Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

IMMUNODEFIENCY in patients with HIV may be counteracted by drugs that block protein kinases, according to a new study carried out by researchers at the…

HUMAN adenovirus (HAdV) types F40 and F41 are prominent causes of diarrhoea and diarrhoea-associated mortality in more than 50,000 young children worldwide annually. For the first time, researchers have successfully mapped the structure of an enteric HAdV-F41 that may in the long term aid in the treatment for other viral diseases, including coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

‘HEALTHY’ and plant-based diets promote a microbiome linked to lower risks of common illnesses, such as heart disease, obesity, and Type 2 diabetes mellitus, according to a recent study from epidemiologists and nutritional scientists.

MICROBIOTA of the gut, which have a profound influence on the host’s body functions, can be restored through faecal transplantation in infants born through caesarean section (C-section).

REPLICATION of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been shown to be inhibited by an antiviral medication approved in the treatment against multiple sclerosis in vitro.

ANTIBIOTIC resistance is a major cause for concern in modern medicine, with the responsible use of antibiotics being advocated for worldwide…

POLYMERASE, a protein used by the SARS-CoV-2 virus to replicate its genome while inside infected human cells, is a target that researchers from Columbia University, New York City, New York, USA, and University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA…

WORLD leaders and representatives from 52 countries have united in a global effort to immunise 300 million children by the end of 2025.