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UNDERSTANDING EPIDEMICS OF ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCI (pp 853, 855)
Antibiotic resistance in bacteria, in particular Vancomycin resistance in enterococci, is a growing problem in hospitals. Two research letters in this week's issue of THE LANCET give new insights into how bacteria acquire vancomycin resistance, how they cause epidemics, and suggest new strategies for monitoring and possibly controlling infections.... view more... (2001-03-15)
Plain soap as effective as antibacterial but without the risk
Antibacterial soaps show no health benefits over plain soaps and, in fact, may render some common antibiotics less effective, says a University of Michigan public health professor. view more (2007-08-16)
Prion disease infectivity causes heart damage in mouse study
Laboratory mice infected with the agent of scrapie—a brain-wasting disease of sheep—show high levels of the scrapie agent in their heart several hundred days after being infected in the brain, indicating that heart infection might be a new aspect of this disease. view more (2006-07-07)
Climate change poses a huge threat to human health
Climate change will have a huge impact on human health and bold environmental policy decisions are needed now to protect the world's population, according to the author of an article published in the BMJ today. view more (2008-01-25)
WORLD WAR II POPULATION MIXING SUGGESTS INFECTIOUS CAUSE OF CHILDHOOD LEUKAEMIA (p 858)
Further evidence for an infectious cause of childhood leukaemia is reported by authors of a research letter published in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Leo Kinlen and colleagues from the University of Oxford, UK, compared the incidence of childhood leukaemia in two populations in Orkney and Shetland, the UK's northernmost islands, during and... view more... (2001-03-15)
Prion Research Center to open today - Hebrew University-hadassah Medical School Researchers Working To Prevent Mad Cow Disease
Prion Research Center to open today Jerusalem, July 31, 2002 - Scientists around the world are striving to learn as much as possible about the phenomenon that causes mad cow disease so that they will be prepared if and when an epidemic breaks out, according to Dr. Albert Taraboulos of the Institute of Microbiology of the Hebrew University-Hadassah... view more... (2002-07-31)
NIH scientists find a novel mechanism that controls the development of autoimmunity
Scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have found a mechanism in the immune systems of mice that can lead to the development of autoimmune disease when turned off. view more (2008-08-14)
Chromosome Assessment Could Predict Increased Risk Of Death From Age-related Disease (p 393)
US authors of a research letter in this week's issue of THE LANCET highlight how the measurement of the ends of chromosomes in older people could give an indication of their relative risks of dying from age-related diseases. The ends of chromosomes (telomeres) shorten with age, and this shortening may contribute to the increased risk of disease... view more... (2003-01-29)
UTSA infectious disease researchers advancing vaccine against Valley fever
Medical mycologists in The South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases (STCEID) and the Department of Biology at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) have significantly advanced the fight against San Joaquin Valley Fever, a respiratory infection of humans, commonly called Valley Fever, which is caused by the Coccidioides fungus. view more (2009-07-07)
DNA of good bacteria drives intestinal response to infection
A new study shows that the DNA of so-called "good bacteria" that normally live in the intestines may help defend the body against infection. view more (2008-10-03)
Mathematical models of adaptive immunity
More than five million people die every year from infectious diseases, despite the availability of numerous antibiotics and vaccines. view more (2008-12-12)
Species barrier may protect macaques from chronic wasting disease
Data from an ongoing multi-year study suggest that people who consume deer and elk with chronic wasting disease (CWD) may be protected from infection by an inability of the CWD infectious agent to spread to people. view more (2009-07-31)
'GreeneChip' — New diagnostic tool that rapidly and accurately identifies multiple pathogens
Researchers in the Greene Infectious Disease Laboratory at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and their colleagues in the WHO Global Laboratory Network have developed a new tool for pathogen surveillance and discovery-the GreeneChip System. view more (2006-12-06)
'Airport malaria' -- cause for concern in the US
In a global world, significant factors affect the spread of infectious diseases, including international trade, air travel and globalized food production. "Airport malaria" is a term coined by researchers to explain the more recent spread of malaria to areas such as the United States and Europe, which some scientists credit to warmer... view more... (2008-11-12)
Drug-Resistant Bacteria Patterns in Intensive Care Units Changing Nationally
A dangerous drug-resistant bacterium is becoming more prevalent in many intensive care units, according to an article in the Feb. 1 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, now available online. view more (2006-01-06)
Study finds key distinction between outbreaks that die out and epidemics
In an important study forthcoming in the March 2006 issue of the American Naturalist, biologists from Yale University, University of Florida, and Dartmouth University explore the dynamics of pathogen survival and shed new light on a longstanding mystery: why some infectious diseases are limited to small outbreaks and others become full-blown... view more... (2006-02-22)
Climate change drives widespread amphibian extinctions
Results of a new study provide the first clear proof that global warming is causing outbreaks of an infectious disease that is wiping out entire frog populations and driving many species to extinction. view more (2006-01-12)
Scientists confirm new virus responsible for deaths of transplant recipients in Australia
In the first application of high throughput DNA sequencing technology to investigate an infectious disease outbreak, scientists from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, the Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory (VIRDL) in Melbourne, Australia, the Centers for Disease Control and 454 Life Sciences link the discovery of... view more... (2008-02-07)
Scientists confirm new virus responsible for deaths of transplant recipients in Australia
In the first application of high throughput DNA sequencing technology to investigate an infectious disease outbreak, scientists from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, the Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory (VIRDL) in Melbourne, Australia, the Centers for Disease Control and 454 Life Sciences link the discovery of... view more... (2008-02-07)
Key Found to Kill Cystic Fibrosis Superbug
Researchers from the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry at The University of Western Ontario , working with a group from Edinburgh, have discovered a way to kill the cystic fibrosis superbug, Burkholderia cenocepacia. view more (2007-04-25)
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