Disease in the Developing World

New grants aimed at better understanding diseases, moving potential treatments closer to the clinicCredit: Xiangyang Zhang, Ph.D., The George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences Of an estimated…

NEST360° will work with sub-Saharan hospitals to transform infant careCredit: Graphic by E. Andrade-Guerrero/Rice 360° LONDON -- (Oct. 4, 2019) -- Hundreds of thousands of babies could be saved through a major global health…

Medical nutrition therapy paired with medical treatment may reduce future heart disease Patients with hypertension and Type 2 diabetes who consume a high fiber diet had improvement in their blood pressure, cholesterol and fasting glucose,…

During IDWeek2019, an annual gathering, infectious disease gurus present research insights about measles, Zika, influenza and other emerging infectious agents around the worldCredit: Children's National Hospital WASHINGTON-(Oct. 2,…

Whole genome comparative analyses of liver and intestinal parasites reveal evolutionary history and shift in organs, animals of choice Parasitic flukes have been a leading source of food-borne infections, sparking fear and wreaking havoc…

Participant Engagement in Translational Genomics Research: Respect for Persons--and Then Some Janet E. Childerhouse, Candice R. Finnila, Joon-Ho Yu, Barbara A. Koenig, Jean McEwen, Stacey L. Berg, Benjamin S. Wilfond, Paul S. Appelbaum,…

Credit: Lisa Donohue, HVTN Graphic Designer SEATTLE, OCTOBER 01, 2019 - An early phase study was conducted in the U.S. in which different combinations of DNA (DNA-HIV-PT123) and protein (AIDSVAX® B/E) vaccines were administered in four…

Rob Knight, PhD, awarded the Pioneer Award; Omar Akbari, PhD, and Shadi Dayeh, PhD, receive the New Innovator Award, recognizing innovative approaches to biomedical researchCredit: UC San Diego Health Sciences Three…

Single celled organisms in the environment are protecting pathogenic bacteria and priming them for human infection, an international team of researchers has discoveredCredit: University of technology Sydney/Singapore Centre for…

Credit: CDC/James Gathany WHAT: A new study published this week online in Emerging Infectious Diseases suggests that transmission of a protozoan parasite from insects may also cause leishmaniasis-like symptoms in people. The…