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Investigational Drugs Reduce Risk of Death from Ebola Virus Disease

December 2, 2019

Study leaders publish results from NIH-DRC-WHO clinical trial of four experimental therapies

In a First for Cell Biology, Scientists Observe Ribosome Assembly in Real Time

November 25, 2019

The imaging feat clarifies how RNA molecules fold—and might one day translate into better medicines for a host of disea...

Experimental HIV Vaccine Successfully Elicits Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies to the Virus

November 21, 2019

Vaccinated rabbits produce antibodies to at least two vulnerable sites on HIV

Scientists and Schoolkids Find Family Soups Have Antimalarial Properties

November 19, 2019

Researchers from Imperial College London helped schoolchildren test their family soup broths for activity against the malaria...

Ketogenic Diet Helps Tame Flu Virus

November 18, 2019

Mice fed a ketogenic diet were better able to combat the flu virus than mice fed food high in carbohydrates, according to a n...

Breakthrough in Malaria Research

November 15, 2019

In a recent genome-wide gene deletion study on malaria parasites, researchers were able to identify many new targets in ...

New Insight on How Bacteria Evolve Drug Resistance Could Lead to Improved Antibiotic Therapies

October 30, 2019

Exploiting a strategy known as collateral sensitivity in bacteria could lead to the development of novel and sustainable trea...

New Study Is 'Chilling Commentary' on Future of Antibiotics

October 9, 2019

CRE infections are estimated to cause 1.5 to 4.5 million hospitalizations worldwide each year

Toxin Promotes Cattle-To-Cattle Transmission of Deadly Escherichia Coli Strains

October 7, 2019

In a new study, researchers tested whether Stx2a is important for calf-to-calf transmission by comparing E. coli O1...

DiaSorin Molecular’s Simplexa™ VZV Swab Direct Molecular Assay Gets CE Mark

September 25, 2019

The new molecular diagnostic test enables the direct detection of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) DNA from both cutaneous and mu...

Researchers Find Way to Kill Pathogen Resistant to Antibiotics

September 24, 2019

Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a potentially deadly, antibiotic-resistant bacterium present in hospitals, can be killed by hijacking...

Can a DNA Construction Kit Replace Expensive Antibody Medication?

September 11, 2019

A study in animals similar in size to humans brings us a step closer to the clinical use of antibody gene therapy

Super Shrimp Could Increase Yield and Prevent Disease

September 5, 2019

Shrimp consume snails that carry schistosomiasis which affects 220 million people

An Innovative New Diagnostic for Lyme Disease

August 27, 2019

Today, Lyme disease is a mounting health concern, with estimates of over 300,000 cases in the US annually

The Risk of Death from Yellow Fever Can Be Detected Sooner

August 15, 2019

A FAPESP-funded study with results published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases has identified markers capable of predicting m...

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