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Vaccine candidate supports immunity where it matters most

Almost all infections make us sick by getting past our first line of defense – the sticky mucous surfaces that line our mouths, our eyes, our lungs and our guts. Once through, it’s up to the immune cells that...

2 November, 2015

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OPV protects against infectious disease mortality

Oral polio vaccine given at birth to children in resource-limited countries is safe and also may be protective against other deadly infectious diseases, according to a recent study. “Routine vaccines may have...

11 August, 2015

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CDC models drug-resistant infections and C. difficile growth

The most recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Vital Signs shows a mathematical model that is designed to demonstrate the rise in Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) and drug-resistant infections...

11 August, 2015

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WHO urges stronger malaria elimination strategy

The World Health Organization (WHO) recently urged health professionals to strengthen their malaria elimination strategy because approximately 3.2 billion people are still considered at risk for contracting malaria. The...

31 July, 2015

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Antibody-producing cells display ‘historical record’ of childhood infections

Immunologists from Emory University have identified a distinct set of long-lived antibody-producing cells in the human bone marrow that function as an immune archive. The cells keep a catalog of how an adult’s...

20 July, 2015

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Lyme disease subverts immune system, prevents future protection

The bacteria that cause Lyme disease are able to trick an animal’s immune system into not launching a full-blown immune response or developing lasting immunity to the disease, report researchers at the University of...

16 July, 2015

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Mathematical models with complicated dynamics for disease study

A paper to be published this week in the SIAM Journal on Applied Dynamical Systems presents a mathematical model to study the effects of individual movement on infectious disease spread. “The impact of human...

26 June, 2015

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China plays active role in combating emerging global infectious diseases: Vice Premier

China takes seriously the prevention and control of emerging infectious diseases and has played an active role in global emergency response to such health threats, visiting Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong said here...

25 June, 2015

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Putting an end to infectious diseases

Infectious diseases remain a major concern, with the government calling on all stakeholders to do their part in taking preventive measures and investing in tackling the problem. While getting adventurous with food has...

15 June, 2015

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Study: Infectious diseases can make you dumber

Troubling new research suggests infections can impair your cognitive ability, as measured by IQ tests. The Danish study, published in the Public Library of Science journal PLOS ONE, is the largest of its kind to show a...

28 May, 2015

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