In this piece Prof Tiaan de Jager and Dr Tanesha Kruger of the University of Pretoria Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control, highlights the challenges that threaten to undo progress in malaria prevention and control, including financial constraints in the form of diminishing funding.
Since the first recorded case of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 – commonly known as avian flu or bird flu – in 1996, Ian Wilson, professor of structural biology at Scripps Research, and his colleagues have been closely tracking the evolution of several key proteins using SSRL. Recently, Wilson’s team investigated the evolution of a protein that plays a crucial role in H5N1’s ability to transmit between species. Their analysis found that the protein is susceptible to a mutation that could help the virus attach to human cells, potentially increasing the risk of human transmission. The findings – published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences – underscore the need for ongoing monitoring of H5N1’s evolution.
Australian and Dutch researchers have uncovered a remarkable evolutionary adaptation in birds that could hold vital clues for combating avian flu and respiratory infections in humans, including pneumonia and COVID-19.
Instead of special protection against long COVID, vaccines kept children and adolescents from developing the condition by blocking COVID-19 infections in the first place
Throughout Volunteer Appreciation Week, April 21-27, Cedars-Sinai is saluting its many outstanding volunteers and looking to add a few more to the corps.
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles experts are set to speak at nearly 80 sessions and poster presentations at the 2025 Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) meeting April 24-28 in Honolulu.
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The pathogen that causes tuberculosis is deadly in part because of its complex outer envelope, which helps it evade immune responses of infected hosts. In an ACS Infectious Diseases paper, researchers developed a chemical probe to study a key component of this envelope. Their results provide a step toward finding new ways of inactivating the bacterium.
An experimental drug now in clinical trials as a cancer treatment could help boost the power of first-line tuberculosis (TB) treatments by helping infected cells die a gentler death, Johns Hopkins Medicine investigators report.
Q: Why should we care about the measles outbreak? A: Measles is more than just a rash — it is caused by the most contagious virus known to man. Measles causes a respiratory illness with high......
It may take 100 years for the southern elephant seal colony of PenĂnsula ValdĂ©s in Argentine Patagonia to look like it did in 2022.
Rutgers Health researchers highlight the connection between early repeated antibiotic use how it impacts the digestive microbiome
Next-generation DNA sequencing (NGS) - the same technology which is powering the development of tailor-made medicines, cancer diagnostics, infectious disease tracking, and gene research - could become a prime target for hackers.
Pediatric infectious diseases experts stress the importance of vaccination against measles, one of the most contagious viruses, which is once more spreading in the United States.
MSU expert: Why the US is experiencing a boomerang effect in formerly rare childhood illnesses
A new study from Rutgers School of Public Health researchers underscores disparities in hepatitis A vaccination among men who have sex with men, particularly among racial and ethnic minority groups. The study, published in the International Journal of STD & AIDS, is one of the first to examine vaccine uptake and medical mistrust as it relates to hepatitis A vaccination among men who have sex with men.
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