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Newswise: Scientists Reveal Role of Notorious Cell Subpopulation in Antibiotic Failure
Released: 11-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
Scientists Reveal Role of Notorious Cell Subpopulation in Antibiotic Failure
University of North Carolina Health Care System

Antibiotic overuse can lead to antibiotic resistance, a global health problem. But UNC School of Medicine scientists with Duke School of Medicine colleagues have documented another culprit in clinical antibiotic failure: bacterial persister cells.

   
Newswise: Study: Pregnant Women More Likely to Get COVID-19 Vaccine if They Got Other Pregnancy Immunizations
Released: 11-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
Study: Pregnant Women More Likely to Get COVID-19 Vaccine if They Got Other Pregnancy Immunizations
Cedars-Sinai

Women who received standard recommended immunizations during their pregnancy were more likely to accept the COVID-19 vaccine, according to new research from Cedars-Sinai. Investigators also identified disparities in vaccination linked to race and insurance status.

Released: 11-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
CD4+ T cell patterns linked to autoimmune disorders
Osaka University

Researchers from Osaka University find characteristic changes in CD4+ T cell categories and gene programs associated with autoimmune disease.

Released: 10-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST
MSU-led study: Majority of US hospitals found COVID-19 reporting directives to be inconsistent
Michigan State University

A new study led by John (Xuefeng) Jiang, Eli Broad Endowed Professor of Accounting in MSU’s Broad College of Business, examines unveiled challenges in public health reporting systems and electronic clinical data exchange. during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Released: 10-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST
Scientists discover how ultraviolet light degrades coronavirus
University of Southampton

New research has revealed how light can be used to destroy infectious coronavirus particles that contaminate surfaces.

   
Released: 10-Jan-2024 10:20 AM EST
Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and Innovation Welcomes New Board Member, Dr. Daria Hazuda
Hackensack Meridian Health

Renowned scientist in vaccine and infectious disease research joins prestigious board of visionary leaders

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Released: 10-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
Winter spikes of the flu, COVID-19, and RSV; expert offers tips and advice for staying healthy
Virginia Tech

Federal officials are describing a ‘tripledemic’ of respiratory infections on the rise. Flu, COVID-19, and RSV are spiking, as expected, as we are in the mid-winter months. Lisa M. Lee, a professor of public health at Virginia Tech, answered questions about factors for concern and the importance of vaccination. Lee is an epidemiologist and bioethicist who has worked in public health and ethics for 25 years, including 14 years with CDC.

Released: 10-Jan-2024 9:30 AM EST
Rutgers Racing to Discover a Better Paxlovid
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

SARS-CoV-2 eventually will become resistant to the only effective oral treatment Paxlovid, scientists say. The world needs another.

Released: 9-Jan-2024 3:05 PM EST
“Not everyone has the same number of friends” – Overhaul epidemic modelling to include social networks, says new research
University of Birmingham

Models used by scientists to predict how epidemics will spread have a major flaw since they do not take into account the structure of the networks underlying transmission.

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Newswise: More than thirty new species of bacteria discovered in patient samples
Released: 8-Jan-2024 2:05 PM EST
More than thirty new species of bacteria discovered in patient samples
University of Basel

Unknown germs are a common occurrence in hospitals. Researchers at the University of Basel have spent many years collecting and analyzing them. They have identified many new species of bacteria, some of which are significant for clinical practice.

Newswise: Some mosquitoes like it hot
8-Jan-2024 1:05 AM EST
Some mosquitoes like it hot
Washington University in St. Louis

Certain populations of mosquitoes are more heat tolerant and better equipped to survive heat waves than others, according to new research from Washington University in St. Louis. .

Newswise: African One Health network launched to prevent disease
Released: 5-Jan-2024 3:05 PM EST
African One Health network launched to prevent disease
Universität Leipzig

“The aim of our multidisciplinary and broad-based project is to establish antimicrobial stewardship in sub-Saharan Africa and to prevent the transmission of infectious diseases through a One Health approach,” says Dr Ahmed Abd El Wahed.

Released: 4-Jan-2024 4:05 PM EST
Treating tuberculosis when antibiotics no longer work
University of Cologne

In cooperation with research partners in Germany and France, the infectious disease specialist Dr Jan Rybniker and his team at University Hospital Cologne and the University of Cologne’s Faculty of Medicine have identified new, antibiotic molecules that target Mycobacterium tuberculosis and make it less pathogenic for humans.

