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NIH study provides unprecedented detail on host response to Ebola virus disease

Analysis of daily gene activation in a patient with severe Ebola virus disease cared for at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 2015 found changes in antiviral and immune response genes that pinpointed key transition points in the response to infection.

12 Apr 2017

NIH scientists identify protein complexes involved in promoting HSV infection and reactivation

Herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections last a lifetime. Once a person has been infected, the virus can remain dormant (latent) for years before periodically reactivating to cause recurrent disease. This poorly understood cycle has frustrated scientists for years.

12 Apr 2017

Treating animals may be part of global strategy to eradicate tropical diseases, study suggests

As the World Health Organization steps up its efforts to eradicate a once-rampant tropical disease, a University of Washington study suggests that monitoring, and potentially treating, the monkeys that co-exist with humans in affected parts of the world may be part of the global strategy.

12 Apr 2017

USDA announces grant to decrease impact of disasters

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture today announced $462,000 in available funding to decrease the impact of disasters through cooperative extension programming.

11 Apr 2017

TSRI scientists find new way to make cell population resistant to HIV

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have found a way to tether HIV-fighting antibodies to immune cells, creating a cell population resistant to the virus.

11 Apr 2017

TSRI professor receives $4.8 million grant to advance potential HIV vaccine research

Professor Michael Farzan, co-chair of the Department of Immunology and Microbiology on the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute has received $4.8 million in funding through a 2017 Avant-Garde Award for HIV/AIDS research from the National Institutes of Health's National Institute on Drug Abuse.

11 Apr 2017

Guidelines for disposal of liquid waste from Ebola patients could put sewer workers at risk

Research from Drexel University and the University of Pittsburgh suggests that guidelines for safe disposal of liquid waste from patients being treated for the Ebola virus might not go far enough to protect water treatment workers from being exposed.

11 Apr 2017

Antimicrobial protein reduces creamy white lesions linked to oral thrush in mouse models

An antimicrobial protein caused a dramatic reduction in the creamy white lesions associated with oral thrush in a preclinical study, report microbiologists with McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

11 Apr 2017

Cholera incidence in Africa increases during El Niño, study reveals

Cholera cases in East Africa increase by roughly 50,000 during El Niño, the cyclical weather occurrence that profoundly changes global weather patterns, new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health research suggests.

11 Apr 2017

Scientists solve structure of protein crucial to reproduction and spread of Zika virus

Zika virus is a mosquito-borne infectious disease linked to certain birth defects in infants in South and Central America and the United States.

11 Apr 2017

Study reveals potential new therapeutic approach to tackle infection by Legionella bacteria

The precise mechanism used by Legionella bacteria to escape the body's defences has been unpicked in intricate detail and is described for the first time in the journal eLife.

11 Apr 2017

Study aims to characterize relationships of incarcerated African-Americans and STI/HIV risk

HIV incidence among African-American men is nearly eight times that of white men, and twice that of Latino men. Incarceration, which disproportionately affects African-American men, is thought to be a factor in this wide disparity.

11 Apr 2017

New transgenic mouse could help monitor potential dangers of emerging influenza viruses

Researchers in Germany have developed a transgenic mouse that could help scientists identify new influenza virus strains with the potential to cause a global pandemic.

10 Apr 2017

Scientists shed light on evolutionary arms race between CMV and immune system

Imaging CoE scientists have solved a 40-year old mystery and shed light on an evolutionary arms race played out between cytomegalovirus (CMV) and the immune system.

10 Apr 2017

Programmed proteins could lead to inexpensive malaria vaccine

Despite decades of malaria research, the disease still afflicts hundreds of millions and kills around half a million people each year - most of them children in tropical regions.

10 Apr 2017

Microbiologists accurately predict evolution of HIV surface proteins using financial math models

What do particle diffusion in liquids and stock price prediction have to do with building a better HIV vaccine? According to University of Iowa microbiologist Hillel Haim, you can apply concepts from the first two to predict the evolution of HIV surface proteins, information that can then be used to design better vaccines.

7 Apr 2017

Scientists discover protein that helps provide better vaccination response

Researchers have discovered a protein they believe would help make vaccinations more effective and provide protection from other diseases such as cancer.

7 Apr 2017

Two in every five people in the US carry Human Papilloma Virus

Latest estimates of the prevalence of the human papilloma virus (HPV) in the US were published this month. Among the adult population, genital HPV was identified in 45% of men and 40% of women. The prevalence of oral HPV was 11.5% among men and 3.3% among women.

7 Apr 2017

Rutgers scientists reveal structure of TB drug target and identify new inhibitors

Rutgers University scientists have determined the three-dimensional structure of the target of the first-line anti-tuberculosis drug rifampin. They have also discovered a new class of potential anti-tuberculosis drugs that kill rifampin-resistant and multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis bacteria.

7 Apr 2017

New research initiative aims at reducing HIV infection and transmission among vulnerable youth

The University of Chicago Medicine's Center for Interdisciplinary Inquiry and Innovation in Sexual and Reproductive Health has launched a research initiative aimed at reducing HIV infection and transmission among vulnerable youth of color, including young men who have sex with men and young transgender women.

6 Apr 2017

Disease/Infection News

NIH study provides unprecedented detail on host response to Ebola virus disease

NIH scientists identify protein complexes involved in promoting HSV infection and reactivation

Treating animals may be part of global strategy to eradicate tropical diseases, study suggests

USDA announces grant to decrease impact of disasters

TSRI scientists find new way to make cell population resistant to HIV

TSRI professor receives $4.8 million grant to advance potential HIV vaccine research

Guidelines for disposal of liquid waste from Ebola patients could put sewer workers at risk

Antimicrobial protein reduces creamy white lesions linked to oral thrush in mouse models

Cholera incidence in Africa increases during El Niño, study reveals

Scientists solve structure of protein crucial to reproduction and spread of Zika virus

Study reveals potential new therapeutic approach to tackle infection by Legionella bacteria

Study aims to characterize relationships of incarcerated African-Americans and STI/HIV risk

New transgenic mouse could help monitor potential dangers of emerging influenza viruses

Scientists shed light on evolutionary arms race between CMV and immune system

Programmed proteins could lead to inexpensive malaria vaccine

Microbiologists accurately predict evolution of HIV surface proteins using financial math models

Scientists discover protein that helps provide better vaccination response

Two in every five people in the US carry Human Papilloma Virus

Rutgers scientists reveal structure of TB drug target and identify new inhibitors

New research initiative aims at reducing HIV infection and transmission among vulnerable youth

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

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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