Researchers identify the immune cells that keep a deadly fungus in check
Most people carry the fungus Cryptococcus neoformans in their lungs for life and never know it, held in check by…
Most people carry the fungus Cryptococcus neoformans in their lungs for life and never know it, held in check by…
Researchers searching for genetic clues to the growing problem of malaria drug resistance identified new mutations associated with the parasite’s…
In the event of a pandemic, every society is confronted with the question: How can the spread of an infectious…
A new HIV vaccine developed by La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI), Scripps Research scientists, and IAVI has the potential…
Countries experiencing armed conflict tend to report more measles cases, and the elevated risk persists even a year after the…
Women with HIV most often die from preventable, trauma-related conditions like substance use and mental illness — not the virus…
Scientists at the University of Illinois Chicago have discovered a new antibiotic that may be a bulwark in the fight against drug-resistant…
Over half of the people carrying HIV experience chronic pain at some point, which is difficult to treat. In a new JNeurosci paper, Hui-Lin Pan, from The University of Texas MD…
The true toll of long COVID may be double that of current estimates and hidden from current surveillance systems that…
A Kaiser Permanente study of nearly 8,000 men shows that in mid- to late 2024, mpox was far more common…
A new study will explore the effects of a nasal spray flu vaccine on children’s immune systems, aiming to boost…
Viruses are masters at invading our cells thanks to specialized proteins that coat their surfaces. When scientists design vaccines, they…
Nearly three years after the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic was declared over, conservative estimates suggest that between 80 million and 400 million…
Severe COVID-19 and influenza infections prime the lungs for cancer and can accelerate the disease’s development, but vaccination heads off those harmful…
A 13-year study led by the Colorado School of Public Health at the University of Colorado Anschutz reveals why a…
Antibiotic resistance (AR) has steadily accelerated in recent years to become a global health crisis. As deadly bacteria evolve new…
Dealing with an infection isn’t as straightforward as simply killing the pathogen. The body also needs to carefully steer and…
Once a medical miracle, antibiotics are now losing their power. Across the world, common infections are becoming harder—and sometimes impossible—to…
In a paper publishing in the Cell Press journal Trends in Immunology on December 4, scientists and doctors highlight the importance of studying long COVID in the context of…
OHIS stands for One Health Integrated Surveillance, i.e. the monitoring of antibiotic resistance in the sense of a holistic, interdisciplinary…
Hundreds of malaria patients participating in a Phase 3 clinical trial in Gabon in West Africa were cured via a…
The bacteria Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii)is a haunting presence in many hospitals in the United States, where more than one in…
New research from the University of Minnesota Medical School confirms that testing for congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) at birth using the…
Two healthcare workers get COVID-19 vaccinations on the same day. Both show strong antibody responses initially, but six months later…
Six years before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, an Ebola outbreak in West Africa had people fearing the possibility…
New research from the University of Minnesota Medical School is providing important insights into how COVID-19 persists in cancer patients…
Scientists have discovered why older people are more likely to suffer severely from the flu, and can now use their…
A new HIV antiretroviral shows promise as a long-acting, oral prophylactic agent, according to a new study by Izzat Raheem,…
Multidrug resistant bacteria kill five million people each year, with newly resistant germs emerging faster than scientists can develop treatments….
A groundbreaking study led by a global research consortium offers new hope for patients with mycetoma, a neglected tropical disease….