Released: 4-Jan-2024 4:05 PM EST
Unlocking the secrets of disease-causing fungus Aspergillus fumigatus
Maynooth University

An international team of researchers, led by Professor Gustavo Goldman of the University of São Paulo and Maynooth University’s Dr Özgür Bayram, has unveiled ground-breaking findings on Aspergillus fumigatus, which can cause deadly disease in humans.

Released: 4-Jan-2024 2:00 PM EST
Starting a family with the help of science: The latest research in Fertility
Newswise

Find the latest research and features on fertility in the Fertility News Source on Newswise.

       
Newswise: Study Finds Paxlovid Treatment Does Not Reduce Risk of Long COVID
4-Jan-2024 10:10 AM EST
Study Finds Paxlovid Treatment Does Not Reduce Risk of Long COVID
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)

A team of researchers from UC San Francisco has found that Paxlovid (Nirmatrelvir-ritonavir) did not reduce the risk of developing long COVID for vaccinated, non-hospitalized individuals during their first COVID-19 infection.

Newswise: New Study: Is There a Link Between COVID-19 Vaccination and POTS?
Released: 4-Jan-2024 12:05 AM EST
New Study: Is There a Link Between COVID-19 Vaccination and POTS?
Cedars-Sinai

A new research study from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai aimed to understand the possible connection between COVID-19 vaccination and a difficult-to-diagnose heart condition called postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, or POTS.

Newswise: Bacteria load their syringes
Released: 3-Jan-2024 5:05 PM EST
Bacteria load their syringes
Max Planck Society (Max-Planck-Gesellschaft)

Disease-causing bacteria of the genus Salmonella or Yersinia can use tiny injection apparatuses to inject harmful proteins into host cells, much to the discomfort of the infected person.

Released: 3-Jan-2024 5:05 PM EST
Study demonstrates potency of synthetic antibiotic against serious chronic infections
University of Liverpool

A new synthetic antibiotic developed by University of Liverpool researchers is shown to be more effective than established drugs against ‘superbugs’ such as MRSA, a new study shows.

Released: 3-Jan-2024 12:00 PM EST
Molecular Diagnostics Research That Could Transform Healthcare Featured in the January Issue of ADLM’s The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine
Association for Diagnostic and Laboratory Medicine (ADLM (formerly AACC))

Molecular diagnostics is a powerful branch of laboratory medicine that examines the fundamental genetic and biochemical components of life to provide invaluable insights into health and disease.

Newswise:Video Embedded what-the-pandemic-is-teaching-us-about-the-immune-system
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Released: 3-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
What the Pandemic Is Teaching Us About the Immune System
Harvard Medical School

Novel insights from the pandemic may be propelling the field of immunology into a new golden age.

Released: 3-Jan-2024 7:05 AM EST
RSV vaccines would greatly reduce illness if implemented like flu shots
Yale University

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines recently approved for people 60 and older would dramatically reduce the disease’s significant burden of illness and death in the United States if they were widely adopted like annual influenza vaccines, a new study has found.

Released: 2-Jan-2024 4:05 PM EST
The ‘tripledemic’ surge
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Study examines the impact of flu, RSV and COVID-19 hitting pediatric emergency departments

Released: 25-Dec-2023 12:05 AM EST
Data Brief: One in Five Adults Unable to Isolate Sick Family Member During Disease Outbreak
Heluna Health

One-fifth of U.S. adults said that they would not be able to isolate a sick household member in a separate bedroom and bathroom in the case of an infectious disease outbreak, yet 75% believe that an infectious disease outbreak is moderately or highly likely to occur within the U.S. during the next year, according to a data brief issued by Heluna Health this week.

   
Released: 20-Dec-2023 3:05 PM EST
Working with Big Data requires a lot of power! The latest research and features on Supercomputing
Newswise

With the rise in machine learning applications and artificial intelligence, it's no wonder that more and more scientists and researchers are turning to supercomputers. Supercomputers are commonly used for making predictions with advanced modeling and simulations. This can be applied to climate research, weather forecasting, genomic sequencing, space exploration, aviation engineering and more.

       
Released: 19-Dec-2023 12:05 PM EST
Hospital coffee machines get a clean bill of health
BMJ

Healthcare workers will be relieved to know that hospital coffee machines are not responsible for spreading disease and a general ban doesn’t seem necessary, finds a study published in the Christmas issue of The BMJ.

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Released: 15-Dec-2023 9:30 PM EST
Immune cells shape lung before birth and provide new avenues for treating respiratory diseases
Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute

Immune cells play an active and intimate role in directing the growth of human lung tissue during development, researchers find, revolutionising our understanding of early lung development and the role of immune cells outside of immunity.

