome indistinguishable from seasonal influenza and other respiratory illnesses, with no evidence of increased moderate-to-severe functional limitations a year after infection, according to new research being presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2024) in Barcelona, Spain (27-30 April).

14 Mar 2024

New drug candidate designed at the atomic level could help halt emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants

Although COVID-19 has faded from the headlines, SARS-CoV-2 – the coronavirus behind the pandemic – is still rampantly infecting people around the world.

14 Mar 2024

Anti-inflammatory gene variant shields men under 75 from severe COVID-19

A certain variant of a key anti-inflammatory gene protects men under age 75 from severe illness and death when hospitalized from COVID-19, a genetic analysis of their blood shows.

14 Mar 2024

Viral infections contribute to more cases of intussusception in kids

Viral infections trigger more cases of intussusception, the common cause of bowel blockages in young children, than previously thought, according to a new study.

14 Mar 2024

AI technologies can accurately identify cases of healthcare-associated infections

A new proof-of-concept study published today in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) reports that artificial intelligence (AI) technologies can accurately identify cases of healthcare-associated infections (HAI) even in complex clinical scenarios.

14 Mar 2024

Blood test shows 83% accuracy in detecting colorectal cancer

A blood test intended for screening for colorectal cancer in people who are of average risk and not experiencing symptoms correctly detected colorectal cancer in 83% of people confirmed to have the disease, according to a study published March 14 in the New England Journal of Medicine.

13 Mar 2024

Infectious Diseases News and Research

Innovative study on asthma inflammation funded by NIH/NIAID grant

Rapid rise in syphilis hits Native Americans hardest

Climate change heats up fungal threats worldwide

Immune cell protein identified as potential target for rare liver cancer treatment

New drug candidates show promise to reverse HIV immune evasion

Health workers fear it’s profits before protection as CDC revisits airborne transmission

Genetic key to milder COVID: Certain genes slash severity and death risk in older men

Study uncovers how APOBEC enzymes drive cancer mutations

Study reveals why COVID-19 antibodies fade quickly

Rising antifungal resistance heightens concerns over invasive fungal infections

Dosing software accelerates antibiotic effects in ICU patients treated for sepsis

Mapping the Microbiome: Dr. Abidemi Junaid on the Groundbreaking Vagina Chip

Study shows the economic benefits of reducing socioeconomic disparities in youth physical activity

UVA research could help identify COVID-19 survivors at risk for long-haul lung problems

Long COVID manifests as a post-viral syndrome indistinguishable from other respiratory illnesses

New drug candidate designed at the atomic level could help halt emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants

Anti-inflammatory gene variant shields men under 75 from severe COVID-19

Viral infections contribute to more cases of intussusception in kids

AI technologies can accurately identify cases of healthcare-associated infections

Blood test shows 83% accuracy in detecting colorectal cancer

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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