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Duke Human Vaccine Institute participates in a large national effort to improve flu shots

As part of a massive national effort to improve and modernize flu shots, the Duke Human Vaccine Institute has received three research contracts from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, with an initial award of approximately $29.6 million in first-year funding.

30 Sep 2019

AI system takes 10 seconds to accurately identify key findings in chest X-rays of pneumonia patients

From 20 minutes or more to 10 seconds. Researchers from Intermountain Healthcare and Stanford University say 10 seconds is about how quickly a new system they studied that utilizes artificial intelligence took to accurately identify key findings in chest X-rays of patients in the emergency department suspected of having pneumonia.

30 Sep 2019

Vaping linked to over 200 health problems, but still safer than smoking

Vaping has been linked to hundreds of health problems in the UK over the last five years, including heart conditions, chest pain and pneumonia.

30 Sep 2019

Women are needlessly dying from heart attacks due to substandard care

New evidence collected by the British Heart Foundation highlights a gender health gap at every stage of the medical journey when it comes to heart attacks.

30 Sep 2019

Diabetic mice benefit from increased ‘good’ cholesterol levels

A new study has looked into the artificial increase in the level of 'good' cholesterol and its link to the reversal of atherosclerosis in arteries.

30 Sep 2019

Using X-ray-nanoparticle interactions for improved radiation therapy

A new study has indicated a new way to deliver locally aggressive radiation therapy in cancer, using the element gadolinium.

30 Sep 2019

Lung cancer may soon be picked up by a blood test

A study presented at the ESMO Congress 2019 has revealed that a blood test may soon be able to pick up circulating tumor DNA to help avoid invasive tissue biopsies in lung cancer patients.

30 Sep 2019

New trial shows improved survival for patients with advanced colorectal BRAF-mutant cancer

A clinical trial has shown that using a combination of three drugs that target a BRAF gene mutation in patients with mCRC effectively boosts overall survival.

30 Sep 2019

Researchers shed new light on how Toxoplasma parasite damages the human eye

One third of the world population is infected with the parasite -Toxoplasma- which causes a common eye infection called ocular toxoplasmosis. Researchers have shed new light on how an infection with the parasite causes a distinctive lesion in the retina.

30 Sep 2019

A new method to distinguish benign and cancerous skin moles

A new study has reported a cost-effective, more accurate, and less invasive way to diagnose cancerous melanoma cells in skin tumors.

30 Sep 2019

UK government considers compulsory immunization for all school children

Immunization efforts have been implemented across the globe. But, the rates of immunized children are dropping. In the United Kingdom, health officials have expressed alarms the drop in take-up of routine childhood vaccinations, leaving thousands of children under-protected from 13 different diseases.

30 Sep 2019

Deer can pass tuberculosis to humans, CDC warns

Tuberculosis or TB is a highly contagious infection that usually affects the lungs, but it can spread to other parts of the body, such as the spine and brain. Commonly caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which can spread through the air from person to person.

30 Sep 2019

WHO begins emergency vaccination campaign to slow measles outbreak in DR Congo

The WHO and government of the DR Congo have begun an emergency vaccination program to stop the spread of measles in the country.

27 Sep 2019

Stem cells lost in freezer malfunction: hospital apologizes and offers full support

Los Angeles hospital has apologized and offered full support after stem cells perish in fridge malfunction.

27 Sep 2019

Pioneering melanoma test to be made available within two years

Scientists have developed a pioneering new test that can more accurately predict whether melanoma, a type of skin cancer, is likely to return.

27 Sep 2019

How tau protein causes brain damage in Alzheimer’s disease

Researches have described a new technique to find out how Alzheimer's disease (AD) affects nerve cells.

27 Sep 2019

Toxin may play key role in promoting transmission of deadly E. coli strains in cattle

Shiga toxin subtype 2a (Stx2a) may play a key role in promoting the colonization and transmission of life-threatening Escherichia coli strains in cattle, according to a study published October 3 in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by Tom McNeilly of the Moredun Research Institute, David Gally of the University of Edinburgh, and colleagues.

From PLOS ONE 27 Sep 2019

Study provides new insights on how influenza virus achieves efficient viral RNA replication

New insights on how subunits of the influenza virus polymerase co-evolve to ensure efficient viral RNA replication are provided by a study published October 3 in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by Nadia Naffakh of the Institut Pasteur, and colleagues. As the authors note, the findings could lead to novel strategies for antiviral drug development.

From PLOS ONE 27 Sep 2019

NIH awards $30 million to accelerate progress in TB vaccine development

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded $30 million in first-year funding to establish new centers for immunology research to accelerate progress in tuberculosis vaccine development.

26 Sep 2019