Ebola virus and Marburg virus are both highly contagious filoviruses and are among the most lethal viruses known. Patient deaths are often a consequence of gastrointestinal damage leading to diarrhea…
In 2022, monkeypox virus (mpox) caused more than 150,000 cases—causing flu-like symptoms and painful rashes and lesions. The outbreak resulted in almost 500 deaths. At the time, vaccines developed to…
Northwestern University scientists have uncovered what they say may potentially be a previously unknown, hidden player in pneumonia. In their newly reported study, the scientists found that the lungs’ own…
Mirum Pharmaceuticals signed a definitive agreement to acquire Bluejay Therapeutics, a privately-held biotech company focused on viral and liver diseases. The transaction would add worldwide rights to brelovitug, a late-stage,…
Scientists from the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) and the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Heersink School of Medicine say they have identified a bacterial enzyme that may…
The microbes inside our bodies not only help break down food but also impact our health. Yet their precise influence is not always understood, especially in the presence of prescription…
Findings from a new study in Nature Communications focused on the nasal microbiome show that people who persistently carry Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) in the nose have fewer types of…
A team of scientists at the Institute for Cell Biology (Cancer Research), University of Duisburg-Essen, has developed a simple method for the automated manufacture of induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived…
The turkey’s been eaten, the dishes are washed, and Thanksgiving is officially over; if you’re anything like me, you did not cross as much off of your shopping list as…
“I just can’t make it tonight. You have fun without me.” Across much of the animal kingdom, when infection strikes, social contact shuts down. A study headed by researchers at…