Infectious Diseases Archive — Page 5 of 13
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July 23, 2024
VUMC joins $31 million project to speed new TB therapies
Sweeping data integration and clinical trial simulations are needed to help decide which targets to prioritize in researching new tuberculosis treatment regimens. -
July 12, 2024
Wesley Self named to leadership role in global clinical trials network
The Strategies and Treatments for Respiratory Infections and Viral Emergencies network includes more than 300 sites around the world and international experts in clinical trials, infectious diseases, critical care and pandemic preparedness. -
July 12, 2024
Anthony Flores named director of the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
In his clinical and research work, Flores examines the mechanisms by which bacterial pathogens cause disease in humans. -
July 11, 2024
Jennifer Gaddy receives grants from March of Dimes, Burroughs Wellcome Fund
She studies infection of the female reproductive tract in the context of pregnancy. -
June 28, 2024
Antibody trial launched to address enterovirus threat
Enterovirus D68 has caused an increasing number of infections during the past decade and is associated with acute flaccid myelitis, a polio-like condition that mostly affects children and causes sudden weakness and paralysis. -
June 21, 2024
Salmonella bacteria ‘steal’ nutrients from gut’s resident microbes
The discovery could point to novel strategies for treating food poisoning and other types of gastroenteritis. -
June 12, 2024
Scientists find antibodies that block parainfluenza virus infection
The antibodies may have clinical benefit as antiviral drugs to treat potentially life-threatening infections in elderly and immunosuppressed patients.