Newswise: Study: Solid Organ Transplant Patients Benefit From COVID-19 Treatment
Released: 15-Dec-2023 10:05 AM EST
Study: Solid Organ Transplant Patients Benefit From COVID-19 Treatment
Cedars-Sinai

New research from Cedars-Sinai’s Comprehensive Transplant Center found that a monoclonal antibody treatment reduced the risk of COVID-19 in a large group of solid organ transplant patients who were administered the drug as a preventive measure against the disease.

12-Dec-2023 3:05 PM EST
‘Long flu’ has emerged as a consequence similar to long COVID
Washington University in St. Louis

New research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care System comparing the viruses that cause the flu and COVID-19 shows that people hospitalized with seasonal influenza also can suffer long-term, negative health effects, especially involving their lungs and airways. The study also found that in the 18 months after infection, patients hospitalized for either COVID-19 or seasonal influenza faced an increased risk of death, hospital readmission, and other health problems.

Newswise: Mount Sinai Receives $1.3 Million From the National Institutes of Health to Support Program That Introduces High School Students to Virus Surveillance
Released: 14-Dec-2023 4:15 PM EST
Mount Sinai Receives $1.3 Million From the National Institutes of Health to Support Program That Introduces High School Students to Virus Surveillance
Mount Sinai Health System

Prestigious grant will allow the New York City Virus Hunters initiative to expand an ongoing collaboration with BioBus that enables young students to keep city safe and help avoid future pandemics.

Released: 14-Dec-2023 2:05 PM EST
Cockroaches can transmit antimicrobial resistance genes between groups
American Society for Microbiology (ASM)

A new paper describes a study of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) transmission among cockroaches, with implications for AMR transmission in humans. The study was published in mSystems, a journal of the American Society for Microbiology.

Newswise: New software makes rapid inroads to find viral weapons for germ warfare
Released: 14-Dec-2023 1:05 PM EST
New software makes rapid inroads to find viral weapons for germ warfare
Flinders University

A new bioinformatics software program at Flinders University is paving the way for a rapid expansion of research into bacteriophages, the viruses or phages that play key roles in controlling bacteria.

Newswise: Black Individuals More Likely to Experience Inequities in Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Lyme Disease, New Research Shows
Released: 12-Dec-2023 12:00 PM EST
Black Individuals More Likely to Experience Inequities in Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Lyme Disease, New Research Shows
Johns Hopkins Medicine

A new study out of the Johns Hopkins Medicine Lyme Disease Research Center has revealed disparities in the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease between Black and White patients with the condition.

Released: 11-Dec-2023 5:05 PM EST
Team to develop breathalyzer test for COVID, RSV, influenza A
Washington University in St. Louis

Imagine the ability to quickly and accurately diagnose if you are infected with influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) or COVID-19 with one breath in less than a minute.

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Released: 11-Dec-2023 4:05 PM EST
Genetic “protection” against depression was no match for pandemic stress
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Living through a historic pandemic while handling the stress of the first year of college sent one-third of students in a new study into clinical depression. That’s double the percentage seen in previous years of the same study.

Newswise: Engaging heterosexual men more effectively could slash HIV infections in Uganda
Released: 9-Dec-2023 10:05 AM EST
Engaging heterosexual men more effectively could slash HIV infections in Uganda
Imperial College London

A study looking at 15 years of HIV transmission and suppression in Uganda reveals how closing gender gaps in treatment could slash infection rates.

Newswise: Study reveals Zika’s shape-shifting machinery—and a possible vulnerability
Released: 8-Dec-2023 5:05 PM EST
Study reveals Zika’s shape-shifting machinery—and a possible vulnerability
Sanford Burnham Prebys

Viruses have limited genetic material—and few proteins—so all the pieces must work extra hard. Zika is a great example; the virus only produces 10 proteins.

Released: 7-Dec-2023 5:05 PM EST
New method is better able to map immune response and paves way for new treatments
Karolinska Institute

Immune cells such as T and B cells are central to the body’s defence against both infections and tumours.

Released: 7-Dec-2023 4:00 PM EST
Wayne State University announces creation of two research centers and institutes that aim to impact the health of Detroiters and beyond
Wayne State University Division of Research

Wayne State University Interim Vice President for Research Timothy Stemmler, Ph.D., announced today the university’s Board of Governors approved the creation of two research initiatives that aim to improve the health and lives of the Detroit community and beyond.



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