Researchers at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI) in Melbourne, Australia, have developed a new vaccination approach that uses antimalarial drug compounds to transform mosquito bites from a source of deadly infection into natural immune boosters, according to a study published in Science. Targeting the Late Liver Stage to Build Durable Immunity The preclinical … Read more
Flesh-eating bacteria infections caused by Vibrio vulnificus are prompting urgent health warnings across Gulf and Eastern coastal states, where at least seven deaths have been confirmed this season according to officials cited by CBS News. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that about one in five people who contract the severe necrotizing fasciitis … Read more
According to a comprehensive review published in Genes & Diseases by Yining Wang and colleagues, T cell exhaustion plays a complex and dual role in organ transplantation, acting both as a mechanism to promote graft tolerance and as a source of vulnerability to infections and malignancies. The dysfunctional immune state develops during prolonged antigen exposure, … Read more
Researchers at Trinity College Dublin and St. James’s Hospital have demonstrated that dexamethasone, a commonly prescribed anti-inflammatory steroid, reduces harmful inflammation triggered by Mycobacterium avium without weakening the ability of human immune cells to control the infection, according to a study published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. Understanding Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Disease and Treatment Challenges … Read more
Candida auris causes roughly 3,000 deaths each year among patients in U.S. hospitals and long-term care facilities, according to federal health data, prompting researchers to investigate how this multidrug-resistant pathogenic yeast persists on human skin. While the fungus has been known to colonize the skin since its discovery in 2009, scientists have lacked a clear … Read more
Antimicrobial Peptide Research Reveals Unexpected Bacterial Rigidity Research led by Cornell College faculty and students indicates that the antimicrobial peptide Magainin 2 induces unexpected biomechanical changes in Escherichia coli when administered at high concentrations. Contrary to previous assumptions that peptides soften bacterial cell walls, the study found that high doses cause E. coli to become … Read more
According to a study published in BMC Biology, researchers at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and Howard University have discovered that modern human immune responses bear genetic marks of ancient battles with infectious diseases, while also identifying rare variants linked to severe COVID-19. The findings bridge human evolution and infectious disease. … Read more
According to researchers at UC Davis Health, microbial metabolite 10-hydroxystearic acid (10-HSA) rapidly repairs gut epithelial barrier structure and function in primate models, addressing persistent inflammation that survives standard antiretroviral therapy for HIV. Worldwide, an estimated 40.9 million people lived with HIV in 2025, alongside approximately 1.2 million new infections and 570,000 AIDS-related deaths, according … Read more
New CDC surveillance data published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) reveals that half of all patients diagnosed with invasive mold diseases require mechanical ventilation. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, recent SARS-CoV-2 infection significantly worsens these outcomes, driving the 90-day all-cause mortality rate up to 66% among affected … Read more
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases awarded a $2.4 million R01 grant to Dr. Jiahui Ding at Wayne State University to study how maternal viral infections reprogram the developing fetal immune system. According to the university, the five-year funding supports research at the C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development to uncover … Read more