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Cut-price malaria vaccine to begin Africa rollout from May

Cut-price malaria vaccine to begin Africa rollout from May

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe world's biggest vaccine maker will start rolling out a cheap new malaria inoculation in Africa from May, bolstering the fight against one of the most deadly in

Cut-price malaria vaccine to begin Africa rollout from May

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe world's biggest vaccine maker will start rolling out a cheap new malaria inoculation in Africa from May, bolstering the fight against one of the most deadly in
Experts warn climate change will fuel spread of infectious diseases

Experts warn climate change will fuel spread of infectious diseases

byUC DavisCredit: CC0 Public DomainA team of infectious diseases experts called for more awareness and preparedness in the medical field to deal with the impact of climate change on the spread o

Experts warn climate change will fuel spread of infectious diseases

byUC DavisCredit: CC0 Public DomainA team of infectious diseases experts called for more awareness and preparedness in the medical field to deal with the impact of climate change on the spread o
Pathogens use force to breach immune defenses, study finds

Pathogens use force to breach immune defenses, study finds

by Kevin Fryling,Indiana UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSimilar to a burglar breaking a window to get into a house, Indiana University researchers have discovered a previously unknow

Pathogens use force to breach immune defenses, study finds

by Kevin Fryling,Indiana UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSimilar to a burglar breaking a window to get into a house, Indiana University researchers have discovered a previously unknow
HIV: An antidiabetic drug to reduce chronic inflammation

HIV: An antidiabetic drug to reduce chronic inflammation

by University of Montreal Hospital Research CentreScanning electromicrograph of an HIV-infected T cell. Credit: NIAIDMetformin, a drug used to treat type-2 diabetes, could help reduce chronic inflamma

HIV: An antidiabetic drug to reduce chronic inflammation

by University of Montreal Hospital Research CentreScanning electromicrograph of an HIV-infected T cell. Credit: NIAIDMetformin, a drug used to treat type-2 diabetes, could help reduce chronic inflamma
Discovery identifies those likely to experience life-threatening dengue fever

Discovery identifies those likely to experience life-threatening dengue fever

by Monash UniversityStudy cohort characteristics. Individuals with a confirmed secondaryDENVinfection were recruited for the study at the onset of fever and followed up for progressio

Discovery identifies those likely to experience life-threatening dengue fever

by Monash UniversityStudy cohort characteristics. Individuals with a confirmed secondaryDENVinfection were recruited for the study at the onset of fever and followed up for progressio
Stem cell study shows how gene activity modulates the amount of immune cell production in mice

Stem cell study shows how gene activity modulates the amount of immune cell production in mice

byKeck School of Medicine of USCCredit: CC0 Public DomainAs people age or become ill, their immune systems can become exhausted and less capable of fighting off viruses such as the flu or COVID-

Stem cell study shows how gene activity modulates the amount of immune cell production in mice

byKeck School of Medicine of USCCredit: CC0 Public DomainAs people age or become ill, their immune systems can become exhausted and less capable of fighting off viruses such as the flu or COVID-
Phase 3 clinical trial: Second-generation COVID vaccine generates high levels of neutralizing antibodies

Phase 3 clinical trial: Second-generation COVID vaccine generates high levels of neutralizing antibodies

by University of Washington School of MedicineVaccine GPB510 is a tiny ball of protein studded with 60 copies of the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein receptor-binding domain (red). Credit: Ian Haydon / U

Phase 3 clinical trial: Second-generation COVID vaccine generates high levels of neutralizing antibodies

by University of Washington School of MedicineVaccine GPB510 is a tiny ball of protein studded with 60 copies of the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein receptor-binding domain (red). Credit: Ian Haydon / U
One dose of smallpox vaccine found to be moderately effective in preventing mpox infection

One dose of smallpox vaccine found to be moderately effective in preventing mpox infection

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOne dose of modified vaccinia Ankara-Bavarian Nordic (MVA-BN) smallpox vaccine is moderately effective in preventing mpox infection and

One dose of smallpox vaccine found to be moderately effective in preventing mpox infection

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOne dose of modified vaccinia Ankara-Bavarian Nordic (MVA-BN) smallpox vaccine is moderately effective in preventing mpox infection and
How does SARS-CoV-2 evade our immune defenses?

How does SARS-CoV-2 evade our immune defenses?

by John Hewitt , Medical XpressColorized scanning electron micrograph of a cell (blue) heavily infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus particles (red), isolated from a patient sample. Image captured at the NIA

How does SARS-CoV-2 evade our immune defenses?

by John Hewitt , Medical XpressColorized scanning electron micrograph of a cell (blue) heavily infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus particles (red), isolated from a patient sample. Image captured at the NIA
Bartonella and Babesia co-infection detected in patients with chronic illness

Bartonella and Babesia co-infection detected in patients with chronic illness

by Tracey Peake,North Carolina State UniversityPhotographs taken by the parents of a rapid onset, homogeneous, non-pruritic red rash on the upper left arm (arrows) in a 2.5-year-old girl (study

Bartonella and Babesia co-infection detected in patients with chronic illness

by Tracey Peake,North Carolina State UniversityPhotographs taken by the parents of a rapid onset, homogeneous, non-pruritic red rash on the upper left arm (arrows) in a 2.5-year-old girl (study
New study highlights COVID-19's adaptive strategy for infection

New study highlights COVID-19's adaptive strategy for infection

byUniversity of Minnesota Medical SchoolCryo-EM analyses of residue 417 in regulating the conformation of recombinant SARS-CoV-2 spike ectodomain. Prototypic SARS-CoV-2 spike ectodomains contain

New study highlights COVID-19's adaptive strategy for infection

byUniversity of Minnesota Medical SchoolCryo-EM analyses of residue 417 in regulating the conformation of recombinant SARS-CoV-2 spike ectodomain. Prototypic SARS-CoV-2 spike ectodomains contain
I feel sick. How do I know if I have the flu, COVID, RSV or something else?

I feel sick. How do I know if I have the flu, COVID, RSV or something else?

by Natasha Yates,The ConversationCredit: Andrea Piacquadio from PexelsYou wake with a sore throat and realize you are sick. Is this going to be a two-day or a two-week illness? Should you go to

I feel sick. How do I know if I have the flu, COVID, RSV or something else?

by Natasha Yates,The ConversationCredit: Andrea Piacquadio from PexelsYou wake with a sore throat and realize you are sick. Is this going to be a two-day or a two-week illness? Should you go to