0 New compound reverses HIV latency in macaque models
Recently, a research collaboration has managed to reverse HIV latency in infected CD4+ T cells in mouse and macaque models, exposing them to the body’s immune response.
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0 Could wearable devices allow real-time flu prediction?
A study has evaluated de-identified data from wearable devices, discovering that this could improve real-time prediction of flu-like illnesses when compared with current surveillance methods.
0 Sepsis deaths may have doubled, compared with previous estimates
New research suggests that sepsis may be associated with one in five deaths, double the previous estimate, but overall trends suggest incidence and mortality may be decreasing.
0 Mosquitoes engineered to halt transmission of dengue virus
Scientists have synthetically engineered mosquitoes to prevent transmission of dengue virus to humans. This potentially could lead to genetic approaches to controlling the spread of dengue virus among populations.
0 Does drug tolerance promote antibiotic resistance despite combination therapy?
When investigating the effect tolerance to a single drug has when combination therapy is being used to prevent antibiotic resistance, a team of researchers demonstrated that antimicrobial tolerance can promote resistance.
0 Antibodies from maternal microbiota could protect newborns from infection
A novel study conducted by researchers at Harvard Medical School (MA, USA) has identified how the maternal gut microbiome could protect their newborn children from E. coli infection.
2 China confirms human-to-human transmission of novel coronavirus
Chinese authorities have confirmed that the virus can be passed from person-to-person, as a fourth person is reported to have died from this infection.
0 Changing the administration of the BCG vaccine could improve efficacy
Administering the BCG vaccine intravenously, as opposed to intradermally, could improve the efficacy of the immunization according to new research in macaque models.
0 Immunological imprinting: first flu strain encountered impacts future immune response
The first strain of flu we encounter during childhood could impact our immune responses to future infections, according to new research.
0 New CRISPR editing technology targets antibiotic resistance plasmids
A team from the University of California, San Diego have created a new CRISPR editing system that can effectively target antibiotic resistance genes. The system is based on a positive feedback loop and has numerous potential applications, such as treating chronic bacterial infections.
