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HIV antibody infusion safely suppresses virus in infected people

A single infusion of a powerful antibody called VRC01 can suppress the level of HIV in the blood of infected people who are not taking antiretroviral therapy (ART), scientists at the National Institutes of Health report...

24 December, 2015

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Researchers uncover essential interaction between malaria parasites and liver cells

Scientists at the Center for Infectious Disease Research recently uncovered a critical piece in the puzzle of how malaria parasites infect their host. The work, recently published in ScienceMagazine, reveals the details...

11 December, 2015

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‘Superballs’ can block infection by Ebola virus

Molecular ‘superballs’ have been created that can stop viruses infecting cells. The molecules, which are based on C60 fullerenes, are water soluble and biocompatible, and have shown promise in vitro in preventing...

27 November, 2015

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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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