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An artist's rendition of HIV (foreground). The knobs (purple) covering the virus are sugar-protein molecules, including gp120, that shield the rest of the virus (pink). Image/National Cancer Institute

Research Shows a Promising New Class of Antibodies Protects Against HIV-1 Infection

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A group of scientists at Texas Biomedical Research Institute have zeroed in on a new defense against HIV-1, the virus that causes AIDS. Led by Ruth Ruprecht, M.D., Ph.D., the team used an animal model...

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The age at which meningitis vaccines are offered can affect the length of time immunity is maintained

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Scientists are indicating that children in Burkina Faso who were vaccinated against group A meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia (MenA) between the ages of 1-4 years in 2010, could need a booster...

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Aspergillus fumigatus: LSU chemist has identified the cell wall structure

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Life-threatening fungal infections affect more than two million people worldwide. Effective antifungal medications are very limited. Until now, one of the major challenges is that the fungal cell wall...

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Post-treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome study: Cognitive Decline in PTLDS

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In a recent Johns Hopkins study, researchers sought to use a systematic approach to characterizing PTLDS based on the most current consensus diagnosis. In addition, they examined PTLDS-related cognitive...

this photograph depicted encrustations on the muzzle and around the nares of an ovine ill with Rift Valley fever (RVF). Image/CDC

Rift Valley fever: Researchers develop approach to develop the ability to improve predictions of the emergence

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Health control measures alone could be ineffective in the long term fight against the deadly Rift Valley fever which affects both humans and animals, a new study in the journal PNAS reports. During...

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Broadly neutralizing antibodies found in the blood of Ebola survivors: Study

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Recent Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreaks, including the 2013-2016 epidemic that ravaged West Africa and the 2018 outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, highlight the need for licensed treatments...

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Study explores why the global estimates for tuberculosis mortality differ according to the institution that provides them

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The discrepancies between the estimates for global tuberculosis deaths by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) is due to different methodologies...

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Ticks found in 83 counties where not previously recorded: Citizen-Scientist Study

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Bay Area Lyme Foundation, a leading nonprofit funder of innovative Lyme disease research in the U.S., today announced the results of the first citizen-scientist study to evaluate the prevalence of disease-carrying...

This confocal microscope image shows a small snail, removed from its shell, which is infected with schistosome parasites. The snail plays a key role in the life cycle of the parasite that causes schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease that sickens hundreds of millions of people. The Phillip Newmark lab at the Morgridge Institute is seeking new avenues to fight the disease. Image/Bo Wang, Stanford University

Schistosoma researchers ‘ah-ha’ moment

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The parasitic disease schistosomiasis is one of the developing world’s worst public health scourges, affecting hundreds of millions of people, yet only a single, limited treatment exists to combat...

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Oregon State researchers identify novel route to Gonorrhea vaccine, new antibiotic

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Researchers have identified a protein that powers the virulence of the bacteria that causes gonorrhea, opening the possibility of a new target for antibiotics and, even better, a vaccine. The findings,...