Antiretroviral HIV medication attenuates liver fibrosis
Scientists from Valencia University (UV) have discovered that Rilpivirine, an antiretroviral drug used for treating HIV, has beneficial effects on chronic liver diseases. The finding opens a path to...
View ArticleA 'shocking' new way to treat infections
Titanium has many properties that make it a great choice for use in implants. Its low density, high stiffness, high biomechnanical strength-to-weight ratio, and corrosion resistance have led to its use...
View ArticleSubstance use disorder ups risk for death after IE valve surgery
(HealthDay)—Patients with infective endocarditis (IE) and substance use disorder (SUD) have a more than twofold risk for dying following valve surgery compared with patients without SUD, according to a...
View ArticlePoor toilet hygiene, not food, spreads antibiotic-resistant E. coli superbugs
Antibiotic-resistant E. coli is more likely to be spread through poor toilet hygiene than undercooked chicken or other food, according to new research from a consortium including the University of East...
View ArticlePatients with diabetes still require more hospitalizations for infections
(HealthDay)—Rates of hospitalizations for common infections requiring hospitalization remain substantially higher in adults with diabetes compared with adults without diabetes, according to a study...
View ArticleScientists unveil the secret of cancer-associated Warburg effect
A new study, led by researchers at the University of Chicago, provides an answer to why cancer cells consume and use nutrients differently than their healthy counterparts and how that difference...
View ArticleResearchers identify new antiviral drug effectively treats influenza infection
A new antiviral drug that induces mutations in the genetic material of influenza virus is highly effective in treating influenza infection in animals and human airway tissue and could be a...
View ArticleToo many older adults readmitted to hospitals with same infections they took...
About 15% of hospitalized older adults will be readmitted within a month of discharge.
View ArticleStress-related disorders linked to subsequent risk of severe infections
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other stress related disorders are associated with a subsequent risk of life threatening infections such as meningitis and sepsis, finds a large Swedish study...
View ArticleWe have a vaccine for hepatitis B, but we still need a cure
Hepatitis B is blood-borne virus that packs a punch. Worldwide, more than 1.3 billion people have been infected with hepatitis B, and 257 million people have developed a life-long infection. This...
View ArticleResearchers adapt CAR-T immunotherapy to target the HIV latent reservoir
A team of Gladstone scientists and their partners at Xyphos Biosciences, Inc. describe a new way of attacking cells infected by HIV in this week's issue of the journal Cell. The work showcases a novel...
View ArticleNew survey shows link between comprehensive antibiotic stewardship programs...
Nearly half of all nursing homes do not have adequately trained infection prevention staff and their efforts to combat the over prescription of antibiotics are suffering as a result, according to a new...
View ArticleResearchers learn how Ebola virus disables the body's immune defenses
A new study by researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston uncovered new information on why the Ebola virus can exert such catastrophic effects on the infected person. They've...
View ArticleFighting the herpes virus
New insights into preventing herpes infections have been published in Nature Communications. Researchers from the Berlin Institute for Medical Systems Biology (BIMSB) at the MDC used single-cell RNA...
View ArticleWith expedited partner therapy, researchers forecast lower rates of sexually...
Sexually transmitted infections have risen dramatically in the past decade, according to the US Centers for Disease Control. New results from researchers from Emory University's Rollins School of...
View ArticleTuberculous infection is not life-long in most people
A new analysis challenges the longstanding notion that tuberculous infection is a life-long infection that could strike at any time and cause tuberculosis (TB). Based on a review of clinical studies,...
View ArticleStudy finds inflammatory protein can protect against spread of herpes virus
Researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine—Phoenix have discovered a function in a pro-inflammatory protein that could play an important part in improving current and future...
View ArticlePostop antibiotics cut infections after facial plastic surgery
(HealthDay)—Postoperative antibiotic prescriptions are associated with reduced rates of infections after facial plastic surgery, according to a study published online Oct. 24 in JAMA Facial Plastic...
View ArticleTick-borne encephalitis virus detected in ticks in the UK for the first time
Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) has been detected for the first time in ticks in the UK. The findings are part of ongoing research by Public Health England (PHE) and the Emerging and Zoonotic...
View ArticleSyringe exchange programs prevented thousands of new HIV cases in...
Syringe exchange programs established in Philadelphia and Baltimore prevented a total of 12,483 new cases of HIV over a ten-year period, according to a study published today. The averted HIV infections...
View ArticleResearch on antibiotic use desperately needed as resistance crisis looms
Overuse of antibiotics in healthcare contributes to the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, resulting in 2 million infections and 100,000 deaths in the U.S. each year, but research is lacking...
View ArticleHow are psychiatric disorders linked to infections during pregnancy?
The mother's health is very important for the fetus's brain development during pregnancy. Many factors play key roles for healthy brain development, including nutrition, stress, hormonal balance and...
View ArticleHIV drug stops Zika infection, strategy could halt infections caused by...
Like an adjustable wrench that becomes the "go-to" tool because it is effective and can be used for a variety of purposes, an existing drug that can be adapted to halt the replication of different...
View ArticleImmune response against skin-dwelling viruses prevents cancer
Viruses get a bad rap as potential cancer-causers, but at least one class of viruses that commonly live on human skin—so-called "low-risk" human papillomaviruses—appear to play an unwitting role in...
View ArticleStudy calls for screening for drug-resistant E. coli in capsulized fecal...
Rigorous donor screening for drug resistant E. coli in fecal microbiota transplants (FMT) is an essential means of preventing infections among patients, particularly those who are immunocompromised,...
View ArticleNew study: One is seven child deaths result from pneumonia, the flu, other LRIs
Despite large declines since 1990 in child deaths from pneumonia and the flu, these and other lower respiratory infections (LRIs) remain a leading killer of children under age 5.
View ArticleThe missing link: A safe vaccine for an infection that hospitalizes more than...
Professor Sang-Moo Kang may have found a way to make a safe vaccine for RSV, an infection that hospitalizes more than 50,000 infants every year.
View ArticleSurvey reveals many Americans lack cancer prevention knowledge
Only one in four U.S. adults report incorporating cancer prevention into their daily lives, according to the results of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 2019 National Cancer Opinion Survey.
View ArticleMeasles infection wipes our immune system's memory leaving us vulnerable to...
Scientists have shown how measles causes long-term damage to the immune system, leaving people vulnerable to other infections. Researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, University of Amsterdam...
View ArticleStudy details the mechanism and scope of measles-induced immune amnesia in...
Over the last decade, evidence has mounted that the measles vaccine protects in not one but two ways: Not only does it prevent the well-known acute illness with spots and fever that frequently sends...
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