Archive: 10/06/2018

Treg cells protect babies from getting HIV infection from their mothers

Scientists now report that Treg cells, a type of regulatory lymphocyte, may be protecting babies in the womb from getting infected with the HIV virus when the mother is infected. The research, from the Emory Vaccine Center, ...

Jun 10, 2018

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Negative rapid test results may delay antiviral therapy in patients with severe influenza

A new study has found that half of influenza cases in patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) received a false negative rapid influenza antigen test (RIAT). The false negative RIAT results could delay antiviral ...

Jun 10, 2018

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Drug resistance genes shared among bacteria in hospitals can be deadly

A hospital outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) became more worrisome when researchers found resistance genes being shared among unrelated bacteria via plasmids and other mobile genetic elements. This ...

Jun 10, 2018

Development of vaccines from AIDS to Zika, using a novel 'plug and play' viral platform

Researchers from GeoVax have developed a flexible "Plug and Play" technology platform that delivers single-dose vaccines that fully protect against emerging infectious diseases such as Zika, Lassa fever, and Ebola. The research ...

Jun 10, 2018

Improving Americans' diets could save billions in health-related costs

What we eat has important implications for our health—and for what we spend on healthcare. New research suggests improving the quality of the average American's diet could substantially reduce costs associated with heart ...

Jun 10, 2018

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Bacteriophages: Are they an overlooked driver of Parkinson's disease?

In the first study of its kind, researchers from the New York-based Human Microbiology Institute have discovered the role certain bacteriophages may play in the onset of Parkinson's disease (PD). The research is presented ...

Jun 10, 2018

Measles cases surge amid Venezuela's crisis

Venezuela, devastated by economic and political crises, accounted for 85 percent of cases of measles reported across Latin America and the Caribbean over the past year, the Pan-American Health Organization reports.

Jun 10, 2018

Polio makes comeback in Venezuela after decades

Polio has been reported in Venezuela, a crisis-wracked country where the disease had been eradicated decades ago, the Pan-American Health Organization reports.

Jun 10, 2018