MIT Scientists Discover Molecules in Mucus That Can Fight Fungal Infection
Harnessing the strength of specialized sugar molecules found in mucus could help researchers develop new antifungal drugs. Candida albicans is a yeast that often lives…
Infectious Diseases
Hunting for the Immune Cells That Lead to Severe COVID-19
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering researchers point to macrophages. When a virus makes its way into a person’s body, one of the…
MIT’s New Nanoparticle Sensor Can Distinguish Between Viral and Bacterial Pneumonia
Doctors could use this diagnostic to avoid prescribing antibiotics in cases where they won’t be effective. Pneumonia can be caused by many different types of…
Omicron Variant Less Likely To Cause Long COVID
The SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant is less likely to cause long COVID than the Delta variant, new research has found. Analysis by researchers from King’s College…
Infectious Disease Expert: How To Keep Yourself Safe From COVID-19 Now
From masks to vaccines, Assoc. Prof. Emily Landon answers questions about protecting your health. As COVID-19 cases continue to fluctuate around the country, it has…
Infectious Disease Expert: What You Should Know About the New Monkeypox Outbreak
University of Chicago infectious disease expert answers common questions about Monkeypox. Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are tracking cases of…
Convergent Evolution: Why COVID-19 Antibody Treatments Aren’t As Effective for New Variants
The new peer-reviewed paper can help inform the development of new vaccines and therapeutics. When SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 disease, first appeared, it…
New Type of Coronavirus Discovered in Rodents
Researchers from the Zoonosis Science Center at Uppsala University have identified a new coronavirus. Their study of approximately 260 bank voles caught around Grimsö, Örebro…
Monkeypox FAQ: Where Did It Come From? How Is It Transmitted? What Are the Symptoms?
Since spreading outside of Africa and into Europe and North America, the news has been filled with warnings about the monkeypox outbreak. In fact, according…
First Complete DNA Sequencing of Monkeypox Virus in Switzerland
The Geneva Center for Emerging Viral Diseases (UNIGE / HUG) shares the first sequencing results of the monkeypox genome from Switzerland. The full monkeypox virus…
AI Diagnostic Tool Helps Doctors Visualize Post-COVID Lung Damage
New tool reveals hidden features on chest scan images. A new computer-aided diagnostic tool developed by King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) scientists…
Study Shines Light on Immune Responses for Long-Lasting Protection From COVID-19
By uniting research from 8 cohorts across the United States, a group of researchers has accelerated the collection of data integral in answering questions about…
Repurposed Antibiotic May Be an Effective COVID-19 Therapeutic
Study in mice suggests Clofoctol inhibits SARS-CoV-2 replication and reduces lung pathology. Repurposed drugs often have a speedier path to clinical use because they have…
Overestimating Population Immunity Contributed to COVID Delta Variant Surge in U.S.
When the COVID-19 delta variant hit the United States in the summer of 2021, it led to a larger-than-expected surge in cases, hospitalizations, and deaths….
MIT Expert on the Progress of mRNA Vaccines
Following the successful development of Covid-19 vaccines, researchers hope to deploy mRNA-based therapies to combat many other diseases. Two mRNA vaccines, which were granted emergency…
Vaccines Only Offer Modest Protection Against Long COVID
While risks are higher for the unvaccinated, a new study points to the need for more tools against the virus. According to researchers at Washington…
Two Years After Infection, Half of People Hospitalized With COVID-19 Still Have at Least One Symptom
Study of 1,192 participants hospitalized with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, between January 7th and May 29th, 2020, followed up at six months, 12 months, and…
What Is Monkeypox? A Microbiologist Explains What’s Known About This Disease
On May 18, 2022, Massachusetts health officials and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed a single case of monkeypox in a patient…
