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UrduExperts in infection prevention and control available for interview about research findings and other breaking health topics including the flu, COVID, HIV, mpox, West Nile, and vaccinations
Tag: Infections Diseases
An anti-inflammatory curbs spread of fungi causing serious blood infections
Study finds that mesalamine, a common anti-inflammatory drug, can fight the fungus Candida albicans in the gut, potentially preventing the risk of invasive candidiasis in patients with blood cancers.
University of Rhode Island Expert Available to Discuss Dengue Fever
Dr. Alan Rothman is a biomedical researcher at the University of Rhode Island’s College of the Environment and Life Sciences. He leads the University’s Laboratory of Viral Immunity and Pathogenesis. Dr. Rothman is an infectious disease specialist who has been involved in…
New Trial Highlights Incremental Progress Towards a Cure for HIV-1
A new clinical trial, led by clinicians and researchers at the UNC School of Medicine, show that the combination of the drug vorinostat and immunotherapy may modestly shrink the latent HIV reservoir, but more work needs to be done in the field to create a cure.
$8 million grant establishes multi-agency program to mitigate vector-borne diseases
VECTOR program to establish, enhance vector control efforts across Texas, Louisiana
RSV Shots for Infants in Short Supply Just as Cases Surge
Experts Available: RSV Shots for Infants in Short Supply Just as Cases Spike WASHINGTON (Oct. 25, 2023)–Earlier this week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention alerted doctors about limited availability of a new antibody drug given to infants to…
CastleVax Inc. Receives BARDA Project NextGen Award Valued at up to $338 Million to Advance Intranasal NDV-based COVID-19 Booster Vaccine into Phase 2b Clinical Efficacy Testing
CastleVax, a clinical stage vaccine platform company, has received a Project NexGen award valued at up to $338 million from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), to support the development of a next-generation, booster vaccine to protect against COVID-19 for years to come.
An International Infectious Diseases Leader’s Reaction to the CDC Health Alert on Measles
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning Americans to make sure they’re fully protected against the measles before traveling internationally this summer. The CDC issued a health alert and guidance on measles during the summer travel season. Dr.…
Research Group Calls for Consensus, Collaboration to Improve Understanding of how Infections Drive Alzheimer’s
A research consortium, including a Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine neuroscientist and his research coordinator, are calling for a consensus on how scientists identify and evaluate how infections contribute to or cause cognitive impairment and dementias, including Alzheimer’s disease.
Research Unveils Paths to Stopping Cytokine Storms in COVID-19
New research from RUSH University reveals pathways to reducing organ injury caused by severe COVID-19 infection. What began as a study of how the common cold affected patients with certain types of kidney disease evolved to mitigating myocarditis, liver injury and severe kidney injury from COVID-19.
St. Jude scientists to receive coveted awards at AACR annual meeting
The American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) will honor two investigators from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital for their research contributions. Melissa Hudson, M.D., director of the Cancer Survivorship Division and Jun J. Yang, Ph.D., vice-chair of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Experts from 14 Nations Discuss Global Gene Drive Project Registry
UC San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science led 70 participants from 14 nations in a discussion on the ways in which a gene drive project registry could both contribute to and detract from the fair development, testing and use of gene-drive modified organisms.
Mount Sinai Develops Employee Health Contact Tracing Database to Mitigate COVID-19 Spread and Enhance Safety
Digital Framework Serves As Model for Large Health Systems During Future Pandemics
Chemical cocktail in skin summons disease-spreading mosquitoes
Mosquitoes that spread Zika, dengue and yellow fever are guided toward their victims by a scent from human skin. The exact composition of that scent has not been identified until now.