Novel method for dating ‘hibernating’ HIV strains
Researchers at the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) and Simon Fraser University (SFU),...
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8,000 new antibiotic combinations are surprisingly effective: Grouping 4 or 5 existing medications could help slow antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Scientists have traditionally believed that combining more than two drugs to fight harmful bacteria would...
Superbug discovery renews hope for antibiotic treatment
Bacteria that were thought to be resistant to a powerful antibiotic may be susceptible to...
Simple test detects disease-carrying mosquitoes, presence of biopesticide
A new diagnostic tool has been developed by researchers at The University of Texas at...
China Won't Share Its Samples of a Deadly Flu Virus. Here's Why That's a Problem.
To protect people against the next flu pandemic, scientists need to know what flu strains...
Japanese encephalitis is transmitted to pigs as rapidly in Cambodian peri-urban areas as rural areas
Japanese encephalitis (JE) virus, which causes acute encephalitis in Eastern and Southern Asia, is traditionally...
Unexplained illness in Tanzania puts pathogen discovery to the test
When patients presented with unexplained fever at Mwananyamala Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, scientists...
Closing treatment gaps critical to ending the U.S. HIV epidemic, experts say
Daily antiretroviral therapy (ART) that suppresses HIV to levels undetectable by standard blood tests is...
Patients with healthcare-associated infections suffer social, emotional pain
The consequences of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) reach well beyond patients' physical health, souring social relationships,...
New HIV therapy reduces virus, boosts immunity in drug-resistant patients
In a study, a new HIV drug reduced viral replication and increased immune cells in...