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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Arizona COVID-19 Genomics Union tracks strains of SARS-CoV-2

Initial findings reported by the Arizona COVID-19 Genomics Union (ACGU) suggest that following Arizona's first reported case of COVID-19 in late January, the state experienced no cases that went undetected and was COVID-free ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

New model sheds light on secondary bacterial pneumonia

August 9, 2016 - For years, researchers have known that the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) can trigger severe, sometimes deadly secondary bacterial pneumonia, in some people who are subsequently infected with ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Solving a genetic mystery at the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic

As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its second year, scientists are still working to understand how the new strain of coronavirus evolved, and how it became so much more dangerous than other coronaviruses, which humans have been ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

New Lassa fever therapy may be on the horizon

A new study from scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) gives researchers a guide to neutralizing Lassa virus using a trio of rare antibodies isolated from survivors of Lassa virus infection.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Researchers use AI to identify potential gonorrhea vaccine proteins

Gonorrhea, a sexually transmitted bacterial infection that affects more than 80 million people worldwide every year, has become resistant to almost all known antibiotics. That makes it notoriously difficult to treat, but ...

HIV & AIDS

Low cholesterol in immune cells tied to slow progression of HIV

People infected with HIV whose immune cells have low cholesterol levels experience much slower disease progression, even without medication, according to University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health research ...

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