A new study on the measles epidemic in China has far-reaching implications for eliminating the infection globally, according to researchers […] A study performed at the University of São Paulo’s Biomedical Science Institute (ICB-USP) in Brazil shows that sofosbuvir, a drug […] Princeton molecular biologist Bonnie Bassler and graduate student Justin Silpe have identified a virus, VP882, that can listen in on […] Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have engineered an antiviral peptide that exploits the Zika virus at its […] Lassa fever belongs to the same class of hemorrhagic fevers as Ebola. Like Ebola, it has been a major health […] New research published in The Lancet shows that an experimental HIV-1 vaccine regimen is well-tolerated and generated comparable and robust […] In many species, including humans, the young are often more susceptible to infection than adults, even after accounting for prior […] The US Drug Enforcement Administration’s decision to restrict prescription drugs containing hydrocodone (a popular opioid painkiller) was associated with a […] Macrophages, large white blood cells that engulf and destroy potential pathogens, harbor active viral reserves that appear to play a […] High school seniors who use heroin commonly use multiple other drugs — and not just opioids, according to a study […]HIV and AIDS
Study on measles transmission in China have implications for controlling the epidemic worldwide: Catch-up vaccination may be efficient means for controlling epidemics in big cities with large migrant populations
Sofosbuvir rids organism of chikungunya and yellow fever viruses
Biologists turn eavesdropping viruses into bacterial assassins: How cross-kingdom communication led to a breakthrough phage therapy
Peptide successfully exploits Achilles’ heel of Zika virus
Lassa fever vaccine shows promise and reveals new test for immunity: A new Lassa fever and rabies vaccine shows lasting immunity and suggests a new way to test for protection
Novel HIV vaccine candidate is safe and induces immune response in healthy adults and monkeys
Can evolution explain why the young are often more susceptible than adults to infection? Many species may have evolved to prioritise growth over immunity while maturing
US painkiller restriction linked to ‘significant’ increase in illicit online drug trading: Dark web sales of prescription opioids spiked after regulatory change, finds study
Active HIV in large white blood cells may drive cognitive impairment in infected mice: Study surfaces new evidence of an important role for macrophages in HIV-related cognitive impairment
High schoolers who use heroin commonly use multiple other drugs: Students using heroin concurrently use 5 other drugs on average
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