Infectious Diseases Archive — Page 7 of 13
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September 29, 2023
Educational event zooms in on complex world of microbes
More than 100 children and their families attended the sixth annual MEGAMicrobe community science recently at Gower Elementary School in Nashville. -
August 15, 2023
Study finds most infants receiving ICU-level care for RSV had no underlying medical condition
A Vanderbilt study found that most infants admitted to the intensive care or high acuity unit for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections during fall 2022 were previously healthy and born at term. -
August 4, 2023
Researchers discover antibody that neutralizes both RSV and hMPV
Vanderbilt and Stanford University researchers discovered a potent, cross-neutralizing human monoclonal antibody against the respiratory syncytial virus and human metapneumovirus. -
July 24, 2023
Study explores how often children diagnosed with flu experience serious neuropsychiatric side effects
A Vanderbilt study is among the first to quantify how often children diagnosed with flu experience serious neuropsychiatric side effects. -
April 24, 2023
Study finds early RSV infection linked to significantly increased risk of asthma in children
A Vanderbilt study has found that RSV infection in the first year of life is associated with a significantly increased risk of asthma in children. -
April 24, 2023
Novel drugs have potential for treating tuberculosis
Drug-resistant tuberculosis is on the rise, and novel antibacterial drugs called SPTs have potential for treating the deadly lung infection. -
April 20, 2023
Study details RNA editing in virus-infected cancer cells
Vanderbilt researchers detail the landscape of RNA editing — a form of RNA modification — in primary effusion lymphoma cells during Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus infection and identify an edited viral microRNA that is critical for infection.