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Bacterial exposure is a potential environmental risk factor in developing coeliac disease

Bacterial exposure has been identified as a potential environmental risk factor in developing coeliac disease, a hereditary autoimmune-like condition that affects about one in 70 Australians.

8 Jan 2020

Study reveals new mechanism that controls the causes of stomach disease

Infectious diseases triggered by bacteria and other microbes are the most frequent cause of human mortality across the globe.

8 Jan 2020

Intervention for hospitalized HIV patients reduces infection rates and increases engagement in care

Providing multidisciplinary team consults for HIV patients while they are hospitalized to help address social and medical barriers reduces future infection rates and boosts participation in follow-up care, results from a study on how to reengage patients show.

7 Jan 2020

New Yorkers are being treated sooner after HIV infection, study shows

The most effective way to reduce HIV-related deaths and prevent onward transmission is to diagnose and treat all persons as soon as possible after HIV infection. According to a study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases, New Yorkers living with HIV are being treated sooner after infection.

7 Jan 2020

New tools to predict childhood diarrheal disease outbreaks in Botswana

In 2006, more than 400 children under the age of 5 died during an outbreak of diarrheal disease in Botswana. In what was a 25-fold increase in diarrheal disease mortality for this age group, citizens of the country were devastated.

7 Jan 2020

NYU Langone Health announces launch of a multidisciplinary Vaccine Center

Building on its illustrious landmark-achieving history in the field of immunology, NYU Langone Health announced today the launch of a Vaccine Center that combines basic research, clinical studies, and public health outreach to prevent the spread of infectious diseases and other immunological disorders.

7 Jan 2020

Novel nanoparticle vaccine provides long-lasting protection against influenza virus

A novel nanoparticle vaccine that combines two major influenza proteins is effective in providing broad, long-lasting protection against influenza virus in mice, showing promise as a universal flu vaccine, according to a study by the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University.

7 Jan 2020

Single dose of antibody-based treatment can beat HIV in newborn babies

A single dose of an antibody-based treatment can prevent HIV transmission from mother to baby, new nonhuman primate research suggests for the first time. The findings are being published in the journal Nature Communications.

7 Jan 2020

Study shows unnecessary Pap smear and pelvic exams common in young women

Women under the age of 21 no longer need pelvic examinations or cervical cancer screenings, a new study suggests.

7 Jan 2020

Novel artificial intelligence algorithm helps detect brain tumor

Researchers have developed a new imaging technique and artificial intelligence algorithm that can help identify brain tumors.

7 Jan 2020

Zika virus can affect infants despite ‘normal’ testing at birth

A study reports that infants born to Zika-exposed mothers showed neurodevelopmental slowing despite testing as normal at birth.

7 Jan 2020

ART may not be completely effective in restoring immune protection, study suggests

A study led by researchers from SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University and Oregon Health & Science University, published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases, showed that, despite successful antiretroviral therapy, antigen specific memory to vaccinations that occurred before HIV infection did not recover, even after immune reconstitution.

6 Jan 2020

Body clock gene impairs defense against pneumonia

Most living things have an internal body clock which regulates when they sleep and when they wake up. A complex set of genes turning on and off, make this body clock run over roughly 24 hours, and a gene known by the acronym BMAL1 is one of the master regulators of this clock, controlling many other body clock genes and pathways.

6 Jan 2020

Researchers develop new way to fight late-stage sepsis

Researchers have developed a way to prop up a struggling immune system to enable its fight against sepsis, a deadly condition resulting from the body's extreme reaction to infection.

6 Jan 2020

CDC warns that current flu season is due to be particularly long and severe

The current flu season is on track to be one of the most severe in years, according to new data from the CDC.

6 Jan 2020

Mystery virus infecting dozens in central China prompts fears of new epidemic

China announced that an unknown form of viral pneumonia has broken out in Wuhan and has so far infected almost 60 people.

6 Jan 2020

Scaling up use of opioid agonist therapies could help combat Ukraine’s HIV epidemic

A new study led by Yale University researchers finds that scaling up use of methadone and buprenorphine -- medications for treating opioid use disorder known as opioid agonist therapies (OATs) -- could greatly reduce HIV transmission rates and prevent deaths in Ukraine, where the disease is epidemic among people who inject drugs.

3 Jan 2020