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Psoriasis therapy linked to reduced coronary inflammation in patients with the skin condition

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Novel imaging biomarker could track interventions on coronary artery disease Researchers have found that anti-inflammatory biologic therapies used to treat moderate to severe psoriasis can significantly...

MERS vaccine candidate: Safe, induced a robust immune response in Phase 1 trial

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A Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS CoV) vaccine candidate was shown to be safe, well-tolerated, and induced a robust immune response in a Phase 1 first-in-human clinical trial. Initial...

Asia: Multi-drug resistant malaria strain spreads in Vietnam, Laos and parts of Thailand

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Genomic surveillance has revealed that malaria resistance to two first-line antimalarial drugs has spread rapidly from Cambodia to neighbouring countries in Southeast Asia. Researchers from the Wellcome...

Bee sting vaccine trial holds promise against allergic reactions

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Most people have probably been stung by a bee and while it can be painful, it’s especially dangerous for those at risk of suffering a life threatening allergic reaction.  Researchers have successfully...

Attacking anthrax bacteria by removing its armor

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A new study led by Dr. Antonella Fioravanti in the lab of Prof. Han Remaut (VIB-VUB Center for Structural Biology) has shown that removing the armor of the bacterium that causes anthrax slows its growth...

Lyme disease: NIH awards grant to Enable Biosciences to develop better testing

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The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has awarded a one-year Phase I Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) grant for $225,000 in...

Blastomycosis in Hmong population: New University of Wisconsin–Madison research

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A new study led by University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers Caitlin Pepperell and Bruce Klein have identified a specific genetic vulnerability among Hmong people that renders them more susceptible...

Malaria Transmission in Madagascar: Study reveals new findings

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Riley Tedrow, PhD, a medical entomologist at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has uncovered new findings about malaria transmission in Madagascar. In a recent study published in PLoS...

Rift Valley fever: Wageningen University awarded $12.5 million to develop human vaccine

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Wageningen Bioveterinary Research (WBVR), part of Wageningen University & Research, and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) hereby announce a new partnering agreement. With...

CDC Lab Research Shows Two Treatments Effective Against DRC Ebola Strain

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New research by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows two investigational Ebola treatments being used in the ongoing outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are...