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Flu drugs may reduce cognitive decline in people with HIV

A class of flu drugs may reduce cognitive decline and premature aging in people living with chronic viral infection, reports a new study led by Northwestern University that began with blood samples from people with HIV and extended into preclinical drug trials.

5 Jun 2026

Universal Sarbeco coronavirus vaccine proves safe in first human trial

The first human clinical trial of a universal Sarbeco coronavirus vaccine, developed by the University of Cambridge and spin-out DIOSynVax (DVX) Ltd, has shown that the vaccine is safe and has no significant side-effects.

4 Jun 2026

Global decline in child mortality slowed down significantly since 2015

Global progress in reducing preventable deaths among newborn babies, children, and adolescents has slowed substantially since 2015, and many countries risk missing international child survival targets by 2030, find a series of papers published by The BMJ today.

4 Jun 2026

Researchers unravel the mechanism behind precise timing of master biological clock

Imagine a train parked at the station. Passengers climb aboard and find their seats. Conductors move up and down the aisles, checking tickets.

3 Jun 2026

Gladstone receives NIAID grant to establish the Center for PhAIge Therapy

When a bacterial infection stops responding to antibiotics, doctors have few options to treat it. Phages-viruses that naturally infect and kill bacteria-have long intrigued clinicians as a potential weapon against these infections.

2 Jun 2026

Cross-reactive T cells target measles and dangerous Nipah viruses

T cells are some of the immune system's most important warriors. They can stop tumor growth and even fight off severe infections.

2 Jun 2026

New discovery provides insights into how seasonal influenza viruses infect people

Scientists investigating how influenza viruses replicate within cells "accidentally" discovered that different flu viruses use distinct strategies to infiltrate cells in the first place.

2 Jun 2026

Targeting microRNA pathway helps overcome cancer immunotherapy resistance

Immune checkpoint therapy, a type of cancer immunotherapy that helps the immune system recognize and attack tumors, has transformed cancer treatment.

1 Jun 2026

Pediatric influenza vaccination effectively protects young children

Pediatric flu vaccines significantly reduce the number of childhood cases of influenza, new research from Harvard Medical School confirms.

1 Jun 2026

Enhancing reproducibility in genomics workflows with magnetic bead-based extraction

In this interview, Dr Dagmara Lewandowska talks about innovations in magnetic bead-based extraction and genomics automation.

From INTEGRA Biosciences 1 Jun 2026

Survey reveals critical knowledge gaps in maternal health recommendations

Most Americans know that how well a mother takes care of herself before and during pregnancy affects the health of a baby, but many people remain unclear about some specific maternal health recommendations, including when to start avoiding alcohol, according to a new nationally representative survey from the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) of the University of Pennsylvania.

29 May 2026

Herbal cigarettes are not safer than regular tobacco alternatives

Herbal cigarettes, widely sold in India and abroad as natural, tobacco-free, and even therapeutic alternatives to conventional cigarettes, are not safer than regular tobacco cigarettes.

29 May 2026

Smokers undergoing lung cancer surgery face higher complication risks

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine have found that patients who continue to smoke ahead of lung cancer surgery have a higher risk of pulmonary complications, but their short-term mortality rate is similar to patients who were able to stop smoking before surgery.

28 May 2026

SLAS celebrates innovative new products, startups and scientific excellence at European conference in Vienna

SLAS, the Society of Laboratory Automation and Screening, after a six-year wait to reschedule the originally planned event in spring of 2020, welcomed 137 exhibitors and more than 1,500 registrants from more than 30 countries at its 2026 Europe Conference and Exhibition, May 19-21.

From Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) 27 May 2026

Climate change could expand chikungunya into temperate regions worldwide

Chikungunya ('to become contorted' in the Kimakonde language, named after the characteristic joint ache) is classified as one of the neglected tropical diseases by the World Health Organization.

27 May 2026

ICU pneumonia mortality rates remain elevated in developing nations

A scientific review published today in the NEJM Evidence journal, coordinated by the D'Or Institute for Research and Education (IDOR), evaluated outcomes of adults with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) in middle-income countries.

26 May 2026

Dog daycare outbreak exposes gaps in puppy leptospirosis vaccinations

A 2021 outbreak of leptospirosis that sickened more than 200 dogs in Los Angeles County reveals critical gaps in vaccination practices and raises broader concerns about the spread of the disease between animals and people, according to new research led by the University of California, Davis.

26 May 2026

How a tiny H5N1 dose triggers massive virus shedding in cow milk

Experimental infection studies in lactating Holstein cows showed that H5N1 B3.13 can infect the bovine mammary gland at doses as low as 10 TCID50, producing extremely high viral loads in milk. However, the virus did not transmit to sentinel cows through repeated exposure to contaminated milking equipment or through close contact under high-biocontainment conditions, suggesting that real-world dairy-farm spread depends on additional cofactors.

25 May 2026

Outdoor running combats winter vitamin D deficiency better than supplements

An EHU study says that vitamin D supplements can help to strengthen the immune system, but not to improve athletic performance.

25 May 2026

New computational pipeline improves effectiveness of pan-Ebola neutralizing antibodies

A team led by Professor Wei Yang at the National Institute of Pathogen Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, has developed a computational-experimental pipeline that synergistically optimizes antibody framework regions (FR) and complementarity-determining regions (CDR).

24 May 2026