Following the first stay-at-home orders issued in the U.S. to curb the spread of COVID-19, gastrointestinal viruses such as norovirus, rotavirus and adenovirus all but disappeared from California communities, and remained ...
Aug 10, 2023
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is the pathogen that causes tuberculosis (TB), the world's deadliest infectious disease. Mtb is so successful and harmful because it can adapt to different conditions inside our bodies, allowing ...
Aug 8, 2023
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With a new flu season upon us, scientists have been testing new ways of fighting the deadly disease with antibody-based therapies—and they've discovered that this approach may be effective in combating influenza B.
Aug 4, 2023
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A research scientist at the University of Alabama at Birmingham was named Wednesday to succeed Dr. Anthony Fauci as the nation's top infectious disease expert. Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo will become director of the National Institute ...
Aug 3, 2023
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Even vulnerable people, who are at risk of severe COVID-19, achieved good antibody levels after three doses of mRNA vaccine. This is shown by a study from the University of Gothenburg on patients having undergone a bone marrow ...
Aug 1, 2023
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Researchers have developed an accurate prediction tool for estimating COVID-19 hospital admissions, using an AI–based system with wastewater sampling.
Aug 1, 2023
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Anemia affected nearly 2 billion people in 2021, impacting women to a greater degree than men. In a new study covering three decades of global anemia data (1990–2021), a complex picture emerges of how several key factors ...
Jul 31, 2023
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Artificial intelligence is a new addition to the infectious disease researcher's toolbox. Yet in merely half a decade, AI has accelerated progress on some of the most urgent issues in medical science and public health. Researchers ...
Jul 31, 2023
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Telethon Kids Institute study has suggested the seasonal flu vaccine for children could also protect them from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), with the dual benefit easing pressure on hospitals.
Jul 27, 2023
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The idea that a leaner body makes for a faster stride is common among distance runners. But it's inaccurate and sets a dangerous ideal, according to Megan Roche, MD, Ph.D., an ultrarunner and researcher at Stanford Medicine.
Jul 27, 2023
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