Two-pronged approach could lead to a universal shot against flu
Washington: Scientists have shown that a combination of immune cells and antibodies could pave the way for a universal vaccine against influenza, says a study.
View ArticleWaste water treatment facilities hotspot for spread of antibiotic resistance
New Delhi: Our environment, including waste water treatment facilities, is key in the spread of antibiotic resistance, say the authors of a new report published in Lancet Infectious Diseases.
View ArticleHow invariant natural killers keep tuberculosis in check
Washington: Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a major cause of death worldwide, and a formidable foe. Most healthy people can defend themselves against tuberculosis, but they need all parts of their immune...
View ArticleDiscovery may aid vaccine design for common form of malaria
Washington: A form of malaria common in India, Southeast Asia and South America attacks human red blood cells by clamping down on the cells with a pair of proteins, new research at Washington...
View ArticleStudy reveals high prevalence of TB infection among young children
Washington: A small study by investigators from the Johns Hopkins Children's Centre and Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Government Medical College (BJMC), Pune in India reveals high prevalence of tuberculosis (TB)...
View ArticlePopular disinfectants do not kill HPV, say researchers
Washington: Commonly used disinfectants do not kill human papillomavirus (HPV) that makes possible non-sexual transmission of the virus, thus creating a need for hospital policy changes, according to...
View ArticleGeneXpert test gives false outcomes of major drug-resistant TB cases
New Delhi: In a setback that could thwart the ambitious plans of Indian government and other health agencies to control the occurrence and spread of tuberculosis (TB), the recently introduced GeneXpert...
View ArticleStudy: Viral Infection in Nose Can Trigger Middle Ear Infection
Washington: Middle ear infections, which affect more than 85 per cent of children under the age of 3, can be triggered by a viral infection in the nose rather than solely by a bacterial infection,...
View ArticleGenetic factors behind surviving or dying from Ebola shown in mouse study
Washington: A newly developed mouse model suggests that genetic factors are behind the mild-to-deadly range of reactions to the Ebola virus. People exposed to Ebola vary in how the virus affects them....
View ArticleSwine flu outbreak in India raises concern
Washington: Since December, an outbreak of swine flu in India has killed more than 1,200 people, and a new MIT study suggests that the strain has acquired mutations that make it more dangerous than...
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