News

Current News comprises short summaries of recent findings that address important or controversial areas of infection research.

19 August 2011 Emory University / Immunity

Strengthening fragile immune memories to fight chronic infections

Researchers at the Emory Vaccine Center have identified the conditions that make memory T cells slip away during persistent...

18 August 2011 California Institute of Technology /Nature

Much like cities organize contingency plans and supplies for emergencies, chronic infectious diseases like HIV form reservoirs...

17 August 2011 NIH/The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Children younger than 3 years old receive the same protective antibody response from the recommended two doses of licensed...

12 August 2011 Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Researchers from the Indiana University have identified common barriers and strategies for successfully implementing practice...

10 August 2011 Journal of Medical Microbiology

Injecting mice with simple baker's yeast protects against the fatal fungal infection, aspergillosis, according to research...

09 August 2011 Howard Hughes Medical Institute/PNAS

Some vaccines are once-in-a-lifetime; others need a booster shot or two to maintain their potency. And then there's the flu...

05 August 2011 Cell Press/Immunity

Until very recently, it was unclear why infection with malaria causes fever and, under severe circumstances, an infectious death....

03 August 2011 PLoS Biology

Many medical devices, ranging from artificial hip joints to dentures and catheters, can come with unwelcome guests – complex...

02 August 2011 Journal of Clinical Investigation

Azithromycin is an antibiotic that also has antiinflammatory properties. It is these antiinflammatory properties that are thought...

29 July 2011 Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciencia / PloS Genetics

The number of multiresistant strains of bacteria in hospitals is increasing. Bacteria acquire resistance to antibiotics through...