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UCLA researchers identify drug combinations that may be successful in reducing growth of bacteria

A landmark report by the World Health Organization in 2014 observed that antibiotic resistance -- long thought to be a health threat of the future -- had finally become a serious threat to public health around the world.

8 Feb 2017

Researchers develop new 3D system to study human tuberculosis

Researchers at the University of Southampton have developed a new 3D system to study human infection in the laboratory.

7 Feb 2017

Decision-making process of tiniest viruses could lead to better treatments for diseases

Humans face hundreds of decisions every day. But we're not alone. Even the tiniest viruses also make decisions, and scientists are researching how they do so, to help lead to better treatments for some diseases.

7 Feb 2017

Forecasting using satellite images can help choose cost-effective responses to control malaria

Umeå University researcher Maquins Sewe has established links between patterns of malaria in Kenya and environmental factors (temperature, rainfall and land cover) measurable by satellite imagery.

7 Feb 2017

Researchers discover survival strategy that bacteria can use to outsmart human immune response

Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have discovered a survival strategy that harmful bacteria can use to outsmart the human immune response, resulting in more severe and persistent infections and more effective spreading from person to person.

7 Feb 2017

Study explores how geospatial characteristics affect HIV prevention and care outcomes

Young men who have sex with men, particularly racial/ethnic minorities and youth living in socioeconomically disadvantaged communities, are disproportionately affected by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic in the United States.

7 Feb 2017

New antibody drug shows promising results to prevent or treat HIV

A new biologic agent--the most potent of its kind so far--is showing early promise as part of a potential new strategy for treating HIV. The drug, known as 10-1074, may also offer a new way to prevent viral infection in people who are at high risk to acquire HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

7 Feb 2017

Detailed analysis of bacterial proteins offers path for new drugs to curb tuberculosis

With the first detailed analysis of a cellular component from a close relative of the pathogen that causes tuberculosis, Rockefeller scientists are suggesting strategies for new drugs to curb this growing health problem.

6 Feb 2017

Penn scientists find cytokine as key to fighting and treating viral infection in the lungs

Viral infections that occur in a patient's lungs are a significant cause of hospitalization and death among children and the elderly.

3 Feb 2017

Researcher creates molecular diagnostic system that can quickly identify dangerous bacteria

A Michigan State University researcher has developed a faster way to detect the bacteria causing patients to become sick, giving physicians a better chance at saving their lives.

3 Feb 2017

Virginia Tech researchers receive NIH grant to improve malaria drug

As long as parasites continue to mount resistance to malaria drugs, scientists will be faced with the task of developing new, improved pharmaceuticals.

3 Feb 2017

NIH researchers shed light on role of S. epidermidis toxin in bacterial sepsis

Staphylococcus epidermidis bacteria are a significant health concern for hospitalized infants, children and anyone with implanted medical devices.

2 Feb 2017

UTSA professor awarded grant to support research on preventing spread of Lyme disease

Janakiram Seshu, associate professor of biology and associate dean of The Graduate School at The University of Texas at San Antonio, has received a $404,250 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease to support his research to better understand and prevent the spread of Lyme disease.

2 Feb 2017

New Zika vaccine candidate shows potential to protect against virus with single dose

A new Zika vaccine candidate has the potential to protect against the virus with a single dose, according to a research team led by scientists from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

2 Feb 2017

Virulence of bacterial infections dependent on presence of cytotoxins, study reports

Beginning in the mid-1980s, an epidemic of severe invasive infections caused by Streptococcus pyogenes (S. pyogenes), also known as group A streptococcus (GAS), occurred in the United States, Europe, and elsewhere.

2 Feb 2017

Researchers identify new mechanism that protects from bacterial infections

An international team led by the University if Barcelona has identified a new antibacterial mechanism that protects macrophages - defense cells in the immune system- from the infection of the bacteria Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium, a pathogen associated with several gastrointestinal diseases.

2 Feb 2017

EXASOL and PATH collaborate to support Zambian government’s campaign to eliminate malaria

EXASOL, a high-performance in-memory analytic database developer, and PATH, an international nonprofit organization and global leader in health and innovation, today announced a partnership to support the Zambian government’s ambitious campaign to eliminate malaria by 2020.

2 Feb 2017

Using common pain relievers during acute respiratory infection linked to increased heart attack risk

Widely used pain relievers may increase the risk of a heart attack when used during a cold or flu-like illness, according to a new study published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.

2 Feb 2017

Oral dose of phage cocktail prevents infection and cholera-like symptoms in animal model

Oral administration of a cocktail of three viruses, all of which specifically kill cholera bacteria, prevents infection and cholera-like symptoms in animal model experiments, report scientists from Tufts University School of Medicine and the Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences at Tufts in Nature Communications on Feb. 1.

1 Feb 2017

SLU scientists receive $416,000 NIH grant to advance research on hepatitis B cure

With a $416,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), SLU scientists will continue work to cure hepatitis B, building on significant findings published in two recent papers.

1 Feb 2017

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UCLA researchers identify drug combinations that may be successful in reducing growth of bacteria

Researchers develop new 3D system to study human tuberculosis

Decision-making process of tiniest viruses could lead to better treatments for diseases

Forecasting using satellite images can help choose cost-effective responses to control malaria

Researchers discover survival strategy that bacteria can use to outsmart human immune response

Study explores how geospatial characteristics affect HIV prevention and care outcomes

New antibody drug shows promising results to prevent or treat HIV

Detailed analysis of bacterial proteins offers path for new drugs to curb tuberculosis

Penn scientists find cytokine as key to fighting and treating viral infection in the lungs

Researcher creates molecular diagnostic system that can quickly identify dangerous bacteria

Virginia Tech researchers receive NIH grant to improve malaria drug

NIH researchers shed light on role of S. epidermidis toxin in bacterial sepsis

UTSA professor awarded grant to support research on preventing spread of Lyme disease

New Zika vaccine candidate shows potential to protect against virus with single dose

Virulence of bacterial infections dependent on presence of cytotoxins, study reports

Researchers identify new mechanism that protects from bacterial infections

EXASOL and PATH collaborate to support Zambian government’s campaign to eliminate malaria

Using common pain relievers during acute respiratory infection linked to increased heart attack risk

Oral dose of phage cocktail prevents infection and cholera-like symptoms in animal model

SLU scientists receive $416,000 NIH grant to advance research on hepatitis B cure

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