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Newswise: Scientists at The Wistar Institute Clone Several New Anti-Interferon Antibodies - Developing Future Therapeutic Candidates with Broad Application Potential
Released: 17-Sep-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Scientists at The Wistar Institute Clone Several New Anti-Interferon Antibodies - Developing Future Therapeutic Candidates with Broad Application Potential
Wistar Institute

Wistar Institute scientists have successfully isolated and cloned fully human antibodies that can block specific Type-I interferon molecules in vitro; their discovery has an array of potential clinical & research applications, enabling scientists with a new way to investigate the role of specific Type-I interferons in a variety of diseases.

   
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Released: 13-Sep-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Bringing Research to the Forefront
University of Miami

Dr. Maria Alcaide started her career at the University as an infectious disease physician and has since built a strong research portfolio. She was tapped to be the interim vice provost for research and scholarship.

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Released: 12-Sep-2024 10:05 AM EDT
An Antidiabetic Helps the Immune System Recognize Reservoirs of HIV
Universite de Montreal

Researchers at Université de Montréal’s teaching hospital say the discovery could help lessen and even eliminate viral loads in people undergoing antiretroviral therapy.

Released: 12-Sep-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Triple Antibody Therapy Shows Promise for Long-Lasting HIV Control
Beth Israel Lahey Health

In a study of 12 participants, researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have demonstrated that a cocktail of three broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAb) successfully suppressed virus in people living with HIV. A subset of participants also demonstrated long-term control of the virus months after antibody levels declined to low or undetectable.

Released: 6-Sep-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Rutgers Inventors Receive Edison Patent Awards in Industrial Processes, Medical Diagnostics Categories
Rutgers University's Office for Research

A catalyst that converts waste CO₂ to chemical products. A monoclonal antibody that could revolutionize the detection of tuberculosis. Both innovations were developed at rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, and both have received 2024 Edison Patent Awards.

Released: 22-Aug-2024 5:05 PM EDT
Sylvester Cancer Tip Sheet - August 2024
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

A mouthwash-like rinse to predict head and neck cancer recurrence, new research identifies biomarkers to predict which colon cancer patients benefit from adjuvant chemotherapy, the Dolphins Cancer Challenge and more are included in this month's tip sheet.

Newswise: £2 million grant to research reducing AIDS-related deaths caused by bacterial and fungal infections
Released: 6-Aug-2024 4:05 AM EDT
£2 million grant to research reducing AIDS-related deaths caused by bacterial and fungal infections
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

Professor Nelesh Govender was awarded one of 7 prestigious 5-year UK National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Global Research Professorships.

24-Jul-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Breaking research on the use of race in prenatal screens, health outcomes of HIV-exposed children could advance healthcare for underserved populations
Association for Diagnostic and Laboratory Medicine (ADLM (formerly AACC))

In a new study, researchers have demonstrated that there is an insufficient basis for incorporating race in prenatal screening for birth defects. In a second, separate study, researchers have found that HIV-exposed uninfected children are at higher risk for health problems compared to uninfected, unexposed children.

24-Jul-2024 12:00 PM EDT
The consequences of ending abortion protection, the patient perspective on laboratory developed tests, health equity, and more to be explored at ADLM 2024
Association for Diagnostic and Laboratory Medicine (ADLM (formerly AACC))

At ADLM 2024 (formerly the AACC Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo) in Chicago, more than 300 experts will present cutting-edge research and technology that will shape the future of laboratory medicine and improve patient care.

Released: 24-Jul-2024 5:05 PM EDT
Sylvester Science Contributes to Guidelines for Anal Cancer
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Federal health officials recently released new guidelines for anal cancer screening to protect people with HIV, an achievement made possible by a landmark study conducted at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, and Jackson Memorial Hospital, and other research institutions.

Newswise: Nobel Laureate Drew Weissman, M.D., Ph.D., Delivers 
28th Annual Jonathan Lax Memorial Lecture at The Wistar Institute
Released: 10-Jul-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Nobel Laureate Drew Weissman, M.D., Ph.D., Delivers 28th Annual Jonathan Lax Memorial Lecture at The Wistar Institute
Wistar Institute

July 16th at 6:30 pm EDT, Nobel Laureate in Medicine or Physiology Drew Weissman, M.D., Ph.D., delivers the 28th annual Jonathan Lax Memorial Lecture at The Wistar Institute in recognition of his outstanding contributions to HIV research.

Newswise: Herpes Infections Take Major Economic Toll Globally, New Research Shows
28-Jun-2024 12:00 AM EDT
Herpes Infections Take Major Economic Toll Globally, New Research Shows
University of Utah Health

The first-ever global estimate of the economic costs of genital herpes infections shows billions of dollars of health care expenditures and productivity losses.

Newswise: Tufts Maternal Health Expert Appointed to Federal Advisory Committee
Released: 26-Jun-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Tufts Maternal Health Expert Appointed to Federal Advisory Committee
Tufts University

Tufts Maternal Health expert Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha will bring decades of research on maternal health inequities to the advisory committee that advises the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services

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25-Jun-2024 2:00 PM EDT
Survey finds many have misconceptions about sexually transmitted infection risk
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are on the rise in the U.S., including an 80% increase in syphilis over a five-year period, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A new national survey by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center finds many Americans have misconceptions on how STIs are spread and who should be treated.

Released: 18-Jun-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Study suggests hepatitis E may be a sexually transmitted infection
Ohio State University

Discovering that hepatitis E virus is associated with sperm in pigs suggests the virus may be both sexually transmitted and linked to male infertility, according to a new study.

Newswise: Rising Syphilis Cases Prompt More Testing During Pregnancy
Released: 30-May-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Rising Syphilis Cases Prompt More Testing During Pregnancy
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Syphilis numbers are on the rise in Tennessee: In women, the number of cases has risen 311%, from 290 cases in 2017 to 1,191 in 2022.

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Newswise: Study that empowers traditional health practitioners to test for HIV expands in rural South Africa
Released: 21-May-2024 3:05 AM EDT
Study that empowers traditional health practitioners to test for HIV expands in rural South Africa
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

A National Institutes of Health five-year, $2.8 million grant to Wits and Vanderbilt University will advance traditional health practitioner-initiated HIV testing.



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