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Scientists Uncover Structure of Critical Component in Deadly Nipah Virus

Harvard Medical School — Mon, 20 Jan 2025 11:00:00 EST

Researchers have profiled the molecular structure and features of a key part of the deadly Nipah virus. Experiments in cells showed how changes in the viral polymerase -- a protein involved in viral replication -- can alter the virus's ability to make copies of itself and infect cells. Further analysis revealed parts of the Nipah virus polymerase that may render the pathogen susceptible to drugs.

MSU Expert: Update on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza

Michigan State University — Fri, 17 Jan 2025 09:30:38 EST

Kimberly Dodd is the dean of the Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine, and the former director of the Michigan State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, or MSU VDL. Dodd is an expert in laboratory diagnostics and outbreak response for emerging infectious diseases.

Understanding Pathogens and Parasites - and the Future of the Planet

Universite de Montreal — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 22:30:28 EST

It's time to get a better read on how infectious diseases are tied to the loss of biodiversity worldwide, an international team of scientists argue in a new paper.

Know Your Respiratory Virus Enemies This Season

Johns Hopkins Medicine — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 19:00:36 EST

The weather's frosty, pine mist floats on the wind, and the distinctive aromas of cozy fireplaces, seasonal baking and hot cider fill the air. But winter's scents aren't the only things being spread.

HealthTrackRx Expands Operations with New Campus at UPS Healthcare Labport Facility in Louisville, Enhancing Capabilities for Faster, More Affordable Diagnostic Testing

HealthTrackRx — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 09:10:13 EST

HealthTrackRx, the nation's premier molecular diagnostic laboratory for infectious diseases, today announced the opening of its newest campus at the state-of-the-art UPS Healthcare Labport facility in Louisville.

Multiple Covid Infections Associated with Long Covid

Stony Brook University — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 20:55:50 EST

A new study that identified 475 patients with post-acute sequelae of Covid-19 (PASC), or Long Covid, revealed that nearly 85 percent (403) of these patients had multiple Covid-19 infections over the course of a four-year period.

Eurofins Viracor Launches New Quantitative PCR Assay for Chagas Disease (T. cruzi) Diagnosis

Eurofins Viracor, Inc. — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 19:15:19 EST

Eurofins Viracor, LLC, a leading provider of specialty diagnostic testing and part of the global network of Eurofins companies, is pleased to announce the launch of an innovative quantitative PCR assay for the detection of Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi), the parasitic cause of Chagas disease.

COVID-19 Infection Associated With Nearly Eightfold Increase in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

University of Utah Health — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 19:15:12 EST

A new study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine reveals that infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, significantly increases the rate of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) among COVID-19 survivors.

Changes in Microbiome Predict Risk for Sexually Transmitted Infections

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 17:30:09 EST

Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have found that bacterial vaginosis consists of two distinct subtypes -- one of which significantly increases the risk of developing chlamydia infections

FSU Experts Available for Comment on Economic and Medical Aspects of H5N1 Bird Flu

Florida State University — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 20:25:17 EST

The price of eggs is often an inflationary barometer. The H5N1 bird flu has caused those prices to soar.Egg shortages due to H5N1 bird flu have created record-breaking daily price increases. The latest avian influenza has slashed U.S. egg production by 5%, according to Karyn Rispoli, managing editor of Urner Barry's Egg Division.

As the Protein Data Bank Thrives, Its Funding is Renewed at Increased Levels

Rutgers University-New Brunswick — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 20:10:40 EST

Federal science agencies have renewed and increased funding for a world-renowned digital archive of protein structures housed by Rutgers University-New Brunswick, an open-access data resource that has enabled research in everything from agriculture to zoology and has laid the groundwork for Nobel Prize-winning discoveries.

Chicago Magazine Names 89 Loyola Medicine Physicians to 2025 Top Doctors List

Loyola Medicine — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 19:40:40 EST

Eighty-nine Loyola Medicine physicians have been recognized in Chicago magazine's 2025 list of Top Doctors in Cook County.

Pediatrician Available to Speak on Declining Childhood Vaccination Rates

Indiana University — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 19:30:29 EST

Is the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza a Threat to Pets?

College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:50:45 EST

The American Veterinary Medical Association has issued recommendations for keeping pets and backyard flocks safe from highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), and the recommendations are also a useful guide for humans. Dr. Stephany Lewis, a professor of zoological medicine at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and director of the University of Illinois Wildlife Medical Clinic, explains the risks of HPAI to pets and people.

Wayne State Experts Advise Public on Current U.S. Outbreak of Avian Influenza

Wayne State University Division of Research — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:10:19 EST

Study Reveals Kidney Disease Compromises Survival of Infection-Fighting Cells

Stony Brook University — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 09:15:36 EST

A new study led by Stony Brook Medicine demonstrates that advanced kidney disease compromises the survival of B cells, a type of infection-fighting white blood cell that produces antibodies to kill microbes, and thus significantly reduces the immune response to the influenza virus.

A Respiratory Infection Called HMPV Is Rising in China; Is It the Next COVID? Dr. Rick Jackson Weighs In

Harrisburg University of Science and Technology — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 18:25:03 EST

Chulalongkorn Physician Recommends Whooping Cough Vaccine to Reduce Infection Risk for All Ages

Chulalongkorn University — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 08:55:54 EST

"Whooping Cough" is a bacterial respiratory tract infection that causes severe, persistent coughing, with particularly severe symptoms in young children under 6 months old.

First U.S. H5N1-Related Human Death: Johns Hopkins Experts Available

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 09:50:44 EST

Significantly Shorter Treatment Regimens for Tuberculosis in Children and Adults Now Recommended

American Thoracic Society (ATS) — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 08:00:39 EST

Tuberculosis remains a public health crisis. The World Health Organization's Global Tuberculosis Report released in November 2024 painted a sobering picture; approximately 8.2 million people were newly diagnosed with TB in 2023, the highest number since the organization began global TB monitoring in 1995.

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