Engaging heterosexual men more effectively could slash HIV infections in Uganda
A study looking at 15 years of HIV transmission and suppression in Uganda reveals how closing gender gaps in treatment could slash infection rates.
Dec 8, 2023
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A study looking at 15 years of HIV transmission and suppression in Uganda reveals how closing gender gaps in treatment could slash infection rates.
Dec 8, 2023
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Streptococcus agalactiae (known as Group B Streptococcus, or GBS) is present in the genital tract in around one in five women. Previous research by the team at the University of Cambridge and Rosie Hospital, Cambridge University ...
Nov 29, 2023
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University of B.C. researchers have uncovered startling connections between micronutrient deficiencies and the composition of gut microbiomes in early life that could help explain why resistance to antibiotics has been rising ...
Nov 17, 2023
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Dengue fever is a viral infection with a devastating twist: those who have caught it once are more likely to develop life-threatening disease the second time around. Why our bodies not only fail to learn from prior infection ...
Oct 30, 2023
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Research on the trillions of microorganisms that make up a person's microbiome can lead to medical breakthroughs to treat diseases like inflammatory bowel syndrome and diabetes. According to Alyssa Bader, a Tsimshian Assistant ...
Oct 28, 2023
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In an extensive investigation, EMBL researchers have tested over 10,000 drug combinations against some of the leading pathogenic bacteria carrying antimicrobial resistance and causing mortality
Oct 17, 2023
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Skin organoids offer a powerful platform for drug discovery in the ongoing fight against the virus formerly known as monkeypox. A new model system for studying mpox virus infections in the laboratory is providing valuable ...
Oct 16, 2023
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A new study led by Luísa Figueiredo, group leader at the Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes (iMM; Portugal), and published in Nature Microbiology found a new strategy by the host to cope with Trypanosoma ...
Oct 12, 2023
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Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have discovered a tuberculosis (TB) vaccination strategy that could prevent the leading cause of death among people worldwide living with HIV.
Oct 10, 2023
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Low levels of commonly used biocides, such as disinfectants and antiseptics, may increase antibiotic tolerance in Acinetobacter baumannii, a multi-drug resistant, hospital-acquired pathogen that causes serious wound, bloodstream ...
Oct 10, 2023
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