Archive: 18/01/2018

Schistosoma vaccine to enter phase Ib clinical trial

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, in collaboration with a team of researchers at the George Washington University and the Rene Rachou Institute, have received funding from the National Institutes of Health for a ...

Jan 18, 2018

Network model of the musculoskeletal system predicts compensatory injuries

While detailed anatomical studies of the musculoskeletal system have existed since the days of Leonardo da Vinci, new research led by Danielle Bassett at The University of Pennsylvania's School of Engineering and Applied ...

Jan 18, 2018

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Can mice really mirror humans when it comes to cancer?

A new Michigan State University study is helping to answer a pressing question among scientists of just how close mice are to people when it comes to researching cancer.

Jan 18, 2018

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New approach could help curtail hospitalizations due to influenza infection

More than 700,000 Americans were hospitalized due to illnesses associated with the seasonal flu during the 2014-15 flu season, according to federal estimates. A radical new approach to vaccine development at UCLA may help ...

Jan 18, 2018

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HIV-1 genetic diversity is higher in vaginal tract than in blood during early infection

A first-of-its-kind study has found that the genetic diversity of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) is higher in the vaginal tract than in the blood stream during early infection. This finding, published in PLOS ...

Jan 18, 2018

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Bovine tuberculosis shows genetic diversity throughout Africa

Bovine tuberculosis (BTB) is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium bovis that affects cattle as well as other animals and humans. Now, by combining genotyping M. bovis samples from cows across African countries, researchers ...

Jan 18, 2018

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Certain flu virus mutations may compensate for fitness costs of other mutations

Seasonal flu viruses continually undergo mutations that help them evade the human immune system, but some of these mutations can reduce a virus's potency. According to new research published in PLOS Pathogens, certain mutations ...

Jan 18, 2018

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Launch of 'DeWorm3' collection

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases is happy to announce the publication of a new Collection, "DeWorm3" on January 18, 2018.

Jan 18, 2018

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Zika virus damages placenta, which may explain malformed babies

Though the Zika virus is widely known for a recent outbreak that caused children to be born with microencephaly, or having a small head, and other malformations, scientists have struggled to explain how the virus affects ...

Jan 18, 2018

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Two new breast cancer genes emerge from Lynch syndrome gene study

Researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian have identified two new breast cancer genes. Having one of the genes—MSH6 and PMS2—approximately doubles a woman's risk of developing breast ...

Jan 18, 2018

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